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How do I prevent tabs from auto-refreshing?!!

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charlesy
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Hello,

All of the sudden, this morning, when I click a tab I have left open for more than maybe 20 seconds. when I re-click the tab it auto-refreshes the page.

I have atried to disable it using an add-on and in config blockautorefresh and neither work>

I will need to switch browsers until this is resolved :(

Hello, All of the sudden, this morning, when I click a tab I have left open for more than maybe 20 seconds. when I re-click the tab it auto-refreshes the page. I have atried to disable it using an add-on and in config blockautorefresh and neither work> I will need to switch browsers until this is resolved :(

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TyDraniu
TyDraniu
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Try to enter about:config in the URL bar, search for browser.tabs.unloadOnLowMemory and switch it to false.

cor-el
cor-el
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Firefox will detect if your computer’s memory is running low, which is defined as lower than 400MB, and suspend unused tabs that you haven’t used or looked at in a while.