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Why is the back button left-click disabled?

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For some odd reason, the back button on my Firefox installation no longer works normally. I can still right-click on it to choose previous websites. But it is greyey out at all times with no way to select it with a normal left-click.

I have refreshed Firefox and the problem still persists.

For some odd reason, the back button on my Firefox installation no longer works normally. I can still right-click on it to choose previous websites. But it is greyey out at all times with no way to select it with a normal left-click. I have refreshed Firefox and the problem still persists.

Chosen solution

It turns out there was something in conflict with the openSUSE repo's mozilla repository. I deleted the repository and went back to the original repository in openSUSE.

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cor-el
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You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database file in the Firefox profile folder.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
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Chosen Solution

It turns out there was something in conflict with the openSUSE repo's mozilla repository. I deleted the repository and went back to the original repository in openSUSE.