History of Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings Category: How to Revision history for: English Show Helpfulness Votes Chart Compare Selected Revisions Revision Status S Editor R Comment Dec 3, 2023, 5:38:39 AM Current M AliceWyman fixed capitalization error for "Secure website certificate" (bug 1867499) Aug 3, 2023, 2:23:01 AM Approved BD minor changes May 8, 2022, 2:17:26 AM Approved Chris Ilias removed keywords Mar 29, 2022, 4:15:35 AM Approved AliceWyman updated link to renamed article Mar 3, 2022, 5:58:21 AM Approved AliceWyman updated link to renamed article Sep 30, 2021, 1:15:52 AM Approved M AliceWyman removed video (T:resetsteps changed - see discussion) Sep 11, 2021, 8:17:07 PM Approved M AliceWyman Refresh warning edits due to renamed article Sep 8, 2021, 10:05:32 PM Approved M Julie Added a table of contents, added a video tutorial. Aug 5, 2021, 10:24:48 AM Approved k_alex punctuation(Commas), grammar, and readability Jan 14, 2021, 4:59:26 AM Approved mayak721 I added and deleted commas as I believe were needed Sep 14, 2020, 4:22:40 AM Unreviewed PGGWriter Small comma changes Jun 12, 2020, 6:27:45 AM Approved M Joni added note about open tabs May 26, 2020, 3:53:48 AM Approved Stephen Change the Information block to a Warning block. It's very easy to miss any potential data loss due to a Firefox Reset. Jan 31, 2020, 9:38:41 PM Approved M AliceWyman mentioned Safe Mode, other edits Jan 31, 2020, 9:25:25 AM Approved M Rashid Edited for clarity Dec 19, 2019, 4:31:00 AM Approved AliceWyman removed now empty template Jun 29, 2019, 9:24:09 PM Approved M TyDraniu Drop pre-fx57 Jun 29, 2019, 9:08:49 AM Approved M AliceWyman add-ons warning {for not fx67}, reworded. May 5, 2019, 3:08:13 AM Approved M Joni added link to add-osn article Nov 4, 2018, 11:01:55 PM Approved M Tonnes mention _chrome_ subfolder, not Chrome Nov 4, 2018, 10:00:04 AM Approved M AliceWyman edit to last revision ("User styles" was mentioned in bug 1478117) Nov 3, 2018, 5:34:14 AM Approved M Underpass defining "user styles" Nov 2, 2018, 5:22:59 AM Approved M AliceWyman (edit to last revision) "about:config configurations" linkified Nov 2, 2018, 4:55:49 AM Approved M Joni added accessibility note Jun 10, 2018, 1:59:46 PM Approved Wesley Branton Formatting consistency fix Apr 20, 2018, 12:41:13 AM Approved M AliceWyman These items and settings will be removed: updates for fx56-57, purged pre-fx52 content Apr 20, 2018, 12:23:26 AM Approved M AliceWyman What does the refresh feature do? plugins {for not fx53} Sep 28, 2016, 9:36:12 AM Approved M AliceWyman Removed download history from list of removed items since it's now stored in places.sqlite and saved. Sep 27, 2016, 4:28:17 AM Approved Wesley Branton [Minor] Added download history to the list of preserved data Aug 2, 2016, 9:41:35 PM Approved M AliceWyman Intro note: linkified Extensions May 2, 2016, 7:08:33 AM Approved Joni added experimental afterword Apr 23, 2016, 10:02:28 PM Approved M pollti removed tab groups for 45+ Feb 8, 2016, 11:21:40 AM Approved M Joni added templte Nov 9, 2015, 7:50:32 PM Approved M AliceWyman updated links based on new or renamed articles Nov 9, 2015, 3:38:39 PM Approved M Underpass template at the start also have {warning}{/warning} resulting in a oversized box Nov 9, 2015, 10:03:41 AM Approved M Joni added template, removed < 35 versions and unlinked to permissions manager Sep 12, 2015, 9:09:18 PM Reviewed M Khandoker Toufiq Amin Rumi need update Aug 11, 2015, 10:38:46 PM Reviewed M Svetlana added the "The reset message" section Jul 17, 2015, 9:00:29 AM Approved M AliceWyman "security settings" changed back to "security certificate and device settings" - see revision 49028 created Oct 29, 2013 (bug 1184021) Jul 15, 2015, 10:31:27 AM Approved M Artist added syntax reset/refresh Jun 13, 2015, 8:54:20 AM Approved AliceWyman tune-up, repair added as keywords since the shortened search summary removed them Jun 5, 2015, 8:41:48 PM Approved novica Rewrite search summary to less than 140 characters. Jun 2, 2015, 11:07:55 AM Approved Artist added syntax (Note) Jun 1, 2015, 10:37:52 PM Approved M John99 additionl note about extensions, and made sub heading see discussion May 8, 2015, 3:14:54 AM Approved M Joni removed TOC while bug is being fixed Feb 27, 2015, 1:00:55 AM Approved pollti deleted {/for} Feb 24, 2015, 10:40:39 PM Approved M AliceWyman Mentioned that plugins are not removed - see discussion Jan 22, 2015, 8:50:54 PM Approved AliceWyman removed keywords (reverted my last edit) Jan 20, 2015, 11:28:10 PM Approved AliceWyman added keywords since a search on Reset Firefox comes up empty. Jan 18, 2015, 8:19:04 PM Approved M AliceWyman updated search summary Jan 15, 2015, 9:47:38 PM Approved M vesper with Fx 35 live, updating according to https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems/discuss/5794 Dec 30, 2014, 9:11:03 AM Approved M AliceWyman edit to section on what is removed, to include "website permissions" (linkified), modified preferences, added search engines; updated links to renamed articles Dec 19, 2014, 8:36:57 PM Approved M AliceWyman Reset -> Refresh in fx35 (edits to last revision) Dec 19, 2014, 5:29:46 AM Unreviewed AliceWyman Reset -> Refresh in FX35. DO NOT APPROVE until "Template:resetsteps" is updated for fx35! Dec 17, 2014, 7:30:58 PM Reviewed M Swarnava Sengupta Added fx 35 support! ToDO: Need change article title Aug 28, 2014, 4:20:54 AM Reviewed M Sayantan change regarding not responding...Uninstall your addons. they might be responsible for this not responding problem..use important addons like heartbleed checker,ghostery findings and all..excess addons gives pressure to the browser and sometimes it shows Aug 27, 2014, 11:01:07 AM Approved AliceWyman edit based on last pending revision, removed ShareArticle template Aug 26, 2014, 3:28:03 PM Unreviewed scootergrisen #w_adding-search-engines does not exists Jan 23, 2014, 9:27:14 AM Approved M Michael Verdi News summary, simplified, moved reset steps up, condensed lists of reset items Jan 21, 2014, 4:22:33 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi WIP - Don't approve, removed content for fx16 and lower, reworded "firefox services" to "social features", put steps above "what does the reset feature do" section Oct 28, 2013, 11:45:32 PM Approved M Michael Verdi Updated for Fx 25 - Windows and tabs are now saved Oct 9, 2013, 3:09:05 AM Reviewed M žełvik remove redundant repetition Oct 7, 2013, 8:11:28 AM Reviewed M Aleksej added that custom files in the profile will not be copied to the new profile, with examples (only for fx23) Jul 12, 2013, 8:06:48 AM Approved M Michael Verdi Facebook and services are removed in a reset, Personal dictionary is saved in Fx23 Apr 21, 2013, 9:29:28 PM Approved David Tenser Attempt at clarifying the distinction between what's kept and what's reset by labeling the two lists more clearly on their own lines. Feel free to discard if you don't think this is better. :) Apr 13, 2013, 7:44:09 AM Approved M porubka Paragraph How do I reset Firefox to its default state? replaced with [[T:resetsteps]] Mar 23, 2013, 11:12:30 PM Approved Tonnes logged into -> logged in to Jan 26, 2013, 11:01:15 PM Reviewed ideato RENAME "in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page" TO "inside the Reset Firefox to its default state frame" Aug 1, 2012, 2:03:32 AM Approved scoobidiver fixed links, added keywords Jul 27, 2012, 1:36:54 AM Approved M Michael Verdi accidentaly removed the word "either" from the warning Jul 27, 2012, 1:34:59 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi Added info about profile placed on desktop for Fx 15, changed line into to what is not saved into a warning based on article comments Jun 28, 2012, 5:29:05 AM Approved Matt_G Content tuning: Keywords and Jun 21, 2012, 6:48:28 PM Approved M Swarnava Sengupta added the Share this article template Jun 20, 2012, 6:25:06 AM Reviewed Gordon.Hay try this before using reset Jun 5, 2012, 9:03:18 AM Approved M Michael Verdi updated "apply to version" template May 8, 2012, 9:49:36 AM Approved M Michael Verdi re-written for the reset firefox feature May 2, 2012, 10:45:13 PM Unreviewed scoobidiver add-on sync Feb 9, 2012, 1:07:08 AM Approved M scoobidiver Removed note about video if no video, replaced awful wiki syntax, .com replaced by .org/firefox, added keywords Jan 26, 2012, 5:06:50 AM Approved Michael Verdi Commented out "video goes here" notes so this can be approved Aug 16, 2011, 2:48:27 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi broke instructions out into different OSs, added link to basic troubleshooting, added note about windows media plugin and reinstalling addons, note about 64-bit windows Aug 9, 2011, 10:34:29 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi Added easy video for windows Aug 5, 2011, 9:11:14 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi Reworded note about malware to include other software Aug 5, 2011, 8:55:21 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi made the malware note windows only Aug 5, 2011, 8:51:00 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi added note about malware Aug 5, 2011, 8:45:22 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi Added intro and summary Aug 5, 2011, 8:19:11 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi simplified and finalized the steps for each version of the proceedure. Aug 5, 2011, 6:44:23 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi rearranged steps - easier to do the clean install before creating a new profile Aug 5, 2011, 2:39:57 AM Unreviewed Michael Verdi Rough outline Compare Selected Revisions You are about to mark this revision as Ready for Localization. Are you sure you wish to proceed? Submit Cancel Document contributors AliceWyman Chris Ilias David Tenser Underpass novica Tonnes Michael Verdi scoobidiver John99 TyDraniu Swarnava Sengupta Stephen Matt_G porubka Wesley Branton pollti scootergrisen Joni Artist vesper Rashid PGGWriter mayak721 Julie k_alex BD