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the webpage will automatically go back to previous page viewed, why?

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I will be working on a page, like this one and before I can finish the page automatically reverts to the previous page. Then I have to rederict back to my page I am working on and start all over.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== all the time

I will be working on a page, like this one and before I can finish the page automatically reverts to the previous page. Then I have to rederict back to my page I am working on and start all over. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == all the time

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Enter about:config into the location bar, click through any warning, then into the Filter box paste:

browser.backspace_action

Double-click the line listing that preference to change the value to 2

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This suggestion did not work for me.

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I am also having this problem using Firefox 5.0.1 for Mac OS X.

It is very annoying when working on a secure page. Have stopped using FIREFOX when accessing certain web sites when entering sensitive information.

Modified by LeonPaul1989