How do I reduce the size of Firefox on my HP laptop. I don't want the ful screen.
On start up Firefox covers the full screen. I manually adjust it, but on the next start up it does the same. I'm using a HP Pavilion dv1000 of indeterminate age . Any suggestions?
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Firefox has a full screen mode where the menu and toolbars are hidden, and a maximized mode where you get all the bars but the window is not resizable.
Normally, Firefox will remember the last window size and re-use that. However, sometimes the file that stores this information (as well as your toolbar layout customizations) becomes corrupted. The usual workaround is to rename the file and customize from scratch.
Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using
Help > Troubleshooting Information > "Show Folder" button
Leaving that window open, switch back to Firefox and Exit
Pause while Firefox finishes its cleanup, then rename localstore.rdf to something like localstore.old
When you start Firefox again, it should be back to its default toolbar layout and window sizing.
Note: If you have a program named Advanced SystemCare, its Surfing Protection feature might override your settings changes between sessions. You may need to disable this feature.
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Firefox has a full screen mode where the menu and toolbars are hidden, and a maximized mode where you get all the bars but the window is not resizable.
Normally, Firefox will remember the last window size and re-use that. However, sometimes the file that stores this information (as well as your toolbar layout customizations) becomes corrupted. The usual workaround is to rename the file and customize from scratch.
Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using
Help > Troubleshooting Information > "Show Folder" button
Leaving that window open, switch back to Firefox and Exit
Pause while Firefox finishes its cleanup, then rename localstore.rdf to something like localstore.old
When you start Firefox again, it should be back to its default toolbar layout and window sizing.
Note: If you have a program named Advanced SystemCare, its Surfing Protection feature might override your settings changes between sessions. You may need to disable this feature.
Finally got it to work. Many thanks.