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(This is copied nearly directly from a post on r/firefox made a few hours ago—I decided it was best to spread it here for more exposure. The only change was the removal of the add-on names from the title due to character limits; these are Form History Control and Text Area Cache.)

I hope the title explains what I am looking for well. My main computer has had... spooky behavior with its file system recently, and I have been recommended to make a back-up, format my drive, and re-install my operating system (possibly upgrading from Windows 10 to 11 in the process). The biggest hold-up to me doing so is this, as I have no idea how to transfer the extension data between installs, or convert it into a human-readable form. The sheer number of writing drafts in those extensions both make losing them an unacceptable situation and copying the data manually into a document entirely impractical. So, can anyone help me with this? For context, I was on Firefox 138.0 when I stopped using my main computer due to those issues. (Note: It will certainly last long enough to do the Firefox Syncing and other back-up operations, just not for many more weeks or months.)

So, sometimes, when I already have a Firefox window opened, the markers just don't load, or unload. This can be easily fixed by closing the windown and reloading from history, but I was wondering if there was any way to make it load properly, or maybe reload them, so I don't have to close the window? Thanks

I have been using Firefox for awhile now and something weird is happening. I can't close tabs by clicking on the 'x' on the tab. I also can't use the back arrow and the refresh button. I can right click and close tabs that way and the bookmark bar works. The problem seems confined to the top two bars. Thank you.

Hello! I've been observing strange behaviour during the startup of a new profile window in Firefox. Before launching there is a split second pop-up with no name and flickering colours. Any idea what that might be? I installed firefox on a different win 10 pc and the same happens there

In the last few days, after some minutes of usage, parts of Firefox become unclickable:

- I can still click on tabs to change tabs. - When hovering over the cross button to close a tab, it changes appearance as it should. Clicking the button does nothing. Ctrl+w still closes the button. - Clicking on the address bar does nothing. - Cannot click on back, forward, refresh buttons. - Cannot click on any add-ons. - Cannot click on preferences. - Can click on the button to open a new tab. There, I can enter an address. Once the page has loaded, address bar becomes unclickable again. - Bookmarks toolbar is still working as expected. - Keyboard shortcuts (ctrl+t, ctrl-w, ctrl-l) still work as expected.

I'm running ``` Mozilla Firefox 138.0 20250428130755 20250428130755 ```

on Manjaro 25.0.1 with GNOME 48

For days I have been seeing Firefox be very slow to load a page (as in minutes) or stop working entirely. At the same time Chrome works fine. Mac Mail has become intermittent as well. I have uninstalled Norton products and changed Network proxy settings many times. Nothing helps. I have created new profiles. I switch between profiles. I have hacked into my WiFi router. Nothing, nothing helps. Safari hangs up too. Firefox on my android phone continues to work properly when using my Wifi router -the same router my Mac Studio connects to the internet with. I can access my third party mail service via Firefox on my android phone. Both FireTV devices work. I am at my wit's end. At this point I have shifted all of my work over to Chrome.

I have cleared caches. I have gotten rid of all cookies. I have restarted Firefox and rebooted my computer countless times.

Mac OS Sequoia 15.5 Firefox 138.04

Maybe after update, or i dont know why, but now. when youtube (or any other videoplayer) in fullscreen - taskbar menu is visible (Is on topscreen). In google chrome problem is not repeats. I'm using StartAllBack app for classic start menu, but till that day all was fine. I checked on two devices with firefox - the same problem (StartAllBack or windows version wasnt cahnged). Windows 11 24H2

I discovered that I cannot sync with my google account protected from 2FA.

In detail:

1. Numbered list item showing something went wrong page when I am trying to login from (about:preferences#sync);
2. Numbered list item Login successful with another account not protected by 2FA

Note that:

1. Numbered list item cookie allowed;
2. Numbered list item using newest version;
3. Numbered list item protection set to standard;
4. Numbered list item tried to reinstall firefox

but none of them are successful.

I have also confirm that:

1. Numbered list item the account is able to sign in from other platform from mozilla(it's the account I'm using now)
2. Numbered list item there's no (significant) error logged from the F12 console

full F12 message here: ``` GET https://accounts.firefox.com/post_verify/third_party_auth/callback?context=oauth_webchannel_v1&entrypoint=preferences-reverify&action=email&service=sync&client_id=5882386c6d801776&response_type=code&access_type=offline&scope=https://identity.mozilla.com/apps/oldsync+profile&state=Y3UDr2_XIlwjqswEnyjs1g&code_challenge=d3K0xaJKqskxM0DZJugMDgEvVMbgLGmKSuKn0fvK9kM&code_challenge_method=S256&keys_jwk=eyJjcnYiOiJQLTI1NiIsImV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwia2V5X29wcyI6W10sImt0eSI6IkVDIiwieCI6IklnQUFGX0dWSUhtQnQxczdGU1Nya3FFMTZZQ2lZb0FxSFF1R2RoNlJnMmciLCJ5IjoiLU1Gb0VvY0tMU1VVY1dqVlhEeWVkWFUyaEF2N1p3d093akNRUV9wVDhoZyJ9 [HTTP/3 200 143ms]

GET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/css/main.47bc55cc.css [HTTP/2 200 OK 0ms]

GET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/query-fix.js [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

GET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/js/main.e5e8b95eb0758054510f.js [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

sentry-config-builder Object { msg: "Config setting for sentry.dsn specified, enabling sentry for env prod!" } config-builder.ts:49:9 sentry-config-builder Object { msg: "sentry targeting: prod" } config-builder.ts:63:9 XHRPOST https://accounts.firefox.com/nimbus-experiments [HTTP/3 200 148ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/static-asset-manifest.json [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/zh-TW/main.92b0a10b.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/zh-CN/main.61fb087e.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/en-GB/main.948aff3a.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/en/main.ca2a17d4.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRGET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/locales/en-CA/main.105631bd.ftl [HTTP/2 200 0ms]

XHRPOST https://graphql.accounts.firefox.com/graphql [HTTP/3 200 148ms]

GET https://accounts.firefox.com/favicon.ico [HTTP/3 200 0ms]

XHRPOST https://graphql.accounts.firefox.com/graphql [HTTP/3 200 144ms]

webchannel WebChannelMessageToContent { target: Window, isTrusted: true, detail: {…}, srcElement: Window, currentTarget: Window, eventPhase: 2, bubbles: false, cancelable: false, returnValue: true, defaultPrevented: false, … } console.ts:40:19 webchannel WebChannelMessageToContent { target: Window, isTrusted: true, detail: {…}, srcElement: Window, currentTarget: Window, eventPhase: 2, bubbles: false, cancelable: false, returnValue: true, defaultPrevented: false, … } console.ts:40:19 XHRPOST https://graphql.accounts.firefox.com/graphql [HTTP/3 200 143ms]

XHRGET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/totp/exists [HTTP/3 200 142ms]

GET https://cdn.accounts.firefox.com/settings/prod/static/media/moz-logo-bw-rgb.af4ff126cf0c81ef136dc2542f4a5e30.svg [HTTP/1.1 200 OK 0ms] ```

Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to (Firefox and ALL sites) PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR Error code: PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR Help advises 'Failed to check for updates' Problem arose on upgrade to Firefox 138 Tried restart, computer reboot and reinstallation

I am not sufficiently computer literate to understand supposed help and support documents within 'Mozilla Support'

It looks like the end of 20 years of using Firefox ... Google Chrome used to submit this request

Hello. For a while now I have been using the picture-in-picture feature to play a video in the corner while using other applications. It has been a great help as I have a single monitor.

Unfortunately, I have recently been encountering a severe issue with the feature over the last week. When attempting to use picture-in-picture while my computer is running a videogame (through Steam) my entire system will freeze. The audio still plays as normal, but the image is frozen and the system is unresponsive until I force a shutdown and reboot.

Any help at all in with this issue would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Hardware Specs: GPU AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor 3.70 GHz RAM 16.0 GB OS Windows 11 Home

I have read ALL of the help comments of all of the people who posted basically the same thing on Microsoft Community Forum that I could find - and can't find an answer.

I have: Two Laptops - Windows 10 and 11 Use Outlook Live (Hotmail) via Firefox

All Firefox browsers are UP TO DATE - and I have checked all the settings I can find - including about: config on Firefox itself - for some reason Pictures from senders - Yes - those I trust - do NOT show - I checked on Chrome and no problem, Edge no Problem - pictures show on BOTH those browsers - However - I prefer USING FIrefox (I don't like Chrome and only use it if I have to track emails and use THOSE features etc.)- I disabled ANY AD Blockers I have. As for Virus Protection - On Windows 11 I have UltraAV on the Windows 10 just Microsoft Defender - This just started happening.

I DO NOT get any kind of placeholder or a red X or any text saying anything - Just NO pix show in my Inbox.

This DOES NOT happen with the Outlook App on my Android or it seems anywhere else.

Can anyone help me?

When I open any stream, it takes about 2.5 seconds from the start of the page loading to the appearance of the stream image and playback. For comparison, in version 137 it took about 1.0 seconds.

I tried to launch the browser (Firefox 138.0.1) in troubleshooting mode, and also created a new profile, but the problem remained.

I also downloaded portable versions: 137.0.1 - everything is fine. 138.0 and 140.0a1 - slow loading.

I also have Zen Browser installed (the latest version is based on 138.0.1) - everything is fine.

- Translated via Google Translate.

Hello everyone, As possible in previous Firefox releases I like that clicking on a .mdb file (msaccess) Firefox starts automatically Microsoft Access rather than asking where to save the .mdb file.

Thanks and regards Volker Zipp

I like using Fire Fox (FF), but I am constantly met with resistance from different organizations which try to tell me to use MS Edge, or Google Chrome. It seems like FF is a problem for them. Now, after successfully using Fire Fox for decades, I can no longer log in to my bank account when using FF. I can use any other browser, but not Fire Fox. I've spoken to the bank, and they point the finger at FF (of course), but this time (unfortunately) I have to agree with the bank. What did FF do that now makes it impossible for me to access certain web pages, or certain features, like "logging in" to accounts?

Can you please un-F whatever you F'd up? Or, please explain to me why I can do everything the exact same way I've always done things when like using Brave, Chrome, Edge, Chrome Cast, and TOR, but can no longer do them when using FF

This problem only occurs in my Hotmail email account at outlook.live.com using Firefox in the last few weeks.

I typed exactly the same including spaces in both Chrome and Firefox. First 2 lines typed in Chrome, saved the draft, last 2 lines typed in Firefox but in Firefox the nonsense occurs. Amazingly the 2 lines typed using Chrome still display well in Firefox. Firefox adds the extra number in the fractions in the space I had typed! How can I get Firefox to work well at outlook.live.com?

This has only happened in the last few weeks, during all those updates. Am on 138.0.4 Are any of these updates buggy?