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I have been having a reoccuring problem signing into Apple / icloud accounts. Basically, it won't let me login even though the password is correct. There are several ways to fix the problem, you have to try each one since there is no consistent way to fix it.

1. Sign in using appleid.apple.com instead of icloud, which seems to work better.. 2. Clear site data for apple.com and icloud.com, which sometimes work. 3. Clear all browsing data, if the previous step doesn't work. 4. Create a new profile if the previous step doesn't work.

The problem is that the problem comes right back in the next login. No fix seems to last more than a few days. It's not an extension issue since the problem occurs even with extensions. It's not using standard tracking and ublock if enable is off for the apple domains.

Anyone has an idea what is causing this? There are no issue signing in using chromium based browsers. The issue has been around for a year now.

When opening a new window on firefox I see a "homepage" (No URL offered at the top of the page), offering some helpful, frequently used shortcut icons followed by a number of headings, i.e. : Popular Today, Connections, Featured Videos, etc., providing image/links to stories from various "news" or "interest" websites, which I can click on to view. Opening a number of these sites in order to view the advertised "story" require setting up a free, or paywall account/membership, etc.. How can I eliminate these undesirable/unwanted options from being "offered" or shown on my firefox homepage? Something may look interesting, but I'm not one to sign up, or pay to view these opportunities. I see where I can eliminate entire Categories, but what I'm trying to do is block, or eliminate the "offer to view" what I deem "unwanted offers to sign up to view this "story". Can this "Junk/Bait" be eliminated from my homepage on a site by site basis? As examples: CNN, Wired", "the cut", among others. Can the page be configured to eliminate the offering of "Non-Free", "Non-Membership", "Non-Signup" Sites? (Apologies for my lack of appropriate semantics, I'm just a user, not an Internet Expert, developer, or or software-savvy person.) As an aside, is there a way to contact a real live human person at Mozilla/Firefox to assist with issues like this, or answer related questions. All I seem to find are circular links to "Contact Mozilla", which bring me to unrelated FAQ databases, and user forums, etc., where I find I'm unable to get an answer to the question asked? Thanks for reading and advising!

Running Windows 10 but with extra year of security updates. Several web sites were running very slow or not loading at all. So I tried doing system restore - only went back 3 days but afterward said it had some problems, and link to Firefox did not work. So I did system recovery back to time from which I had just done restore. But I had no link to Firefox so had to download it new. But now I have none of my previous tabs, links, saved passwords,,etc. I'm hoping my previous Firefox is still on my PC and there is a way I can run it.

Common Firefox Issues Over Its History Browser crashes and freezes. Memory usage problems. Extension compatibility issues. Website rendering bugs. Security vulnerabilities that required updates. Performance slowdowns on older hardware. Compatibility problems after operating-system updates. Support ending for older operating systems. What the Message Means

If you're running:

macOS 10.14 Mojave macOS 10.13 High Sierra macOS 10.12 Sierra or older,.Firefox 115 is the last major Firefox version that supports macOS 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra), and 10.14 (Mojave). Users on those macOS versions are moved to Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release). Mozilla plans to provide security updates for Firefox 115 ESR until at least the end of August 2026. After that, support may end unless Mozilla extends it again. Apple stopped providing security updates for macOS 10.14 in 2021, which is one reason Mozilla is ending support. To receive the newest Firefox features, Mozilla recommends upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer.

So if you're using macOS 10.12, 10.13, or 10.14 and seeing:

"Firefox is no longer supported on macOS 10.14 and below."Firefox has had many bugs, crashes, performance issues, extension compatibility problems, security vulnerabilities, and website compatibility issues over its long history. ChatGPT and other online services have also experienced outages, slowdowns, login issues, and software bugs from time to time. No software product has a complete public list of every glitch ever discovered because there have been thousands over the years.Firefox, since its first release in 2004, has experienced thousands of reported bugs, including crashes, memory leaks, slow performance, security vulnerabilities, website rendering problems, and extension compatibility issues. Major changes—such as the transition to the Quantum engine in 2017 and the introduction of the WebExtensions system—fixed many problems but also created temporary compatibility issues for some users. Security researchers and Mozilla have continuously discovered and patched vulnerabilities over the years.ChatGPT and other online services have experienced service interruptions, heavy-load slowdowns, login failures, missing chat history incidents, API outages, and software bugs. Large cloud services operated by many companies occasionally suffer outages due to server failures, network problems, software deployment errors, configuration mistakes, or unusually high traffic. Helpful Tip!

Follow through. Sometimes, our volunteers would ask you for more information or to test out certain scenarios. The sooner you can do this, the sooner they would know how to fix it. macOS 10.15 Catalina and newer: you can run current Firefox releases.You'll still receive ESR security updates while Mozilla supports Firefox won't open. Firefox opens and then closes unexpectedly. Firefox freezes and stops responding. Firefox runs very slowly. Web pages take a long time to load. Some websites do not load at all. Tabs crash unexpectedly. Videos do not play properly. Audio does not work correctly. Extensions or add-ons stop working. Pages appear blank or partially loaded. Text, images, or graphics display incorrectly. Scrolling is slow or jerky. Firefox uses a lot of memory. Firefox shows error messages. Downloads fail. Login pages do not work correctly. Certain buttons or menus do not respond. Firefox repeatedly asks to be updated. Firefox reports that your version of macOS is no longer supported.

Greetings! I asked this as a "Question" over a month ago with no answers offered. Perhpas I should have posted it here:

I'd like to move the Firefox program files to a secondary hard drive without losing bookmarks, settings, etc. Please advise the best way to go about this. Win 11, Thank you.

The reason for this, if relevant, is that my C dirve is filling up and if I can move some of the files off it, it would be easier than replacing the drive.

TIA

My Merrill Lynch sign in password and user name do not appear. Add blockers are turned off and shield is down, cache has been cleared. The problem does not happen in MSFT Edge see attached picture

I am running the latest public stable release of Firefox, 151.0.1 (aarch64), and these last few weeks I've been getting prompted to grant my location over and over every time I do a Google search. In MacOS, I've granted Firefox location permission and I've repeatedly saved me giving google permission but it doesn't stop. This is happening on my MacBook Pro and Mac Studio.

Anyone else? Any tips? It's maddening. lol

It seems that after a recent Firefox version update (perhaps to 151.0.3), the "Clear cookies and site data" option is disabled for any container tab. This is really annoying as I like to use this feature often.

Hello,

At the last FF update, I discovered that I had VPN on my top status bar but what does it do?

I have v. 150.0.1 (64 bit). Also Windows 11. I live in France and the only reason to use a VPN is to watch a UK soap which I cannot watch by any other means unless it's live on the TV. I know how to turn it on (obvious), so when I use the BBC website, this is what I do. But it makes not the slightest bit of difference as I am still recognised as being outside the UK.

Am I not doing something please?

Hello Im having trouble getting the free vpn showing I tried resting the toolbar and restarting firefox and reinstalling. I dont see it on the toolbar or custom toolbar to drag and drop. Thanks Mike

I want to dowload V150. The current Firefox version sucks. If you don't let me download an earlier version then I will stop using Firefox because the latest version is SHIT!

I bought a new hp notepad and McAfee keeps popping up. I followed the instructions on internet to no avail. Please help my new notebook is useless to me with mcfee popups

I have installed Firefox's free VPN. It shows in the toolbar, as a grey X and a grey "VPN". When I click that, I receive a series of promising, colorful dialog boxes that ultimately change nothing. I can only click the grey VPN and run through the same cycle again with the same results (opening yet a new tab). I have looked in Extensions and Themes > Manage Your Extensions, and can't find the VPN. How do I turn it on?