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why does firefox change my settings to delete cookies upon closing?

"delete cookies and site data when firefox is closed" now gets checked against my will. i'm not checking it and have never had it set to do that. this is wasting tons of … (read more)

"delete cookies and site data when firefox is closed" now gets checked against my will. i'm not checking it and have never had it set to do that. this is wasting tons of time for me, resetting my shortcuts and signing in to sites that are a pain in the ass to sign in to (specifically bandcamp). other settings get changed also, but not all of them, and my personal info remains. but a lot of time is also wasted correcting all the settings that have changed behind my back. this started happening within the past week. i've changed nothing.

it's not when i turn my computer off. i had to reset everything 2 days ago, but when i got home yesterday and turned my computer on it was working properly - settings intact. i used it for several hours, went to bed, turning the internet off, as i always do, and leaving pine player on. (it's not pine player causing the problem. i wasn't using it the other times) the computer never went into sleep mode, as per my settings... but after turning the internet back on this morning and opening firefox my settings are changed again.

any ideas? Thanks if you try to help

Asked by coelacanth 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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New spam trick ? Hidden sender URL's

I am operating in macOS 10.13.6 [the latest my iMAC will accept] using Firefox, and MSN.COM's Outlook E-Mail client. Usually when you "hover" over the e-mail sender's na… (read more)

I am operating in macOS 10.13.6 [the latest my iMAC will accept] using Firefox, and MSN.COM's Outlook E-Mail client. Usually when you "hover" over the e-mail sender's name in "FROM", their URL is produced -- very useful to check for spoofing of legitimate sites. This week I've received several e-mails where this did not work. Is this a new spam tactic, and are there any solutions ? Any thoughts ??

Thanks for your help and be well, John

Asked by JohnfromMA 1 year ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 year ago

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Tab automatically closes after downloading file, sometimes before file has been saved to new destination.

For the last week or two I have had an issue with Firefox closing my email (yahoo business mail) tab automatically, every time I download a file from an email. After op… (read more)

For the last week or two I have had an issue with Firefox closing my email (yahoo business mail) tab automatically, every time I download a file from an email.

After opening emial I click to download the file, i have the settings set to ask where I want it saved, and then either while I'm selecting the destination and labeling it, or right after the tab automatically closes. It happens both ways which suggests to me it's occurring after a specified amount of time, not based on completion of an action. And it's happening every time.

MacBook Pro Firefox 102.0.1

Any idea how to stop this?

Asked by burchbagg 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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language and subtitle appearance

Check subtitle language I did not ask for. I'm very disappointed in Firefox that I now can't even see the movies I used to watch or even worse, there subtitles in a langu… (read more)

Check subtitle language I did not ask for. I'm very disappointed in Firefox that I now can't even see the movies I used to watch or even worse, there subtitles in a language I don't understand ... Arabic.

Asked by christine.brown 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Firefox Crashing on old iMac

Hi, I have an old mid 2011 iMac running on OS High Sierra 10.13.6. I have updated to the latest version, I restarted my computer, and Firefox crashes suddenly at least a… (read more)

Hi, I have an old mid 2011 iMac running on OS High Sierra 10.13.6. I have updated to the latest version, I restarted my computer, and Firefox crashes suddenly at least a couple of times a week, if not more. Is this a problem that can be fixed or is this just going to be the status quo now?

Thanks for any help or suggestions that may help. Mz. C

Asked by Mz. C 1 year ago

Last reply by willjoe24421 1 year ago

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Alignment Off

When Pasting A Prepped Set Of Lines, Firefox Jumbles And Trashes alignment, So, You Have To Retype The Line Three Times. Is It An Employee, Playing With The Controls Of … (read more)

When Pasting A Prepped Set Of Lines, Firefox Jumbles And Trashes alignment, So, You Have To Retype The Line Three Times. Is It An Employee, Playing With The Controls Of Alignment, Or Is Your Coding Wrong For Match Up.

Asked by markfishercreativenyc1 1 year ago

Last reply by Terry 1 year ago

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how to switch from extended support to standard release?

I started using Firefox ESR a while ago when I had an older version of Mac OS. Now I am running High Sierra (OS 10.13) and I think I could use the standard release of Fi… (read more)

I started using Firefox ESR a while ago when I had an older version of Mac OS. Now I am running High Sierra (OS 10.13) and I think I could use the standard release of Firefox, which may have newer features supported. How do I switch to that?

Asked by carl 1 year ago

Last reply by Terry 1 year ago

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Can NOT download .zip archives from usual spot on my iMac, I CAN download the images

I frequent Creative Fabrica a lot, I have had a subscription there for well over a year and never had any problem downloading anything, never had so much as a warning abo… (read more)

I frequent Creative Fabrica a lot, I have had a subscription there for well over a year and never had any problem downloading anything, never had so much as a warning about the website. This website is larger than Creative Market. I purchased the ability to download in a subscription there, my payments are all made on time.

Even then, I am trying to download free "daily gifts" (fonts & graphics), and this is the first time I have tried on my iMac, but FireFox does nothing, and I cannot download the .zip archive, even though I can download the image files.

I have been downloading from elsewhere across the internet just fine. I usually use FireFox because I like it better than Safari (and a lot more than Chrome or Chrome Edge), until this issue.

So, what's the deal?

I heard about restarting in safe mode, but have no idea how, I always have such an issue getting FireFox to restart for updates, already (and why doesn't it offer the button to do just that?).

Asked by Doug 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Why all of a sudden IS FIREFOX INTERFERING WITH SITES I have gone to in the past with no problem?

I've been trying to pay Home Depot for a week and, even though I used to be ALLOWED to go to Home Depot.com now Firefox is blocking me. This is the message I get when Fi… (read more)

I've been trying to pay Home Depot for a week and, even though I used to be ALLOWED to go to Home Depot.com now Firefox is blocking me. This is the message I get when Firefox INTERFERES with my browsing choices (I CAN'T CONTACT WEBSITE TO WARN THEM BECAUSE FIREFOX IS BLOCKING ME

Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to www.homedepot.com. SSL peer reports incorrect Message Authentication Code.

Error code: SSL_ERROR_BAD_MAC_ALERT

   The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
   Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

Asked by KC 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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eBay links

Can't open eBay links via Firefox i.e., "contact seller", "view other items", "visit store". Google Chrome works. Have disabled enhanced tracking on eBay in Firefox. I… (read more)

Can't open eBay links via Firefox i.e., "contact seller", "view other items", "visit store". Google Chrome works. Have disabled enhanced tracking on eBay in Firefox. I'm very frustrated. It's been happening for a couple months.

Asked by janmac803 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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vpn subscription, email

email Thunderbird allows attachment like pdf and jpg image files is it possible to have a VPM trial without charging the card until after the trial is completed you can… (read more)

email Thunderbird allows attachment like pdf and jpg image files

is it possible to have a VPM trial without charging the card until after the trial is completed

you can call me directly ? is that possible

Asked by cmyers 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Login Request Expired is locking me out of school email

Although I can access every other aspect of my school account, I am locked out of email by a screen telling me: "Your login request has expired. Try logging back into the… (read more)

Although I can access every other aspect of my school account, I am locked out of email by a screen telling me: "Your login request has expired. Try logging back into the application" with the accompanying tab reading: "Universal Prompt Error".

Regardless of my logging out and trying again, and rebooting my computer, contacting the school's IT dept, I continue to be locked out through Firefox. Chrome will let me in.

Please help me resolve this problem.

Asked by 1tuck249 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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front page slow on firefox android

My web https://nicktearle.net/ loads very fast on chrome desktop and mobile and very fast firefox desktop. The front page however loads extremely slowly on firefox mobile… (read more)

My web https://nicktearle.net/ loads very fast on chrome desktop and mobile and very fast firefox desktop. The front page however loads extremely slowly on firefox mobile on android about 4 seconds.

I'm running 105.1.0 on an Huwawei running emui 12.0 (android)

any help would be appreciated

Asked by n.tearle 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Text replacement - 'text fast' add-on JSON file

I've seen a few people want to use their existing text replacement w/ Firefox and have been advised the add-on 'text fast'. With this add-on you can import a JSON file. H… (read more)

I've seen a few people want to use their existing text replacement w/ Firefox and have been advised the add-on 'text fast'. With this add-on you can import a JSON file. Have tried to export my text replacement as a JSON file but can't see a way; if anyone knows how....

Asked by 6plusmixdown 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago