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Facebook still running in background of firefox

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Basically, when I type in 'facebook' in the address bar, it shows it is currently on an open tab but I have no tabs open on FB. I still get FB notification sound in the background. I don't have any current add-ons or plug-ins that relate to FB at all. Pls help.

Basically, when I type in 'facebook' in the address bar, it shows it is currently on an open tab but I have no tabs open on FB. I still get FB notification sound in the background. I don't have any current add-ons or plug-ins that relate to FB at all. Pls help.

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Hello,

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache. In order to try to fix these problems, the first step is to clear both cookies and the cache. Note: This will temporarily log you out of all sites you're logged in to. To clear cache and cookies do the following:

  1. Click the menu button New Fx Menu, choose History, and then "Clear Recent History...".
  2. Under "Time range to clear", select "Everything".
  3. Now, click the arrow next to Details to toggle the Details list active.
  4. From the details list, check Cache and Cookies and uncheck everything else.
  5. Now click the "Clear Now" button.

Further information can be found in the Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox article.

Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

Thank you.

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Still there.

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Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See Creating a profile:

If the new profile works then you can transfer files from a previously used profile to the new profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over the problem
Profile Backup and Restore