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WHY HAS FIREFOX BECOME A BROUSER FOR PROGRAMERS AND HACKERS?

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Shadow110 replied 8 years ago
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FIREFOX WILL NOT SUPPORT SAVED PASSWORD EDITOR, WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE I REALLY NEED. JUST TRYING TO LOG INTO THE SUPPORT FORUM TOOK A HALF HOUR TO GET THROUGH THE PASSWORD RESETS. I ALWAYS LIKED FIREFOX FOR ITS SIMPLICITY AND PRIVACY. NOW I DON'T THINK I HAVE THE PROGRAMING SKILLS TO USE IT.

FIREFOX WILL NOT SUPPORT SAVED PASSWORD EDITOR, WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE I REALLY NEED. JUST TRYING TO LOG INTO THE SUPPORT FORUM TOOK A HALF HOUR TO GET THROUGH THE PASSWORD RESETS. I ALWAYS LIKED FIREFOX FOR ITS SIMPLICITY AND PRIVACY. NOW I DON'T THINK I HAVE THE PROGRAMING SKILLS TO USE IT.

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Using all Caps is considered shouting and is rude in a public forum. Support Volunteers can't make changes to Firefox , but we can help you with troubleshooting your question. Web Extensions are evolving and many of them are changing to be compatible with the new Firefox 57. Tracking them here: http://bit.ly/2j0Anlj. To submit suggestions for new or changed features, may I suggest: Feedback: https://qsurvey.mozilla.com/s3/FirefoxInput/

Going back to 56 was not the answer as : unfortunately 56.0.2 is no longer safe to use for every day use do to secuity issues, but 52.5.0 ESR is. It will continue to get security updates until May 2018, and you can download and install it from this page: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/ Note : Legacy Extensions will be deleted or removed in any version update after May 2018.

You should make a backup of your Profile before going back and just because: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles

If you make a backup of your profile then follow this : This the best way to uninstall Firefox. Then Delete the Mozilla Firefox Folders in C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files(x86) Then restart system. Then run Windows Disk Cleanup. Then run it again and click the button that says Cleanup System Files. Note: your Firefox Profile is saved. But you should make a back up before you do : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles

Reinstall with Current Release Firefox 57.0 with a Full Version Installer https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/

Some info : https://www.howtogeek.com/333230/why-firefox-had-to-kill-your-favorite-extension/ and https://www.howtogeek.com/333110/how-to-customize-firefox-quantum-and-remove-the-white-space-around-the-title-bar/

Nothing much to learn. You possibly had a bad update and the Full Installer link will provide a better experience for trying to log into things.

If your system is rather old and no updates for video card moving to the ESR Version is recommend .

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.