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Firefox Bookmarks Every Page I Visit

Firefox (10.0002 64-bit) is bookmarking every single page I visit, making the bookmarking function useless to me. I just noticed this problem recently. Someone posted a … (read more)

Firefox (10.0002 64-bit) is bookmarking every single page I visit, making the bookmarking function useless to me. I just noticed this problem recently. Someone posted a similar question in 2016:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1077320

He seemed to think the problem was related to an app -- but someone else posted to that question and they did not have any new apps. Nor do I. I haven't knowingly installed any apps to Firefox in the last year.

Can someone please tell me how to stop the bookmarking function from booking pages automatically without my input?

Thanks.

Asked by b98765 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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how to remove googleadservices

I have noticed that the googleadservices site address keeps flashing at the bottom of my screen. What can I do to stop this? This has been happening for the last couple o… (read more)

I have noticed that the googleadservices site address keeps flashing at the bottom of my screen. What can I do to stop this? This has been happening for the last couple of weeks and shows up especially often on facebook. Thanks, Simone

Asked by simonedail2008 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Default behaviour of searching in address bar

Hello, I just built a new PC and have a fresh install of Firefox. As seen in the image, the default 'search' that I type into the address bar is trying to go to a webpag… (read more)

Hello, I just built a new PC and have a fresh install of Firefox.

As seen in the image, the default 'search' that I type into the address bar is trying to go to a webpage (the web/globe icon) I would like it to default to search, (like the magnifying glass icon), rather than having to press the down arrow to get to it.

I had this functionality on the old computer. Curious how to get it back. Thank you.

Asked by Brian Gross 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Sync of critical preferences like search engine, privacy etc don't sync, they change too

OK I have been trying to go 100% Firefox for just a few months but with privacy and security as primary directive. It would be wonderful to just be in ine well moderated … (read more)

OK I have been trying to go 100% Firefox for just a few months but with privacy and security as primary directive. It would be wonderful to just be in ine well moderated browser ecosystem and actually being able to have my preferences, interest and personal information centralized with eventual goal of digitally divorcing tech companies from my personal data. I still have to use a lot of different devies with varying OS and it literally took me two years to help Apple fix an AppleId problem. Now that I have that sorted out I have been hoping to move away from gmail entirely and eventually have my own mailserver but using icloud now for macs and pcs.


At a minimum it seems like even after forced manual I have not properly sync an imac with windows 10 PC. So to keep it simple I stay there but this morning when I typed into Firefox on my iMac its was google search not Duckduckgo. Not only have I synced it in firefox but icloud should be redudant and I had removed google from list of potential search engines. There seems to be some way for a hostile takeover of these settings and google connstant agressive intrusions asking for data is not just wrong or annoying its simply impossible to not have facebook or google track me beyond california digital privacy standards. The worst offender may be youtube. I want to fix the browser and sync my stuff. But I am also looking for extensions that will help me do that better.

I am pretty thorough and now just want to learn more and would like to believe one can have a semblance of privacy but it seems like it will be an adversarial experience when the companies that do can rollback privacy with clever tv ads. The 'providers' clearly do not give hoot about rules, preferences and laws designed to protect people's rights.. That is what is particulary frustrating. It is not a fair fight but a good one. I guess what I am wondering is if there are specific modules you could add to detect maybewhen an event like change in search engine occurs and whether logs may exist as to how or why the change was made. Even if it was an accidental quick through a popup in chromium or edge where I was always being cued to come back to Chrome. Logging out doesnt always seem to work so i tried syncing with and chrome with more or less same results. Very little actual control or at least a tendency to revert back to the data miners preferences over mine. I want to help stop that.

Asked by 0light 2 years ago

Last reply by Melchior blausand 1 year ago

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Sorry. We’ve locked your account. A comedy of errors.

Hi Firefox, thanks for a great browser. Could you please help unlocking the account for [REDACTED BY MODERATOR] I was busy logging in to Firefox (today's update) using … (read more)

Hi Firefox, thanks for a great browser.

Could you please help unlocking the account for [REDACTED BY MODERATOR]

I was busy logging in to Firefox (today's update) using my account and wished to store my login info, but the link upon login was a long useless address specific to the post-login screen and related to adding more devices. I opened a new tab but this was, apparently, a sticky login and the new tab was logged in as well. I logged out of that tab with the obvious (hindsight) effect of interrupting the previous tab/s.

Long story short, the immediate effect was the message in the subject line of this mail. Firefox locked my account and I need it unlocked.

Thanks for your trouble. Kind regards Jacques


[Personal information removed by moderator. Please read Mozilla Support rules and guidelines, thanks.]

Asked by jaak0226 2 years ago

Last reply by Chris Ilias 2 years ago

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unable to post with V 100.0.1 (64 bit)

After updating to V 100.0.1 I have discovered that I am unable to post to 2 different message boards that I had no issues with before. Is there some parameter that has ch… (read more)

After updating to V 100.0.1 I have discovered that I am unable to post to 2 different message boards that I had no issues with before. Is there some parameter that has changed that is prohibiting me from uploading text and/or images? I am having no problem if I use Microsoft Edge but I much prefer working with Firefox.

Asked by sp5001 1 year ago

Last reply by FredMcD 1 year ago

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Help keeps mentioning a "shield" to the left of the address bar. I don't see one. Why?

Help continuously mentions something about clicking a "shield" to the left of the address bar, yet my up to date Firefox shows no "shield" anywhere i can find. Has an upd… (read more)

Help continuously mentions something about clicking a "shield" to the left of the address bar, yet my up to date Firefox shows no "shield" anywhere i can find. Has an update obviated the need for it, and if so, do we have updated help files to reflect the new control for security, vpn and cookie usage?

Asked by MaxTrax 2 years ago

Last reply by Terry 2 years ago

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crash and lost setting

Hello dear Mozilla. In a few moments ago the firefox crash and show massage that its was importing my data to restart its self. But after restarting I cant run the App in… (read more)

Hello dear Mozilla. In a few moments ago the firefox crash and show massage that its was importing my data to restart its self. But after restarting I cant run the App in its crash again and I had restart my system. After restart my system I run the firefox but my tabs , my them , my extensions and ... almost gone. pleas help me to recovery them I really really need them. Thanks.

Asked by moghadasiali1 1 year ago

Last reply by FredMcD 1 year ago

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Many common words missing in FireFox spell checker

I once found a live bug opened for this, but I don't find it anymore. The spell checking dictionary, as many pointed out, is horrible. It lacks tons of common words, as … (read more)

I once found a live bug opened for this, but I don't find it anymore.

The spell checking dictionary, as many pointed out, is horrible. It lacks tons of common words, as well as commonly used tech,internet, you name it - jargon words.

Is there (there should be) a repository to add missing words? Through my usage I add words to my private dictionary. Would be shame not to use this as part of this bug handling.

Asked by zarnivop 1 year ago

Last reply by pentaquark 1 year ago

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strange emails showing up in login screen

When I visit Hulu.com some strange emails appear along with legitamite emails, but ones I have never used on the Hulu site. Is there a way to remove them? … (read more)

When I visit Hulu.com some strange emails appear along with legitamite emails, but ones I have never used on the Hulu site. Is there a way to remove them?

Asked by joshuadharris1985 1 year ago

Last reply by Terry 1 year ago

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FireFox nie pokazuje skryptów html ,,br''

Dzień dobry, Państwa wyszukiwarka nie pokazuje WYBRANYCH 2 skryptów, RAMKI KONTAKTOWEJ na stronie https://pramedycyna.xip.pl/Kontakt.html - O dziwo zegar chodzi bez zar… (read more)

Dzień dobry, Państwa wyszukiwarka nie pokazuje WYBRANYCH 2 skryptów, RAMKI KONTAKTOWEJ na stronie https://pramedycyna.xip.pl/Kontakt.html - O dziwo zegar chodzi bez zarzutów jest w skrypcie https: Na drugiej nie działa kalkulator BMI do obliczania masy ciała. Proszę o sprawdzenie ewentualnie rozwiązanie problemu do 1 miesiąca wstecz było wszystko ok, Ps, ciasteczka kasowane czyszczona przeglądarka itp. itd.

z poważaniem Pydynowski Adam

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Asked by Adsakaam1234 1 year ago

Last reply by TyDraniu 1 year ago

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Fonts Changed after 103.0.1 upgrade

The default font for a lot of websites has changed and will not accept the settings to change back. Default font is Times New Roman - size 12. Advanced setting "allow w… (read more)

The default font for a lot of websites has changed and will not accept the settings to change back.

Default font is Times New Roman - size 12. Advanced setting "allow websites to override font" is deselected (disallow)

NOTE: when I was stupid enough to trust Mozilla developers and hit "restart to install" instead of actually shutting down and restarting myself, ONE tab in ONE window had been zoomed in. Now it appears that that zoom has been adopted as default, overriding whatever I put in settings.

That. Is. Beyond. Stupid.

The fact that the default font settings don't apply as default is also not the greatest...

Asked by DebraBk 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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Session restore critical issue

Firefox after PC restart was restored 1-2 month ago session, not the current. In history all visited sites saved, but I have old opened tabs instead opened before PC rest… (read more)

Firefox after PC restart was restored 1-2 month ago session, not the current. In history all visited sites saved, but I have old opened tabs instead opened before PC restart.

  • I restart PC after heavy lags and total freeze.

And I have restart of PC before it and after this old sessions.

How I can restore the true current session? I don't want do searching all opened last week links in infinity links list.

Asked by Демер Нкардаз 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Lost bookmarks with browser update

Hi My browser updated to latest version 100.0.1 but all my opened tabs are missing. And what is more important all my sync bookmarks are also gone. I can note restore any… (read more)

Hi My browser updated to latest version 100.0.1 but all my opened tabs are missing. And what is more important all my sync bookmarks are also gone. I can note restore any of sync data.

Asked by robert.ryczek 1 year ago

Last reply by FredMcD 1 year ago

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Firefox crashing on multiple machines

I cannot seem to narrow this down. I am getting a ntdll.dll exception within the error that I see in Event Viewer -> Application logs. This issue is reproducible on tw… (read more)

I cannot seem to narrow this down. I am getting a ntdll.dll exception within the error that I see in Event Viewer -> Application logs. This issue is reproducible on two different computers, opening various sites. I suspected it was extensions (as those would be a commonality) but I had the same crash occur in Troubleshoot Mode. It does happen less frequently on a newer machine, but it still happens. I find that opening something such as YouTube or The New York Times makes it crash faster, meaning some performance thing.

Attached are two distinct errors that happen each time.

Asked by peter608 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago