SafeSearch keeps turning on automatically — how do I disable it?

Hi, Every time I search using Firefox (especially through the address bar or default search), SafeSearch is automatically enabled — even though I never turned it on and d… (read more)

Hi, Every time I search using Firefox (especially through the address bar or default search), SafeSearch is automatically enabled — even though I never turned it on and don’t want it. I’ve tried checking Firefox settings, search engine settings, and even my browser profile, but nothing seems to work.

I’m not sure if this is a browser setting, an issue with my account, or something being forced externally (like by Google or Bing).

Can someone tell me:

Why SafeSearch is always on?

How can I turn it off permanently?

Is this tied to Firefox itself or to the search engine provider?


Using latest Firefox version on Android 15.

Asked by ¡dedq¡ 15 minutes ago

Viewing local folders after disabling email account

Hi all, I have a client who uses Thunderbird and wants to close his orange.fr email address, but has thousands of emails he needs to be able to continue to refer to / arc… (read more)

Hi all, I have a client who uses Thunderbird and wants to close his orange.fr email address, but has thousands of emails he needs to be able to continue to refer to / archive. I advised to move all the emails from the IMAP server/inbox folder, to a Local folder in Thunderbird. Having done this, I tried to remove the account, did NOT check the box “Remove Message Data” and (wrongly assumed) there would still be a way for him to see his orange.fr emails in a local folder somewhere, but they all disappeared. I’ve tried to trace the path for the local folder but can’t see a way to see them once the account is removed. Can any suggest the best way to GUARANTEE that he can close his orange.fr email account and still retain his old emails? I’m guessing that if he closes the account but doesn’t remove it from Thunderbird, the account will retain the local folders but will be unable to connect to the orange.fr email address. I suppose that would be a solution but I’m guessing Thunderbird will throw a connection error every time it opens? is there a neater way? We would prefer to avoid trying to export them to another mail client.

Any suggestions / advice greatfully received. I’m just nervous that he doesn’t lose access to his old emails after closing his orange.fr email account. TIA Russ

Asked by russell19 1 day ago

Last reply by russell19 16 minutes ago

deleting a false account

When first setting up my email accounts, I accidentally created a false account that I cannot now delete. It was not fully set up and now I cannot delete it from the left… (read more)

When first setting up my email accounts, I accidentally created a false account that I cannot now delete. It was not fully set up and now I cannot delete it from the left panel. When I go to account actions, delete account is grayed out, how do I clean this up?

Asked by skip Blu 31 minutes ago

Can't start Firefox after installation | Can't create User Profile

Hello everyone, I run into a problem setting up my new mini PC, Geekom A6. I downloaded Firefox as usual from https://www.firefox.com/de/. I started the installation, and… (read more)

Hello everyone, I run into a problem setting up my new mini PC, Geekom A6. I downloaded Firefox as usual from https://www.firefox.com/de/. I started the installation, and everything went through perfectly fine. When I expected that Firefox would start, only the Profile Manager started. When I try to create a new profile, the wizard appears for a millisecond and closes instantly. Here's the whole start process as a video: https://streamable.com/zkeb46 https://streamable.com/zkeb46

What I already tried to fix it:

  • Run Firefox as Admin -> nothing changed
  • Rename profiles ini -> nothing changed; ini was not newly created.
  • Manually create the Profiles folder. That actually let me start the wizard but would end in this failure message:

"Profile couldn’t be created. Probably the chosen folder isn’t writable. [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80520015 (NS_ERROR_FILE_ACCESS_DENIED) [nsIToolkitProfileService.createProfile]" nsresult: "0x80520015 (NS_ERROR_FILE_ACCESS_DENIED)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://mozapps/content/profile/createProfileWizard.js :: onFinish :: line 250" data: no]" I gave this folder every access right for everyone, but still the same error. I tried to choose a custom folder, which worked (once in Document and once in C:/Firefox/Profile). But when I wanted to start Firefox, this error came: "An unexpected error has prevented your changes from being saved." and the option to restart Firefox. When I do so, I am once again back at the Firefox profile selection (but the previously created profile is not visible to select).

  • Use an older installer of Firefox -> I tried 1.40, 1.39, and 1.38, but the same problem everywhere.
  • Using winget but that led to the same error.
  • Starting firefox in save mode (firefox -safe-mode) also leads to Profile Manager

I am using the latest Windows 11 24H2 and drivers are up to date.

I hope you can help me using Firefox on this device.

Asked by Sanjo 40 minutes ago

br tags causing extra vertical space

I'm reading on https://beginningaftertheendmanga.org and there's an extra white space between all of the images which is obviously not supposed to be there. Inspecting th… (read more)

I'm reading on https://beginningaftertheendmanga.org and there's an extra white space between all of the images which is obviously not supposed to be there. Inspecting the page source shows that there are
tags between all of the images to make them stack vertically. Is there a way to remove the white space introduced by these line breaks?

I've tried switching firefox to compact mode, but it didn't help.

Asked by Mailleweaver 44 minutes ago

Last reply by Mailleweaver 41 minutes ago

STAT command did not succeed

I try to access my messages from an outlook.com account with Thunderbird mac. I get the error message "the STAT command did not succeed". This happened suddenly today wit… (read more)

I try to access my messages from an outlook.com account with Thunderbird mac. I get the error message "the STAT command did not succeed". This happened suddenly today without changing any parameter. POP is enabled on this account. Moreover on another mac with Thunderbird everything is correct with the same account. Cookies are enabled I tried changing OAuth2 to normal and changing back. No sucess. What could I try next? Thanks.

Asked by GéraldT 5 days ago

Last reply by GéraldT 44 minutes ago

webcam, microphone not accessible

I have read all your tutorials. I was unable to have an important televisit with my doctor yesterday because nothing I tried worked. I am unable to use webcam for other… (read more)

I have read all your tutorials. I was unable to have an important televisit with my doctor yesterday because nothing I tried worked. I am unable to use webcam for other sites until I resolve this problem. Previously I had no problem with my webcam but recently had to get new pc with windows 11 & needs to configure my pc to address this issue. I have another appt scheduled with another doctor & need to fix this problem asap Thanks

Asked by mxereas 1 day ago

Last reply by mxereas 54 minutes ago

Sound output problem

I am using FF desktop. All of a sudden, I get no sound through my laptop speakers when trying to watch videos (on YT and FB for example). I still get sound if I use exter… (read more)

I am using FF desktop. All of a sudden, I get no sound through my laptop speakers when trying to watch videos (on YT and FB for example). I still get sound if I use external speakers through the 3.5" jack. I still get sound through other browsers, no matter if it's through the laptop speakers or external ones. So, it is definitely an FF problem. Sound works fine on all other media files on the laptop. Refreshing FF didn't fix it. Nor did reinstalling or restarting the laptop. I tried changing the autoplay settings as suggested in the help article, but still no laptop audio via FF. How can I fix this? Thanks

Asked by Corvus Corax 58 minutes ago

Вопрос по поводу страной активности ютуба в firefox

Здравствуйте. Во время навигации youtube на главной странице если просто НАВЕСТИ мышкой на "На предыдущую страницу (Alt+Влево)" то ИНОГДА играет непонятная музыка или как… (read more)

Здравствуйте. Во время навигации youtube на главной странице если просто НАВЕСТИ мышкой на "На предыдущую страницу (Alt+Влево)" то ИНОГДА играет непонятная музыка или какой-то непонятный ролик, который я НЕ ВКЛЮЧАЛ. Важно: самого видео этого неизвестного ролика нет, играет просто звук. Другие вкладки браузера закрыты, открыта только вкладка youtube. Использую firefox esr, так как у меня виндовс 7, использую свежую версию firefox esr. Расширения, которые установлены - Ublock origin и uvpn. Не знаю, мог ли подхватить неизвестный вирус? Просканировал ESET, потом поставил антивирус comodo - все чисто по мнению данных антивирусных проверок, но вот проблема не решилась. Очень хотел бы, чтобы вы разобрались с этим вопросом. Ответ отправьте пожалуйста на почту [email 1 removed]@ukr.net или [email 2 removed]@gmail.com ( на любую почту, на какую будет удобней).

Перевод/translate:

Hello. When navigating YouTube on the main page, if you simply Hover the mouse over "Previous page (Alt+Left)", then SOMETIMES strange music or some strange video plays. Important: there is no video of this unknown video, just the sound plays. Other browser tabs are closed, only the YouTube tab is open. I use Firefox ESR, since I have Windows 7, I use the latest version of Firefox ESR. The extensions that are installed are Ublock origin and uvpn. I don't know if it could have been infected by an unknown virus? I scanned with ESET, installed Comodo, but the problem was not solved. I would really like you to sort this out. Please send the answer to [email 1 removed]@ukr.net or [email 2 removed]@gmail.com (to any email that is more convenient).

Asked by jean errie 13 hours ago

hpw do i get my bluetooth devices linked to my laptop will not work with firefox

my i2i bluetooth devices will not connect to firefox audio and visual media only speaker on laptop seems to be default both devices are connected to laptop through settin… (read more)

my i2i bluetooth devices will not connect to firefox audio and visual media only speaker on laptop seems to be default both devices are connected to laptop through settings i dont know how to do screenshots of my settings as i wish i would show that my two i2i devices are connected Thanks Gavin valued firefox user [email 1 removed]@live.co.uk [email 2 removed]@gmail.com both are my emails including the firefox account email perferred address

Asked by gavin-perry 6 hours ago

My Firefox browser always forces me to turn off my Nvidia instant replay feature when opened

My Firefox browser always forces me to turn off my Nvidia instant replay feature when opened, with a pop-up message saying 'Protected application is blocking desktop reco… (read more)

My Firefox browser always forces me to turn off my Nvidia instant replay feature when opened, with a pop-up message saying 'Protected application is blocking desktop recording'. How can I set it up to avoid conflicts between Firefox browser and this feature?

Asked by atlas772 2 hours ago

We have a site that will not load on a windows 10 PC

Ok so we have a 64bit windows PC that works very well but will not load one of our supplier website which is quite important. I have the site working on other PC's but fo… (read more)

Ok so we have a 64bit windows PC that works very well but will not load one of our supplier website which is quite important. I have the site working on other PC's but for some reason Firefox on this PC does not like the site at all I get many messages with uplaod errors. SSL_ERROR_RX_UNEXPECTED_RECORD_TYPE being one Error code: SSL_ERROR_BAD_MAC_READ being another.

We must have some security settings wrong in Firefox but we are unable to pinpoint what we need to do to get this to work?

Can you help please

Asked by parts5 4 hours ago

Is there a way to have the "X" button we used to have that used to cancel loading the page? It was next to the home page button and the refresh button

I just want the "X" button that used to be next to refresh page button or at least the option to enable it in the settings and to have it. If there is such a setting, ple… (read more)

I just want the "X" button that used to be next to refresh page button or at least the option to enable it in the settings and to have it. If there is such a setting, please someone navigate me to it.

Asked by marioiii 4 hours ago