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Hello,

I apologize if the topic is incorrect, but I didn't know which applied to my situation the best.

Starting on Monday of this week (4/28/2025), YouTube no longer loads properly on Firefox for me. The entire page is covered in video slots with no videos and if I try using a link to a specific video, it will take me to the page, however the video will not load or play, additionally any other elements such as comments or suggested videos will not load. I am using the latest version of Firefox Developer Edition.

I have tried all of the following:

• disabling all of my add-ons
• clearing cache, cookies, and history
• uninstalling and reinstalling Firefox
• logging in and out of YouTube
• Reaching out to YouTube (they told me to just use Chrome)

I have asked my friend who also uses Firefox and YouTube works fine for him, so I'm not sure exactly what is making it not work.

Thank you for your time!

Most other forums don't impose this type of limited categorization. What is the best way to proceed here when you topic here doesn't have an obvious fit? This is not uncommon. Should I be concerned that my question won't get to the right eyes/assistance needed?

Some venues offer the ability to add tags. Why not give us the ability to add "tags" if you believe some sort of pre-designation is necessary? Does that qualify for my choosing this topic?

How about "other"?

This question is about a specific Firefox add on. I have not used extensions or add ons previously and am concerned about the safety of the one I want to upload: Claude Conversation Capture.

The page says it will require permission to Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history (which is fine) and Access your data for all websites (which scares the heck out of me.)

How can I safeguard my privacy and data to prevent a breach and maintain proper security if I download this add on?

Can anyone help with this please? The add on would be extremely useful but not at the expense of my security and privacy.

FWIW I am #notageek and very tech challenged, so please explain anything I need to know in ordinary language I can understand (will be greatly appreciated.)

Thank you!

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Hi. There is a new feature of Firefox that bothers me. It is when I drag tabs around the top, they try to group when I don't want them to. So I go to about:config and find the "browser.tabs.groups.enabled" key and set it to false. But when I restart Firefox, the change reverts. How do I fix this so the change stays?

I've already tried going to Menu->Help->More troubleshooting information->Profile Folder->Open folder, but there is no "user.js" file there. Do I have to do a Firefox reset to fix this? I hope not...

Note that I'm pretty sure that other settings that I change do not revert when I restart Firefox. Right now, it seems to be just this one about:config setting, unless the new version of Firefox reverts all manually changed about:config settings upon restart.

Thanx in advance for any help.

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Yesterday, something in my Firefox 138.0 (64-bit) settings changed spontaneously. Streaming and some other site backgrounds changed from black to transparent. Headlines on all sites turned to green. When viewed on Edge, none of these changes had occurred. I use Automatic, not Dark, mode. Can anybody help me reverse these changes?