How do I reconstruct a profile?
My profile appears to be corrupted. Newly created bookmarks disappear when the session is ended and new one is started. If I create a new profile and copy the contents of… (read more)
My profile appears to be corrupted. Newly created bookmarks disappear when the session is ended and new one is started. If I create a new profile and copy the contents of the old one, the problems come with it. I've tried removing add-ons, but none seem to be the cause. Safe mode works, but that's not a long-term solution. I've reinstalled FF, but copying the profile brings the problems with it.
My latest attempt is to create a new profile and import bookmarks, creating a new places.sqlite file. I copied a variety of other files (prefs.js, extentions*, key3.db, key4.db) and so far everything still works.
There's one issue with extensions.json and extensions.sqlite. These point to the extensions directory of the old, corrupted profile. This works, but obviously is not desirable. It's easy to do a find/replace on the .json file, but without changing the the .sqlite file this breaks extensions. Fixing the .sqlite file is harder (at least for me), but do-able. Is that the right solution?
Or is there a better way to reconstruct a corrupted profile?
Firefox
Can't click log in on pandora (Flash Block?)
So when i go to click log in on pandora (desktop website) nothing happens. I ran a diagnostic and it said it detected a "Flash Block" (first time ever hearing about this)… (read more)
So when i go to click log in on pandora (desktop website) nothing happens. I ran a diagnostic and it said it detected a "Flash Block" (first time ever hearing about this) and Ive tried both turning flash off (pandora cant play without it apparently) and allowing everything from the Firefox options menu and its still saying its detecting a flash block.
Can't log in except in private mode
Using Firefox 70.0.1 on macOS 10.14.6. I'm running into two issues that seem related and which I haven't solved. Firstly, there are some websites that refuse to let me lo… (read more)
Using Firefox 70.0.1 on macOS 10.14.6. I'm running into two issues that seem related and which I haven't solved. Firstly, there are some websites that refuse to let me log in (notably Flickr) except in a private window. There are others, such as a Leica camera forum, that let me log in but only show images if I do so in a private window. What I've done so far: -turned off extensions for those sites (uBlock Origin and Malwarebytes Browser Guard) -turned off Firefox tracking protection -tried in safe mode -cleared cookies and cache -(in response to a recent thread about a similar issue) ensured dom.webnotications.enabled is set to 'true'
This issue seems to have arisen with the update to v.70. Any thoughts?
Firefox crashes on webpage opening in New Tab since 69.0.0, random occurence, does not generate crash reports.
Hello, Finally decided to make a topic about it as all of my attempts in the past few months to fix it have been in vain. Starting from Firefox 69.0 or even perhaps in 68… (read more)
Hello,
Finally decided to make a topic about it as all of my attempts in the past few months to fix it have been in vain. Starting from Firefox 69.0 or even perhaps in 68.0, I cannot exactly remember, Firefox started to randomly crash when I opened a New Tab and tried either Googling or opening a webpage through the address bar. This crash does not create any crash reports, going to "about:crashes" does not reveal anything, neither are any crash reports stored locally.
I have tried running Firefox in safe mode, without extensions, deleting my cache files from APPDATA/Local, deleting my profile files from APPDATA/Roaming and a lot of other stuff I honestly cannot remember anymore, but nothing has helped. I even tried downgrading to 68.0, but I received some kind of big warning message and did not want to proceed.
The issue itself in essence is a full freeze, which sometimes takes a second until firefox crashes, but sometimes takes 15 seconds. During that time the only thing I can see in Task Manager is that Firefox has a "Very High" power usage, which is bizarre, since I am not even running it on a notebook (i7-9700K factory clock, RTX 2080S, 16GB DDR4 RAM). As said, it never produces a crash report, so I have been reluctant in reporting it in the past. And since it is random and can take many hours to occur (or can occur first thing after I turn on PC and open Firefox), it is basically impossible for me to record a video about it.
(While writing this, I went to look something in a new tab, tried opening my Gmail account and the crash occurred. Added a task manager screenshot about what I meant by power usage. Fortunately it allowed me to restore the session and I did not have to re-type the entire text)
From what I can gather, the issue started to happen around the time I switched over from GTX 1070 to RTX 2080 SUPER GPU. But I cannot really imagine how a GPU upgrade could influence Firefox stability. Even less so since the same Firefox issue has persevered through multiple GPU driver updates.
Hope you guys have some suggestions what to try here. Perhaps some changes in about:config that could help me out here?
Thanks in advance, Rasmus
Crashes on specific websites
I can not access Freep.com or Detnews.com without the page crashing within seconds of getting there. Here are the recent crashes: bp-e7384464-89cf-4c38-a60c-73f0c0191127… (read more)
I can not access Freep.com or Detnews.com without the page crashing within seconds of getting there. Here are the recent crashes:
bp-e7384464-89cf-4c38-a60c-73f0c0191127
bp-08db173c-66bf-4b09-9524-8f93e0191127
bp-e282ca02-2a6f-4f9a-b76c-f91560191127
bp-2621a199-cada-4909-a499-323750191127
Firefox + Nvidia drivers causing system freeze. (Event ID 14 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found)
Ever since i installed a PCI-E slot wifi card my system was freezing but after uninstalling firefox and using chrome there have been 0 crashes. It usually happens when wa… (read more)
Ever since i installed a PCI-E slot wifi card my system was freezing but after uninstalling firefox and using chrome there have been 0 crashes.
It usually happens when watching a Video (Youtube/Twitch).
Disabling hardware acceleration decreases crash in Firefox but it still crashes some time.
Basically what happens is the computer freezes, the audio keeps playing for while until i press crtl alt delete and then it all freezes up.
There seems to be a conflict between Firefox Version, latest nvidia drivers + the wifi drivers (Gigabyte GC-WB1733D-I)
Everything was updated to lastest drivers, including Bios, Motherboard, Graphics, and Wifi, Firefox version.
Event viewer message before crash says:
The description for Event ID 14 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.
If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.
The following information was included with the event:
\Device\Video3 0c83(1780) 00000000 00000000
The message resource is present but the message was not found in the message table
My computer specs:
MSI geforce gtx 770 graphics card. Evga Supernova 750w G2 gold power supply Asus PRIME B450-PLUS AMD Ryzen 2700x Vulcan T-Force 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 Samsung Evo 850 SSD +1 extra ssd, +1 hdd, +1 usb drive. 1 monitor, 1 screen/pen tablet. Windows 10, 64 bit.
Any input as I would like to keep using FireFox in the future.
Thanks.
One of my saved login/pw was gone this morning, it just disappeared. Does anyone know how that could happen?
login and password disappeared, just ONE, it appeared all others were still there. I didn't delete it and I use it regularly. When i went to login to the website i usua… (read more)
login and password disappeared, just ONE, it appeared all others were still there. I didn't delete it and I use it regularly. When i went to login to the website i usually do, it didn't show up, so i went Saved logins and passwords and it was just gone.
All saved passwords lost in Firefox70.
Came back from Thanksgiving weekend and everything is wiped. I have looked and not found any solution for Firefox70. When I started trying to go to my usual sites, ever… (read more)
Came back from Thanksgiving weekend and everything is wiped. I have looked and not found any solution for Firefox70. When I started trying to go to my usual sites, everything was lost. It doesn't show the saved username or anything.
DNS over HTTPs stopped working
Today Nov-26--2019 all my DNs over HTTPs devices which include linux , Mac OS and Android stopped working over DOH. the cloudflare settings are as follows. https://1.1.1.… (read more)
Today Nov-26--2019 all my DNs over HTTPs devices which include linux , Mac OS and Android stopped working over DOH. the cloudflare settings are as follows.
https://1.1.1.1/help#eyJpc0NmIjoiTm8iLCJpc0RvdCI6Ik5vIiwiaXNEb2giOiJObyIsInJlc29sdmVySXAtMS4xLjEuMSI6IlllcyIsInJlc29sdmVySXAtMS4wLjAuMSI6IlllcyIsInJlc29sdmVySXAtMjYwNjo0NzAwOjQ3MDA6OjExMTEiOiJObyIsInJlc29sdmVySXAtMjYwNjo0NzAwOjQ3MDA6OjEwMDEiOiJObyIsImRhdGFjZW50ZXJMb2NhdGlvbiI6IllZWiIsImlzV2FycCI6Ik5vIiwiaXNwTmFtZSI6IkNsb3VkZmxhcmUiLCJpc3BBc24iOiIxMzMzNSJ9
The traceroute shows access to the 1.1.1.1 network 3 3.52.251.198.in-addr.arpa (198.251.52.3) 20.584 ms 81.945 ms 56.215 ms
4 198.251.49.89 (198.251.49.89) 21.406 ms 21.144 ms 22.069 ms 5 198.251.51.56 (198.251.51.56) 22.771 ms 22.709 ms 21.188 ms 6 198.251.50.16 (198.251.50.16) 22.807 ms 78.695 ms 96.269 ms 7 cloudflare.ip4.torontointernetxchange.net (206.108.34.208) 106.362 ms 93.731 ms 95.215 ms 8 one.one.one.one (1.1.1.1) 164.851 ms * 88.710 ms
My Firefox setting has DNS over hTTPS enabled no extensions and configured for cloudflare and my about:config settings network.trr.bootstrapAddress;1.1.1.1 network.trr.mode;3 network.trr.resolvers;[{ "name": "Cloudflare", "url": "https://mozilla.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query" }]
Network mode 3 means DOH should only resolve using DOH but I can still get to other sites instead of a message say "hmm where having trouble finding that site"
Does anyone have an idea as to what causes this issue?
Is it possible to force Firefox to always show a print preview before printing?
I administer public access computers in a library. We use Firefox as our default browser. Frequently, when patrons print things from the web, the printouts do not come ou… (read more)
I administer public access computers in a library. We use Firefox as our default browser.
Frequently, when patrons print things from the web, the printouts do not come out the way they expect (many people do not know about Print Preview).
Is there a way to force Firefox to always show a print preview before printing? For example, when pressing Ctrl+P, show a print preview instead of the print dialog.
Firefox for Enterprise
The sound notification has stopped working when search token not found
i am using an iMac 27" with MacOS Catalina 10.15.1. Today I noticed that when I search a website for an unique token (as an example, 1234), and the token is not found th… (read more)
i am using an iMac 27" with MacOS Catalina 10.15.1. Today I noticed that when I search a website for an unique token (as an example, 1234), and the token is not found the search window turns red but the sound no longer is used. Notices from Outlook and Chrome work fine.
Any thoughts? I ndo a ot of searches and the audio notification was a great way to get my attention.
when using a login on my roboform start page firefox opens a new tab instead of using the page already open
I use roboform's start page to display my most used logins, for some reason since the last Firefox update (70) when I select a login Firefox now opens a new tab instead o… (read more)
I use roboform's start page to display my most used logins, for some reason since the last Firefox update (70) when I select a login Firefox now opens a new tab instead of using the current open window. I have tried all the setting in Firefox and nothing changes, any way to stop this action.
addon for automatic export bookmarks at specified interval
Since >=FF57 compatible session manager addons (still) depend on bookmarks, I'm looking for a way to have Firefox regularly export bookmarks automatically. Google keep… (read more)
Since >=FF57 compatible session manager addons (still) depend on bookmarks, I'm looking for a way to have Firefox regularly export bookmarks automatically.
Google keeps pointing to addon FEBE, which is not >=FF57 compatible.
Are there any alternatives?
Why does my newly reinstalled Firefox keep looking for favicon?
I have now uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox about ten times, to stop ift from crashing my Mac on Catalina. It sort of works, but I keep getting error messages in the B… (read more)
I have now uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox about ten times, to stop ift from crashing my Mac on Catalina. It sort of works, but I keep getting error messages in the Browser Console. Latest, while trying to access my City Council website, is "Favicon at "http://www.tshwane.gov.za/favicon.ico" failed to load: Not Found." It seems to couse a hiccup, then runs on. I also get 'TypeError: aBrowser is null' which seems to be a "x" is (not) "y" error, but I have no idea what that is or how to fix it.
Any suggestions?
Firefox logged me in...without entering login information
I have a Firefox account and use it to sync across devices; being able to sync and then completely log out on one device is a primary reason I use Firefox. I log out of d… (read more)
I have a Firefox account and use it to sync across devices; being able to sync and then completely log out on one device is a primary reason I use Firefox.
I log out of devices that I do not own when I'm exiting Firefox. Today I opened Firefox on a device that I'm 100% certain I logged out of yesterday - and found that my bookmarks, bookmarks bar, and add-ons were already visible and active, and one of my add-ons was already logged in.
I verified that the Firefox Sync / login screen showed that no one was logged into the Firefox account, and then I logged in using my usual credentials. It reflected that I was then logged in, but everything else remained visible.
I followed Firefox instructions for viewing the logs, and strangely, there was no log. I went up a directory, and found that all the logs were in the 'failed' directory. Clicking on each of the failed subfolders shows only: ids []
This is very concerning because it entirely negates the security and privacy aspects of having a login. I was not logged into Firefox - and the Firefox interface confirmed that this morning, in addition to confirming it when I logged out yesterday - yet somehow not only were my personal bookmarks showing, but one of my add-ons was also logged in, providing further access to anyone who might have opened a Firefox window from this device.
How to change the tooltip's color of the menu button?
After added the following code to my userChrome.css file, tooltip { -moz-appearance: none !important; background-color: #1e1e1e !important; color: #b4b4b4 !important; … (read more)
After added the following code to my userChrome.css file, tooltip {
-moz-appearance: none !important; background-color: #1e1e1e !important; color: #b4b4b4 !important;
} most tooltips' styles were modified. But it just didn't work for the menu button. I'm using Firefox 70. Thank you!
How do I fill out a online form
When I access a online form from a website, I can't fill in the available form. How can I fill out or complete a online form?
Switching FF-Profilges from computers with current firefox versions to computers with older ESR Firefox using --allow-downgrade not working all the time
We are currently using the Newest Firefox (Without ESR) on our current, older computers (Windows 7 and 10). Now we have to Switch to New Computers provided from our manag… (read more)
We are currently using the Newest Firefox (Without ESR) on our current, older computers (Windows 7 and 10). Now we have to Switch to New Computers provided from our management-company with an older ESR-Firefox 68.2. Sometime running firefox --allow-downgrade works, somtimes not. This is a big Problem because a lot of passwords are saved in the profiles and the "new" passwort page makes it very complikated to simply take some Screenshots of the Passwords to a new computer. Mozilla Sync Profiles are not Allowed in Our company. Do you have some helpfull advise for this situation? We startet with 10 Computers hand started running into these Problems, but there are litarelly a few hundreds more we have to migrate!
Firefox reports that Gah. Your tab just crashed. with every tab (except those starting with about:)
Pretty much the title. When opening Firefox, I the home tab crashes (any every other website does too) Terminal Logs: [Parent 26051, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (… (read more)
Pretty much the title. When opening Firefox, I the home tab crashes (any every other website does too)
Terminal Logs: [Parent 26051, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (53): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-71.0/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358 [Parent 26051, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (50): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-71.0/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358 [Parent 26051, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (105): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-71.0/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358 [Parent 26051, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (115): Connection reset by peer: file /builddir/build/BUILD/firefox-71.0/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358
I am running Firefox 71 beta, but this issue is also happening with the latest stable package I downloaded.
[Parent 27041, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (62): Connection reset by peer: file /builds/worker/workspace/build/src/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358 [Parent 27041, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (54): Connection reset by peer: file /builds/worker/workspace/build/src/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358 [Parent 27041, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (128): Connection reset by peer: file /builds/worker/workspace/build/src/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358 [Parent 27041, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (125): Connection reset by peer: file /builds/worker/workspace/build/src/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358 [Parent 27041, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (101): Connection reset by peer: file /builds/worker/workspace/build/src/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358 [Parent 27041, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (110): Connection reset by peer: file /builds/worker/workspace/build/src/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 358
I have moved my profile folder (no change to the error).
Why does the search bar keep jumping
I use bing for my search engine in Firefox. When I begin to type, the search bar keeps jumping. What might be the solution to this oddity?