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Can someone email me a number that I can call for assistance? xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx

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Have been running Firefox on iMac with no problem till today - suddenly quit responding & won't open. Called Applecare. Uninstalled and tried to reinstall from your website. Won't download. Found an update of Firefox 27.0 that I had apparently downloaded and updated on Feb 8. When I try to open that, i get a window that says it's running a compatability check for add-ons with this version. There it gets stuck and never finishes running the check. I don't know what add-ons are, where they came from or where to find them to delete. I can't get into your support.mozilla.org website from my iMac using Safari. Had to resort to my PC laptop from work which has Firefox on it too (which is working fine) to submit this.

Have been running Firefox on iMac with no problem till today - suddenly quit responding & won't open. Called Applecare. Uninstalled and tried to reinstall from your website. Won't download. Found an update of Firefox 27.0 that I had apparently downloaded and updated on Feb 8. When I try to open that, i get a window that says it's running a compatability check for add-ons with this version. There it gets stuck and never finishes running the check. I don't know what add-ons are, where they came from or where to find them to delete. I can't get into your support.mozilla.org website from my iMac using Safari. Had to resort to my PC laptop from work which has Firefox on it too (which is working fine) to submit this.

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Hello,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings and disables most add-ons (extensions and themes).

(If you're using an added theme, switch to the Default theme.)

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu by clicking on the Restart with Add-ons Disabled... menu item:
FirefoxSafeMode

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
  • On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode" Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

Thank you.

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Hello,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings and disables most add-ons (extensions and themes).

(If you're using an added theme, switch to the Default theme.)

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu by clicking on the Restart with Add-ons Disabled... menu item:
FirefoxSafeMode

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
  • On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode" Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

Thank you.