
YouTube misdirecting to wrong videos, channels etc.. when clicked only on FireFox
Hello,
I have been having this problem for a long while and have finally gotten annoyed enough to start trying to fix it but don't know where to start. Please feel free to be very technical with me because I am a help desk analyst in the corp. sector with25 years experience.
This problem only happens in FireFox; it does not happen in Google Chrome and I don't use any of the MS browsers or any other browsers. This problem also does not happen on my Apple devices nor on either of my 2 Samsung Smart TVs. This only happens on YouTube (YT) in FF and not on any other web site.
When I click on things in YT it routinely takes me to the incorrect linked item/location/video. It has gotten so bad that I am using Chrome more than FF for YT which is annoying because most of my saved bookmarks/links are saved and up to date in FF not Chrome because I got fed up with Chrome taking too many system resources up. I have already cleared my cookies and cache and disabled extensions but it still doesn't fix the problem. I don't want to just willy nilly blow away my YT history and I don't believe that the problem is with my YT history on YT's/Google's servers because if it was then it would be happening on other browsers and other devices, which as stated it is not. Essentially in a nutshell click on "A" and I get "Z" or "W" or "N" but never get to the "A".
I would like to reserve uninstalling FF and reinstalling it as a no choice last resort option because I have certain things saved that I don't want to have to attempt to rebuild. I keep FF updated.
All suggestions appreciated. I have provided the troubleshooting data from FF below.
Sincerely,
Amazon Princess Diana
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Remove History For One Site {web link}
Open the History Manager <Control> (Mac=<Command>) <Shift> H. In the search bar, enter the name of the site. Right-click on one of the listings and select Forget About This Site. This should remove all information, including any site settings
Use these links to create a new profile. Use this new profile as is. Is the problem still there?
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-run-firefox-when-profile-missing-inaccessible
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox#Navigating_to_the_profile_folder
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles
Type about:profiles<enter> in the address bar.