Troubleshoot issues related to add-ons

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Sometimes, add-ons can break your browser or mess up your setting preferences. This article explains how to troubleshoot and solve your Firefox issues related to add-ons.

How to know if my problem is relate to add-ons?

Here are some characteristics (however not limited to) if your issue might relates to add-ons:

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What I need to do?

Essentially, you need to file a question in our support forum to find out more about the issue you're experiencing.

If you haven't file a question on the forum

  • When you create a new question, on the "Troubleshooting Information" section, click the Share Data button.
  • If it doesn't automatically gather your information, go to about:support directly from your address bar
  • Click the Copy raw data to clipboard
  • Paste the data on the text field under "Troubleshooting Information" section

If you have filed a question on the forum

  • Go to your question
  • Click Edit this question menu on the right sidebar
  • Do the same thing mention above

To make sure that you use add-ons that are safe, you can install extensions from the Recommended Extensions program. Firefox staff thoroughly evaluate each extension before it receives Recommended status to make sure that the add-ons are safe.