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I tried to open my Firefox browser, but was unable to. Same thing with my Google chrome browser. I ran the troubleshooter for network problems, but unable to get a solution.

I downloaded a new Firefox browser in the hopes that it would let me access the other browser so I could retrieve all the settings, bookmarks, etc. However, everything disappeared when the new browser was installing.

Is there any way for me to retrieve that information or is it a total loss?

I am using a Hammerspoon on MacOs to do my window management. This allows me to move windows around to different areas and monitors using my own hotkeys. For all other applications, this works perfectly. Windows move to the target area/screen instantly when I press a hotkey. However, Firefox always needs some "encouragement". On every key-press, it moves towards the desired location & size, but never gets there in one go.

After some googling, I recently found another question on this forum that seemed to fix the problem. It is this question: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1438695

By setting `ui.prefersReducedMotion` to 1, Firefox stops its animation-stuff and does exactly what is expected when the windowmanager gives the window a series of `(x, y, w, h)` instructions. So, that seemed like the fix I needed.

But... I typically don't reboot my mac for weeks on end and I noticed that after "some time", Firefox reverts back to its old behaviour. I have not yet figured out if there is a minimum amount of time before this happens, or if it has something to do with locking/unlocking my mac. At the moment the only way to fix it again is to restart Firefox.

I know reducing animations in MacOS' accessibility-settings probably fixes it for good, but that is not what I want. That would remove _all_ animations from all of the apps and the OS. How can I help investigate this?

I am currently using Firefox Desktop Version for Mac 137.0.1. I tried to use the new vertical side bar instead and even though my browser is in dark mode, the vertical side bar is in light mode. Please, see attached image.

refer attachment, i am unable to access this site. completely working fine in edge. what could be the issue as i reinstalled firefox and still is facing the issue.

As of this morning (new update 136.0.2) Some websites I use (NYT Crossword) do not display any content and some (cnn.com) are missing some content. Also Duck Duck Go search is broken. I have tried deleting all the browser data as well as shutting done firefox and reopening. All of the above still seem to work in Chrome.

Thanks

Can anyone please help me figure out why can't I access my multiple open Firefox tabs on my Widow 11 desktop unless I open a new tab, and then click on the three line Firefox app menu symbol, then select "History" and then go back? I don't even have to choose a function under "History". I just go back to the tabs and they have become available to be selected and activated. This fix is only temporary and may have to be repeated several times in one session. The misbehaving tabs show up in a horizontal row over my toolbar area (sometimes as dark panels after an update) but clicking on them just causes the row of tabs shown, or the vertical list of excessive multiple tabs, to disappear. I tried selecting troubleshoot mode, but did not see any indications of errors. This problem only began after my last Firefox update and does not go away after a Windows reboot.

on using firefox for first time, get message

The connection has timed out

The server at www.google.co.uk is taking too long to respond.

   The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments.
   If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer’s network connection.
   If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the web.

on re-try, problem disappears using 136.0 Beta 5 last daily update 12 Feb 2025

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I save an article on pocker, I click next to the pocket box it goes away, but when I go to print the article it shows the pocket box, that is a change in the software, how do I fix this?

Some time this year I noticed that when I get home from work and wake up my monitor (PC is always on and doesn't sleep or log out) I get an email notification in the bottom right corner for every email I received that day and it takes a couple of minutes to clear.

I don't remember this before, it was only live notifications in the bottom right as they came in, if you clicked the Windows notification icon it would show you all of the past notifications on the list of course.

I still want the notifications for live incoming mail but not all of the unread emails previously.

I don't know if this is a Firefox setting or a Windows one but I couldn't figure out how to change without disabling notifications all together.

Using tab groups, how to sync those groups across device, like bookmarks are synced ? Currently, I have several groups defined in my account, but they are not synced on my professional PC.

Since last month, I'm periodically experiencing problems with AOL's homepage (with its scrolling news articles) not loading properly on my screen, with all links - including the email link - scrunched over to the left hand side of the page and no images appearing at all. I do seem to be able to see all information properly if I switch to MICROSOFT EDGE as the browser, but FIREFOX is - and always has been - my default browser and never had this problem until recently.

Despite having the tick in the "Open Tabs and Windows" box, the last 3 days they have not been opened. Instead I get a completely blank page, not even the Firefox home page.

Even the "pinned" tabs aren't opening.

In 20 years I've never had this happen before.

I use Firefox on all my computers and phone, because its ability to save my browsing history and sync across devices has been unparalleled. This is invaluable because a certain website I frequent has a nasty habit of eliminating and locking its pages. (I’ve asked them about it and they plan to continue doing this.) Without the exact link and all the metadata from my browsing history, I cannot retrieve those pages.

This past weekend when I went to recover a page, I discovered that FireFox has only six months of my history, not the many years I expected. I checked my pre-update profile, and it had no history either. I have some computers that have been offline for a few months so maybe they have versions old enough to still have my history.

How do I get my history back and how do I avoid FF destroying my history without my consent in the future?

The app browser search, despite being up to date and installed on a compatible phone, no longer works consistently for image search.

The image results will briefly show up before the entire page blacks out. And even when the images do show up, the page will occasionally black out when I'm part way through scrolling down the page.

Force quitting the app, re-opening and starting again occasionally works, but it's inconsistent. Web site results will still generate, just not the images.