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Need to Change Primary Email Address

My primary email that I used for my FireFox account was discontinued years ago and I no longer have access to it. I need to add my new email address, but the settings wi… (read more)

My primary email that I used for my FireFox account was discontinued years ago and I no longer have access to it. I need to add my new email address, but the settings will not allow me to until I input the confirmation code that is sent to my discontinued email address. How do I fix this?

Asked by edieandethel 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

Biometric authorization

Hi! I am trying to have a biometric authorization with touch ID on Mac, and it says on the website that the option should pop up when i go to the password settings, but i… (read more)

Hi! I am trying to have a biometric authorization with touch ID on Mac, and it says on the website that the option should pop up when i go to the password settings, but it doesn't, and I don't know how to do it otherwise, or if I should use an extension for example. I find this feature very useful to keep my infos private! Thank you in advance and have a good day!

Asked by yourinaldo 5 months ago

Last reply by James 5 months ago

Malicious Download Detected

I recently purchased a Sandisk Ultra Flair flash drive because I wanted to password protect some files. The flash drive requires me to download the Private Access softwar… (read more)

I recently purchased a Sandisk Ultra Flair flash drive because I wanted to password protect some files. The flash drive requires me to download the Private Access software from the Western Digital web site. When I try to do this the Mozilla browser states "Malicious Download Detected" and cancels the download. Does anyone have any suggestions? I went to the Privacy and Security part of Settings, and unchecked the Deceptive Content setting, but Firefox still would not let me download the software. Perhaps the change to the setting I tried did not register in Settings, but here I am asking for your help. Thanks.

Asked by ldean6779 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

Closing e mail when leaving e mail

I am in the process and think I have completed the process to open up the new Thunderbird access for my e mail. In the previous version I could close my e mail when I ha… (read more)

I am in the process and think I have completed the process to open up the new Thunderbird access for my e mail. In the previous version I could close my e mail when I had finished writing and or reading/deleting e mails. In this current version I do not seem to see where I can close my e mail when I have finished. Any suggestions?

Asked by westein 5 months ago

Last reply by Matt 5 months ago

ActivID ActivCLient authentication alert

FireFox community Recently I started receiving Firefox alerts when I attempt to use my ActivClient CAC login See Figure _01. Entering my CAC pin into the ActivCLient d… (read more)

FireFox community

Recently I started receiving Firefox alerts when I attempt to use my ActivClient CAC login See Figure _01. Entering my CAC pin into the ActivCLient dialog and everything works fine (see FIgure_02). But I can't figure out wht the alert notice is telling me or why it has started all of a sudden.

Jeff

Asked by Jeff 5 months ago

Last reply by Dropa 5 months ago

Help - I need to reset my Primary Password

Starting from the app menu button ≡ or the main menu, choose Tools -> Developer Tools -> Error Console. Copy the text given below and paste it into the Console. … (read more)

Starting from the app menu button ≡ or the main menu, choose Tools -> Developer Tools -> Error Console.

Copy the text given below and paste it into the Console.

If using version 78 or later, copy and paste the following text: openDialog("chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xhtml"

Click the Evaluate button.

If you do not see an 'Evaluate' button, press Return or Enter on your keyboard.

When prompted with the confirmation dialog box, click the Reset button.

The problem is that I don't see an "EVALUATE" button

This after I upgraded to the latest version of Thunderbird.

Asked by 74zkkxqvf4 5 months ago

Last reply by christ1 5 months ago

Accessing a specific part of the Royal Yachting Association Website.

I can log into the RYA site, I then want to access a specific part of their site (Cerificate Administration), I click on CAdmin but nothing happens. I have contacted the … (read more)

I can log into the RYA site, I then want to access a specific part of their site (Cerificate Administration), I click on CAdmin but nothing happens. I have contacted the RYA who have acknowledge a problem exists and sent me a message, which is below, unfortunetly I do not undestand what they want me to do on Firefox - do you understand? Can you help please?.

Many thanks John Knopp

From the RYA 'Thank you for your email, and apologies for the continued issues with your access to Certificate Administration. Please can I ask that you enable all Cookies for the RYA website on your web browser. Currently, some browsers cookie policies prevent the correct operation of our website. Instructions on how to allow cookies for various browsers can be found below. Microsoft Edge https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/view-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-a7d95376-f2cd-8e4a-25dc-1de753474879 Mozilla Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop Google Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop macOS Safari https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/ibrw850f6c51/mac Opera https://blogs.opera.com/news/2015/08/how-to-manage-cookies-in-opera/ We are actively looking into the issue and hope to have a resolution shortly. If this does not correct the issue you are having, please let us know.

Kind regards

Richard Behrens Technical Support Administrator Royal Yachting Association'

Asked by snapeknopps 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

Account Recovery

Hello, I can't access my account anymore, this one was created by linking the mail address used for the account which apparently i never did. I tried every password i co… (read more)

Hello,

I can't access my account anymore, this one was created by linking the mail address used for the account which apparently i never did. I tried every password i commonly used and none of them worked, so I think that this one was auto-generated and then saved, in my firefox account... What is really killing me is the 7 years of bookmarks and password that are locked behind this password, i can access the account by password recovery but that would defeat the purpose since I just learned that its linked to my data. I just changed my OS back to windows so file recuperation is gonna be a pain/impossible. The way i understand things i have to make my peace with all the websites I accumulated for years (and also the PWs) or wait and don't touch my PC because the firefox folder that was deleted was on the same HDD that i used for the new OS. Of course all of this wouldn't be a problem if I didn't have had a problem to my phone and send it back to the constructor for the warranty, which means if I'm not mistaken that my account just lost it's last link to me, except the auto-destruction button. Is starting to learn cryptography my best bet to reach my account ? Or is there something I didn't cover and there still a way ? Please tell me it's still possible.

Asked by Chouma L'low 5 months ago

Last reply by Dropa 5 months ago

resolve data breaches found by firefox monitor

i keep typing my issue that i want help with and you keep bringing me back to this page but offer no resolution to my issue. i simply want to know how to RESOLVE the dat… (read more)

i keep typing my issue that i want help with and you keep bringing me back to this page but offer no resolution to my issue. i simply want to know how to RESOLVE the data breaches thta firefox found . when i click on the link RESOLVE DATA BREACHES and it asks me for the email concerned and then says i need to log in to my firefox account. it simply repeats that it found 4 data breaches in one of my emails. but does not give directions of HOW to remove./resolve these breaches. so i am still left with the four data breaches. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW I SHOULD RESOLVE THE DATA BREACH ISSUE.

Asked by pea-xx 5 months ago

Last reply by James 5 months ago

different privacy settings for Private

I usually have two Ff sessions goins; one regular for sites I log on to and a Private for casual browsing. It would be great if I could set the Private session to always… (read more)

I usually have two Ff sessions goins; one regular for sites I log on to and a Private for casual browsing.

It would be great if I could set the Private session to always accept cookies and not prompt me, but the two modes don't seem to be separated in the settings.

Is there a work-around (or possibly a plug-in) that could solve this?

Asked by firefox2556 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

Donate to thunderbird

I attempt to donate with paypal - the attempt (after paypal has accepted the amount) demands my name, address and email etc. It is NOT the info requested by paypal. I do … (read more)

I attempt to donate with paypal - the attempt (after paypal has accepted the amount) demands my name, address and email etc. It is NOT the info requested by paypal. I do not wish to share that info with others I don't know. If you want a donation, just accept the info you get with the paypal response your site automatically gets.

Asked by JG 5 months ago

Last reply by floatysarah 4 months ago

A flood of bad cetificates?

All of a sudden FF is refusing to resolve web sites I've been using for years, like Reddit and my ISP (iinet). All of a sudden they've all got bad certificates (SEC_ERROR… (read more)

All of a sudden FF is refusing to resolve web sites I've been using for years, like Reddit and my ISP (iinet). All of a sudden they've all got bad certificates (SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER). It can't be right, I'm not talking about a lot of sites, all at once, all at the same time. Something is broken.

For example, https://webmail.iinet.net.au/ is not dodgy, it's my ISP (part of the TPG group, second biggest in Australia, been around for many years). And since I can't access email I won't necessarily know when you've responded.

Asked by Potoroo 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

unable to reach bank

When I try to go on my bank's online site, I get this message. Did Not Connect: Potential Security Issue Firefox detected a potential security threat and did not contin… (read more)

When I try to go on my bank's online site, I get this message. Did Not Connect: Potential Security Issue

Firefox detected a potential security threat and did not continue to onlinebanking.northwest.bank because this website requires a secure connection.

What can you do about it?

onlinebanking.northwest.bank has a security policy called HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), which means that Firefox can only connect to it securely. You can’t add an exception to visit this site.

The issue is most likely with the website, and there is nothing you can do to resolve it. You can notify the website’s administrator about the problem.

Learn more…

Asked by wbkennedy4 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

I have a zombie reddit.com cookie that always comes back within seconds even though I blocked it

I've had this for a few months now and it's driving me crazy. I have blocked reddit.com, http://www.reddit.com, https://www.reddit.com, I delete the cookies, it keeps … (read more)

I've had this for a few months now and it's driving me crazy.

I have blocked reddit.com, http://www.reddit.com, https://www.reddit.com, I delete the cookies, it keeps coming back. So I finally deleted every trace of Firefox off my computer, deleting the library files, everything. I download a brand new copy of Firefox, start it up and within seconds have a reddit.com cookie. There are no reddit pages open, no tabs, no nothing.

Also, I keep reading that you can right-click or control-click on a cookie to inspect it but that does not work for me on FF 115.4. I cannot find any way to look at the cookie code in Firefox.

I'm on the verge of just giving up on Firefox at this point. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Asked by Mescalito 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago