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what are the different values for this preference "browser.cache.disk.capacity"?

on some websites it says -1 tells Firefox to automatically determine the size of the cache based on your physical disk and setting it to 0 would effectively disable any d… (read more)

on some websites it says -1 tells Firefox to automatically determine the size of the cache based on your physical disk and setting it to 0 would effectively disable any disk cache entrys.

so are this informations true and if not, how do i still let firefox automatically determine the size of the cache based on my physical disk?

Asked by max.matter01 4 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 4 months ago

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Does FF save text used repeatedly? Such as answers to common questions...

FF 115.02 Win11 I fill in many repeated responses, such as DOB, zip code, etc. I was using Edge for a while and have forgotten the benefits of FF. Does it remember? Can… (read more)

FF 115.02 Win11

I fill in many repeated responses, such as DOB, zip code, etc. I was using Edge for a while and have forgotten the benefits of FF. Does it remember? Can I edit or delete the ones that are no longer relevant or have changed - age, for instance?

Thank you.


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Asked by CiaoBella1 9 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 9 months ago

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How to transfer cookies to another profile?

I need to transfer cookies - and ONLY cookies - from one Firefox profile to another. Copying the cookies.sqlite file did not work - none of my preferences or logins were … (read more)

I need to transfer cookies - and ONLY cookies - from one Firefox profile to another. Copying the cookies.sqlite file did not work - none of my preferences or logins were saved on the new profile. How can I copy all my cookies to a new profile?

Asked by User 1 year ago

Last reply by willjoe24421 1 year ago

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Automatically "Find in Page" in New Tab from a link ?

Hi there :) Is it possible to make a link open a new tab with "Find in Page" automatically enabled so that people do not have to ctrl-F or click on "edit" to have t… (read more)

Hi there :)

Is it possible to make a link open a new tab with "Find in Page" automatically enabled so that people do not have to ctrl-F or click on "edit" to have the search open (as many people do not even know that option is there !!!) ?

Many thanks

Zoe

Asked by Zoe Ballz 9 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 9 months ago

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Saving Inspect element changes permanently

How do you save the changes you made on inspect element on firefox? All im getting is youtube videos of how to do it for chrome and you require an extension! … (read more)

How do you save the changes you made on inspect element on firefox?

All im getting is youtube videos of how to do it for chrome and you require an extension!

Asked by Faerie Caster 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

Change Firefox filename pattern for Take Screenshots

Firefox can take screenshots of pages or screenshots of custom areas of pages. According to the documentation, when we download the image, the filename should follow the… (read more)

Firefox can take screenshots of pages or screenshots of custom areas of pages.

According to the documentation, when we download the image, the filename should follow the pattern: Screen Shot yyy-mm-dd at hh.mm.ss.png. If I use the :screenshot at the console, the pattern works as documented.

But Firefox is using a different pattern when I choose Take Screenshot from the context menu. The pattern includes the page's title. Example: Screenshot 2024-04-14 at 18-35-16 General ‹ Settings ‹ Geomaster Lda — WordPress.png.

Since the page title can have non common filename characters, I have problems with such filenames. My uploads to MediaWiki fails with such filenames. I know I can report or improve MediaWiki, but my question here is quite simple.

Can I change the Firefox's default pattern for Take Screenshot's downloads?

Asked by Jorge Gustavo Rocha 6 days ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 6 days ago

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Prevent a Website to automatically change to the Main Page after opening a Link

Hi, is there a way to stop a website to automatically forcefully boot me to their main page after like 1sec? In my case its this Link: https://multiversus.bugs.wbgames.… (read more)

Hi,

is there a way to stop a website to automatically forcefully boot me to their main page after like 1sec?

In my case its this Link: https://multiversus.bugs.wbgames.com/bug/MVS-1-3162 It straight up throws me back to the original website after being able to see it for probably less than a second.

Thanks in advance!

Asked by Dharc 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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Cannot Save Zoom Videos as Mp4 anymore

I used to be able to copy a Zoom recording link into Firefox and then click Shift+Right-click and I would get the option to "Save video as". This no longer gives me this … (read more)

I used to be able to copy a Zoom recording link into Firefox and then click Shift+Right-click and I would get the option to "Save video as". This no longer gives me this option. I can only "save page as" now.

Please help! Why was this change made? Is there a setting I need to fix?

Thanks, May

Asked by malie.bingham 9 months ago

Last reply by mandy.myszka 9 months ago

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How to type accent marks in FF?

I want to be able to type accented characters while I'm using a mail tool in Firefox. I searched and found the Office/Word method, but that doesn't work in FF. When I sea… (read more)

I want to be able to type accented characters while I'm using a mail tool in Firefox. I searched and found the Office/Word method, but that doesn't work in FF. When I searched this site for "type accent," nothing was found.

I don't need a special language pack, I'm still typing in English. I just want a way to insert an accented character now and then.

Asked by ithinktfiam 11 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 11 months ago

How do I add a "Search Engine" to the New Tab screen

Hi, on my current Firefox setup, I have a search engine shortcut in my Top Sites on a New Tab page. It's a quick one for Amazon, I can't figure out how to add others thou… (read more)

Hi, on my current Firefox setup, I have a search engine shortcut in my Top Sites on a New Tab page. It's a quick one for Amazon, I can't figure out how to add others though. I saw reference to it in this old support issue, but I can't find how to do that anymore.

Asked by daniel213222 2 months ago

Last reply by James 1 month ago

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Screenshot of webpages larger than the monitor screen?

I drag the handle to expand the area I want the screenshot of. But the highlighted area is only what is displayed on the monitor. How do i drag the handle so the scree… (read more)

I drag the handle to expand the area I want the screenshot of.

But the highlighted area is only what is displayed on the monitor.

How do i drag the handle so the screenshot also contains the next page?

Asked by gcotterl 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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Block downloads from specific sites

There's a site I use frequently that downloads .htm files to my computer every time I open it in a new window. The site does not have a settings page to turn this feature… (read more)

There's a site I use frequently that downloads .htm files to my computer every time I open it in a new window. The site does not have a settings page to turn this feature off. It also functions exactly the same once the file is deleted, and it only recently started doing this. I trust that the files are not malicious, but I also find it annoying to manually delete them every single time.

Is there a way within Firefox to block specific sites from downloading content?

Asked by keplerki 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Autofill

I can't figure out how to get Firefox to autofill info like my email addy, name, phone number, etc. What is the secret - so annoying to have to type this stuff over &… (read more)

I can't figure out how to get Firefox to autofill info like my email addy, name, phone number, etc. What is the secret - so annoying to have to type this stuff over & over again. Makes me miss Chrome.

Thanks for your help!

~Lisa

Asked by lwetherby 7 months ago

Last reply by Rosaliy Lynne 7 months ago

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REMOVAL OF CONTENT AREA CONTEXT MENU SHADOW

The solution I had posted here - [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/que.../1343170] no longer works (Firefox Developer Edition 115.0b9). Having inspected [https://search… (read more)

The solution I had posted here - [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/que.../1343170] no longer works (Firefox Developer Edition 115.0b9).

Having inspected [https://searchfox.org/mozilla-release.../popup.css] I am still unable to find a solution to remove the box shadow from content area context menus.

Asked by deanone 9 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 9 months ago

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Firefox Android: Youtube can't play full screen in landscape mode

Dear friends, My mobile phone is OnePlus 8 Pro. ColorOS 13.0/Android 13. Firefox ver 111.1.1. I like playing YouTube video in floating windows over other apps as shown … (read more)

Dear friends,

My mobile phone is OnePlus 8 Pro. ColorOS 13.0/Android 13. Firefox ver 111.1.1.

I like playing YouTube video in floating windows over other apps as shown in 1st pic. Therefore I can open other app on phone while still watching video.

Here is my trick: Step 1: access m.youtube.com in browser then play a video. Step 2: Tap the full screen button (the square in bottom-right corner of the video screen ). The video screen enlarges and rotates from portrait to landscape full screen mode. Step 3: Use 3-button navigation. tap 'Home' button then mobile phone go to home page with the YouTube video displaying in a small window over other apps. The browser could be firefox or chrome. Both works fine for me for years. I prefer firefox.

However since last week, I can't play this trick in firefox. Chrome still works fine.

In firefox, the weird thing happened in step 2: after tapping the full screen button, the video displayed in portrait mode. It didn't rotate to landscape full screen mode. Please refer to pic 2.

Anyone has idea how to fix this? Many many thanks!

Asked by daniel.zhouyu 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 12 months ago

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Is there no option to block images from a specific website with latest Firefox?

I have always had this option with Chrome and other browsers. But I can't find this feature in the latest version of FF. I want to disable images on specific websites, … (read more)

I have always had this option with Chrome and other browsers. But I can't find this feature in the latest version of FF.

I want to disable images on specific websites, not all websites. I examined my address bar and there's no option there at all when I'm the specific site I want to block images and/or media.

Asked by Confused_is_me 8 months ago

Last reply by danielwakeley7 7 months ago

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Random Unusual Freezing, Yet Not Unresponsive

Hello, I've recently encountered a curious issue with my Firefox browser (Firefox version 102.0, Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.25145.1011). At seemingly random times i… (read more)

Hello,

I've recently encountered a curious issue with my Firefox browser (Firefox version 102.0, Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.25145.1011). At seemingly random times it will freeze for between two and five minutes (roughly). UI elements become completely unresponsive and the cursor does not update when moving over the browser window. The window will not minimize. Yet, Windows Task Manager does not report the application as being unresponsive. While never a common problem, any freezes in the past would eventually cause the Windows Task Manager to identify it as unresponsive.

I have disabled "recommended performance settings" and hardware acceleration to no avail. Everything seems perfectly normal immediately before and after the freezes, and I've yet to identify how I can trigger them. I do not recall having made any changes to my browser before the freezes started occurring, though multiple Windows updates have taken place since then. If I'm too impatient to wait I will end the Firefox processes via Windows Task Manager and restart it so I can return to my tabs without having cookies deleted. I have 13 plugins mainly covering privacy/security concerns. Is there some sort of debug tool I can engage to see what's occupying Firefox while it's frozen? I've just found the Firefox Task Manager, and will see if it can offer any additional information during/after the freezes.

Thanks, Logan

Asked by Logan 1 year ago

Last reply by Asa Dotzler 1 year ago