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Dear Firefox: When ever I try to search for a general topic (e.g. apples), I receive the following error message: "The page isn’t redirecting properly Firefox has detec… (read more)

Dear Firefox:

When ever I try to search for a general topic (e.g. apples), I receive the following error message: "The page isn’t redirecting properly

Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies."

I believe that have enabled cookies but I always receive the same message above. Could you please help me solve this problem? Thanks. ...

Asked by ron.kobylnyk 2 years ago

Answered by Amelia 2 years ago

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clearing cookies

When I try to clear cookies and cache etc in Firefox 95.0 on my Mac (OSX 11.6.1), there always remains 811kb, no matter how many times I try and clear it. Deleting the Se… (read more)

When I try to clear cookies and cache etc in Firefox 95.0 on my Mac (OSX 11.6.1), there always remains 811kb, no matter how many times I try and clear it. Deleting the Search history doesn't get rid of it either. Previously, this didn't happen. What's going on please?

Asked by dbwm01 2 years ago

Answered by cor-el 1 year ago

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Can't change bookmarks, won't save history, since Big Sur upgrade

Since I upgrade MacOS to Big Sur, a couple basic Firefox functions have stopped working. 1) History is not being saved. I can restore deleted tabs, but there is nothing… (read more)

Since I upgrade MacOS to Big Sur, a couple basic Firefox functions have stopped working. 1) History is not being saved. I can restore deleted tabs, but there is nothing in the History menu, nor is there any record (for example, in the form of auto-complete) of websites I have visited in the past. 2) My bookmarks file appears to be mostly read-only. Clicking on the star icon to save a new bookmark does nothing. Selecting Bookmarks > Bookmark Current Tab does nothing. In the Manage Bookmarks environment, selecting Add Bookmark from the gear icon brings up a dialog box in which the only content is a Cancel button. In the Manage Bookmarks environment, I can change the Name of a current bookmark but cannot change its URL. If I try, it reverts to the old URL as soon as I click away from it.

The current help page that most closely describes my symptoms is https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/changes-toolbars-and-window-sizes-are-not-saved. I tried both remedies, including refreshing Firefox and deleting xulstore.json, but no change in symptoms.

Asked by matthewtiscareno 2 years ago

Answered by FredMcD 2 years ago

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Can't get rid of bing on mac monterey

I just downloaded Alfred and now when I try a search from the address bar or the search box on the right, it is defaulting to bing! I have restarted in trouble shooting m… (read more)

I just downloaded Alfred and now when I try a search from the address bar or the search box on the right, it is defaulting to bing! I have restarted in trouble shooting mode and it is still there. I don't see bing in the drop down of searches in default search engines, in fact the only thing that now shows up there is has the firefox icon and "a browser." I ran malware and it quarantined 17 items. Still have bing. Please help me get rid of this intruder! Thank you

Asked by joesgrille 1 year ago

Answered by joesgrille 1 year ago

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How to stop this animation?

I am highly distractable by screen movements of any kind, and prefer that nothing on my screen moves unless I ask it to--no autoplay or running ribbons of text or even sl… (read more)

I am highly distractable by screen movements of any kind, and prefer that nothing on my screen moves unless I ask it to--no autoplay or running ribbons of text or even slideshows with pictures slipping past each other unless I specifically click to make something move. But none of the adjustments I've found in about:config have stopped the snowflakes that drift down across the screen on

https://cutetropolis.com

during December. I'd like to stop them in my viewing but not be the killjoy that demands they be taken down for everyone, because lots of people actually like them.

Any suggestions on what setting to tweak for this?

FF beta channel, up to date

Asked by Foxfree99 2 years ago

Answered by jonzn4SUSE 1 year ago

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Crashed mac bookmarks

My Mac Book Pro crashed so I could not download the bookmarks before buying a new Mac and I cannot retrive the old bookmarks from excisting profiles. (How) Can I get the … (read more)

My Mac Book Pro crashed so I could not download the bookmarks before buying a new Mac and I cannot retrive the old bookmarks from excisting profiles. (How) Can I get the old bookmarks on my new Mac?

Asked by frankdomen 1 year ago

Answered by FredMcD 1 year ago

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Membership

Hello, Will you please ensure that I am not charged for anything as I did not join or buy anything! So please do not charge me for anything. Thank you. Susan Coppard (...… (read more)

Hello, Will you please ensure that I am not charged for anything as I did not join or buy anything! So please do not charge me for anything. Thank you. Susan Coppard (...)


edited email from public and search/spam bots view on this community forum

Asked by Susan Coppard 1 year ago

Answered by James 1 year ago

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Keep extensions separate in same Firefox account on different machines

I use a Firefox account on two different machines- one is a Mac and the other is a Windows machine. I have some programs installed on the Windows machine that installed a… (read more)

I use a Firefox account on two different machines- one is a Mac and the other is a Windows machine. I have some programs installed on the Windows machine that installed an extension for Firefox. Those programs are not Mac compatible but because of the same account, those extensions were copied to the Firefox installation on Mac. I was wondering if there is a way to isolate the extensions to just the windows installation? Thanks!

Asked by Sunny 2 years ago

Answered by FredMcD 1 year ago

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Preferences and passwords

I cannot access the preferences and my saved passwords in Firefox for Mac on my computer. When I go to preferences in the menu bar or type command-comma nothing happens a… (read more)

I cannot access the preferences and my saved passwords in Firefox for Mac on my computer. When I go to preferences in the menu bar or type command-comma nothing happens at all. I'm worried to say the least!

Asked by JB 1 year ago

Answered by FredMcD 1 year ago

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Firefox 78.15.0esr (64-bit) constantly crashing on Mac El Capitan when I try to attach an image

Firefox has been my favourite browser for years but I am about to uninstall and kick it to the curb!!! Every time I want to attach/insert an image (on many different sit… (read more)

Firefox has been my favourite browser for years but I am about to uninstall and kick it to the curb!!!

Every time I want to attach/insert an image (on many different sites/platforms/apps) it freezes ~ I have to shut down and start again, losing whatever I have been working on. I have uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and have checked ~ all is up to date.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks a mil!

Asked by lee65 1 year ago

Answered by cor-el 1 year ago

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strange icon in dock

I use Firefox quite a bit and installed it on my wife’s MacBook air and I’m trying to get her to use it. I recently set up a gmail account for my brother-in-law who does … (read more)

I use Firefox quite a bit and installed it on my wife’s MacBook air and I’m trying to get her to use it. I recently set up a gmail account for my brother-in-law who does not have Internet and uses my wife’s MacBook air when he visits us. 


A couple of days ago the mystery icon—Firefox logo with a tv screen on the upper right—started appearing on my MacBook pro every time she turned on her computer. There does not seem to be a way to get rid of it. Any suggestions?

Asked by agarratt 1 year ago

Answered by AliceWyman 1 year ago

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Ebay Listing Text is not fromatting correctly

EBAY The Text in the Ebay Item Description box does not format normally. (Like this! for eg) Instead it formats as though I have changed tabs to only allow it into 1 inc… (read more)

EBAY

The Text in the Ebay Item Description box does not format normally. (Like this! for eg) Instead it formats as though I have changed tabs to only allow it into 1 inch columns.

Why is this happening ONLY on Firefox? I checked Chrome and Safari and those 2 do not show the text in the description box this way.

How is this fixable?

I could upload a screenshot, but the Add Images option just twirls and never stops.

Asked by Kitten Caboodle 1 year ago

Answered by FredMcD 1 year ago

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Stopping firefox nag popup for an updte

Firefox v90 on a Mac. Continual nag screen popping up telling of an update. None of the solutions presented by top contributors or moderators work. Nothing obvious or sug… (read more)

Firefox v90 on a Mac. Continual nag screen popping up telling of an update. None of the solutions presented by top contributors or moderators work. Nothing obvious or suggested in about:config. Nothing about putting policies in .json files in the correct directory.

It is as if Mozilla refuses to let you turn off that nag screen.

Asked by jkeating2 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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Firefox crashing when rendering maps

For the past two weeks, I've noticed that embedded maps make my browser immediately crash. I initially thought it was a Firefox problem, but I have been having a similar … (read more)

For the past two weeks, I've noticed that embedded maps make my browser immediately crash. I initially thought it was a Firefox problem, but I have been having a similar issue with Safari. This does NOT happen on my iPhone using the same two browsers. This also does not seem to effect Google Maps or embedded Google Maps, but embedded maps from other services. Anyway, I'm posting here because Firefox conveniently provides crash data, I'm not sure what else the cause could be and I'm hoping someone can help.

Two websites this has been consistently happening with are The Empire State Trail bike path (https://empiretrail.ny.gov/) and a NYC vaccine finder website (https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/). Firefox immediately crashes, though with the EST website it seems to be tied to the pathway of the trail being drawn (crashing after I've zoomed in a few times and the path has to regenerate). Safari doesn't totally crash, but forces a site reload and after it fails a second time says it can't display the site.

Any ideas what the issue could be? I'm on the latest version of Catalina (10.15.7), Firefox and Safari and seem to have all security updates for all.

Here's a link to the latest crash data: https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/1389c870-51cf-4790-b0a0-fd01f0211202

Asked by conrad 2 years ago

Answered by conrad 1 year ago

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Lost Talk Radio when Firefox Updated

When Firefox updated to 95.0.2 I lost the ability to listen to Talk Radio, mainly https://www.iheart.com/live/590-kqnt-4952/ How do I get Talk Radio Back? … (read more)

When Firefox updated to 95.0.2 I lost the ability to listen to Talk Radio, mainly https://www.iheart.com/live/590-kqnt-4952/

How do I get Talk Radio Back?

Asked by bearcave 1 year ago

Answered by jonzn4SUSE 1 year ago

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Firefox freezing on quit

macOS 11.6.1 Firefox 95.0 I had the same problem early this year - when I quit Firefox, it takes maybe 15 seconds or more to actually quit or it doesn't quit at all. So,… (read more)

macOS 11.6.1 Firefox 95.0

I had the same problem early this year - when I quit Firefox, it takes maybe 15 seconds or more to actually quit or it doesn't quit at all. So, I have to keep doing a force quit.

There was no solution earlier this year except, I discovered, to completely uninstall Firefox and reinstall - which cleared the problem completely.

Except, over the last 6 weeks or so, the problem has returned.

Before I completely unistall and reinstalll, are there any suggestions to fix the problem, preferably permanently?

Thanks,

Asked by UKLarry 1 year ago

Answered by UKLarry 1 year ago