Calibre Opens Endless Tabs in Firefox
After trying to open an Epub in Calibre, I suddenly had endless tabs opening in Firefox. I disconnected, stopped Calibre, stopped Firefox, restarted Firefox, and eventually they stopped popping up.
I need a number of accessibility fixes to use Firefox and to browse the web, so I can't refresh Firefox.
I checked the Applications prefs but can't see anything that could trigger this in Firefox.
I can't find any info on what could cause this in Calibre either.
I suspect something was wrong with the Epub.
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You get tabs opening endlessly if you select the Firefox program to handle a file when you get an "Open with" dialog. You should never select Firefox as the application to handle a file.
Try to rename (or delete) the mimeTypes.rdf file in the Firefox profile folder to reset all file actions.
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/mimeTypes.rdf
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions#Resetting_download_actions
You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder:
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
"You get tabs opening endlessly if you select the Firefox program to handle a file when you get an "Open with" dialog."
And I didn't do that. Although I hope removing mimetypes helps.