Firefox Community Forum

The problem: You’re the administrator of your Windows 11 computer, but you can’t copy, rename, or change your browser’s data folders (Firefox, Brave, Chrome, Edge). Windows says “You require permission from [your own name]” or “Access denied.” Closing the browser doesn’t help, and the usual fixes for permission problems don’t work either.

The cause (in my case): It wasn’t Windows. My ESET antivirus (ESET Smart Security Premium) has a setting called “Enhanced data protection.” It’s meant to stop password-stealing programs from reading your browser’s data, but it also blocks you from copying or renaming those folders. Starting your computer in Safe Mode may also let you get around the block, since antivirus programs don’t fully load there.

The fix (ESET): 1. Open ESET and click “Setup” on the left. 2. Click “Advanced setup” at the bottom right. 3. On the left, click “Protections”, then “Browser protection”. 4. Find “Safe Banking & Browsing”, then the section called “Secured browser”. 5. Turn off “Enhanced data protection” and click OK. 6. Try copying or renaming your folder again. It worked for me right away. Afterward, turn the setting back on to stay protected. If you’d rather leave it on, ESET has a “Browser protection allowlist” where you can add programs you trust.

Using a different antivirus? Look in its settings for something about browser protection, banking protection, or protecting browser data. A similar feature may be doing the same thing, though I only confirmed this with ESET. Technical note for those who want it: I confirmed ESET was active by running “fltmc” in an elevated Command Prompt, which listed ESET’s file protection driver (“eamonm”). Another user on Microsoft’s support forum found the same cause with a Chrome profile.

See this post for screenshots of the problem: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1528043

Ich verwende die neueste Version von Firefox. Ständig klickt es und jeder Schritt wird auf der Festplatte gespeichert. Das sind schnell über 100 Dateien. Was ich eventuell wirklich speichern will, ist dann schwer zu finden. Kann man dieses ständige speichern von jedem Einzelschritt unterbinden und wenn JA - WIE?

I have a Mini PC connected to my TV. I use the Top Sites shortcut feature to remind me of which TV shows I'm streaming. Each time I complete an episode, I edit the Top Site and change the URL to the next episode, so that, when I come back and hit the shortcut -- it keeps my place in the series.

This all worked perfectly until the recent Windows desktop build of 157.0.1. Now, when I edit the shortcut and click save, it doesn't Save the edit. Instead -- it creates a duplicate shortcut in my bottom row.

It doesn't matter which Top Site I edit -- they all do it.

Can anyone duplicate this bug?

Is there a way to print webpages that keeps photos whole when it comes to page breaks? I can adjust the scale to preserve one photo, but in articles with lots of photos that often moves another to the page break, and renders the text too small to read.

Right now I have to use the Print Friendly extension, which works, but that requires a little extra cleanup effort since it's attempts to simplify the page often make them look bad haha

Hatte auf meinem alten PC Windows 10, auf dem ich auch Mozilla hatte. Habe jetzt aber Neugerät mit Windosw 11. Mein PC-Service-Dienst hat alles auf Windows 11 "rübergezogen" (wie er mir sagte) . Jetzt habe ich mir den neuen Firefox (in meinem Alter und ohne IT-Kenntnisse ist das alles sehr mühsam) runtergeladen, läuft auch. Aber ich überlege gerade ob das so richtig ist, nach meinem Verständnis habe ich den "Neuen Firefox" praktisch auf die alte in Windows 10 - Version gepackt. Geht das auf Dauer gut? Sorry, kenne mich mit IT-Technik überhaupt nicht aus und der PC-Service kostet jedesmal einen 3stelligen Betrag!)!

I am stuck. I keep on getting this message. I've deleted firefox and reloaded it, it did not help Secure Connection Failed

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified. What can you do about it?

The issue is most likely with the website, and there is nothing you can do to resolve it. You can notify the website’s administrator about the problem.

Error Code: PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR

Whenever there's an update, my saved passwords seem to disappear, and sometimes show up later on. Right now they seem to have disappeared again, so I made sure that sync is on, and everything is selected, but they still aren't there.

Please help.

Regards, Brett

There doesn't seem to be an "Other " or "Additional Options" category, so if Settings isn't in the correct category, please tell me where to post this. TIA

I want to be able to create multiple default 'pinned" tabs that will appear every time I open up a new window. Is that possible? If so, how? Again, TIA