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Firefox not rendering - profile

Hello, recently i installed Kubuntu 20.04 (KDE Plasma 5.18.8). I have this problem where firefox (version 100) is not rendering the window and i think it's the profile fo… (read more)

Hello, recently i installed Kubuntu 20.04 (KDE Plasma 5.18.8). I have this problem where firefox (version 100) is not rendering the window and i think it's the profile folder.

First i was thinking on the graphics. i have installed 'nvidia-driver-510'. I tried this Solution with no luck.

I have:

  • Intel HD Graphics 620
  • Nvidia MX130

I tried :

  • Renaming the folder '.mozilla' to '.mozilla_bak' works perfectly but i have to do this every startup, and firefox creates a new profile where i have to logon in every platform i use.
  • Downloading 'firefox-100.0.1.tar.bz2', it's the same, works fine with a new profile.

This lead me to the profile folder, running './firefox --profile ~/.mozilla/firefox/<profile_folder>' it's the same, not rendering the entire window. I dont know why my profile is causing this problem, i only use three addons: AdBlock, BetterTTV and FoxyProxy, i have the same problem even if i dont have these installed.

Asked by killuax 1 year ago

Last reply by killuax 1 year ago

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Can not play Pearl's Peril or June's Journey as I usually do. What do I do?

Why am I locked out. I play every day and today I can't get through and Google said it might be a Cookies issue. Need help please. Not very savy re. Cookies. I am a S… (read more)

Why am I locked out. I play every day and today I can't get through and Google said it might be a Cookies issue. Need help please. Not very savy re. Cookies. I am a Senior.

Asked by amjenada1 1 year ago

Last reply by Dropa 1 year ago

How to save/backup my about:config settings?

Okay so I just installed firefox to a new desktop and it synced up my extensions, passwords and bookmarks (minus bookmark icons/favicons which was solved simply by clicki… (read more)

Okay so I just installed firefox to a new desktop and it synced up my extensions, passwords and bookmarks (minus bookmark icons/favicons which was solved simply by clicking on the bookmark in the toolbar and then firefox did the rest, kind of annoying but no problem)

Otherwise it seems all my browser settings, including settings I have done in the about:config have not been restored. I was under the impression that syncing firefox will sync browser settings and about:config settings but apparently thats not the case?

Is their a way to do that? I am less concerned about firefox settings as I can just screenshot a few pages no problems but I made many changes in the about:config that I am not sure I remember what I changed and theirs a million settings to change there so its not possible to recover that unless their is a recovery tool in firefox.

Again sync does not help here I need something more "robust" if that makes sense.

Asked by HabibiFreshUFC 4 months ago

Last reply by HabibiFreshUFC 4 months ago

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Gmail keeps asking for 2 step verification after "trusting" my computer.

So for my main gmail I have 2 step for obvious security reasons, but I want it to trust my PC so that I don't have to pull out my phone every time I try to access it. No … (read more)

So for my main gmail I have 2 step for obvious security reasons, but I want it to trust my PC so that I don't have to pull out my phone every time I try to access it. No matter how many times I click the option to trust this PC it always ask' for the 2 step, and I don't see the PC on the trusted list in my gmail settings. I have already added "mail.google.com" to the exceptions part of the cookie and site data settings, even "account.google.com" but it just doesn't seem to work. What is the obvious thing that I am missing?

Asked by frankogames 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

cannot download copy of firefox - expired chrome blocks it

cannot download firefox browser because I have an expired chrome browser that I'm supposed to delete first - However - have tried a dozen or so ways to do just that - or… (read more)

cannot download firefox browser because I have an expired chrome browser that I'm supposed to delete first -

However - have tried a dozen or so ways to do just that - or so it appears and still cannot download the

firefox browser and after much frustrated key pounding find evidence chrome is not really deleted - help losing

my mind - I'm 77 years old and not computer literate but not senile either - i hope

Asked by sargeantsmith@juno.com 3 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 3 months ago

Download status bar missing / unavailable

The removal of the download status bar at the bottom of the browser is a major UI failure and this feature needs to be returned. I spent 30 minutes attempting to downloa… (read more)

The removal of the download status bar at the bottom of the browser is a major UI failure and this feature needs to be returned.

I spent 30 minutes attempting to download/extract a settings file from an Addon until I noticed that Firefox was silently downloading it to my Downloads folder without any notification that it had started or completed.

The download bar was a known solution for this; The bar itself did not obscure the current webpage, provided immediate feedback on download initiation, progress, and completion. Provided quick access to open the file(s) or find options about the file(s), and the download bar could be dismissed quickly if the vertical page space was required/desired.

The hidden download tray is a horrible design idea, makes it difficult to see if your downloads have started successfully, when they have completed, and how to access them. Additionally, the introduction of 'hint' popups to support this feature actively obscure the webpage you're viewing, making them dramatically worse than the download bar, which left the page completely usable and only required a few pixels of height at the bottom.

This is a major design flaw.

Asked by nathan 3 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 3 months ago

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Firefox downloading random files instead of the files i need

when i try and download something from some websites, it doesnt actually download what its supposed to but just a file called random numbers without any file extension or… (read more)

when i try and download something from some websites, it doesnt actually download what its supposed to but just a file called random numbers without any file extension or anything, or alternatively a damaged version of what its supposed to download. ive never had this glitch happen before and it doesnt happen to me on other browsers like edge or chrome. does anybody know how to fix it? (i am on windows 11 if that helps with anything)

Asked by bijanpetersen 1 year ago

Last reply by Dropa 1 year ago

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Just having problems

Hello --- I am have difficulty understanding this statement "Mailfence servers are the mail servers for the domain of this email address. Please use an address on anoth… (read more)

Hello --- I am have difficulty understanding this statement "Mailfence servers are the mail servers for the domain of this email address. Please use an address on another domain.

Asked by gmcdowell1 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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Problem with syncing two browsers

Hello I’ll make this as brief as possible, so here goes. When I was working I had Firefox on my computer, my iPhone and my iPad and all three were synced together. Now … (read more)

Hello

I’ll make this as brief as possible, so here goes. When I was working I had Firefox on my computer, my iPhone and my iPad and all three were synced together. Now that I no longer work I don’t have access to the computer any longer. Only my iPhone and iPad. Up until a few weeks ago that was fine. Both of them were still synced. Then, for reasons completely unknown, the one on the iPad became problematic. So, without giving it much thought I, installed a brand new one on the iPad. It told me to set up a login for that one which, I did , again without giving it much thought. Then, when I hit sync, nothing. And I believe that’s where the problem lies. I sat down with the iPad on one side and the iPhone on the other and went through every setting I could find. The only difference I could see was with the account names. The one on the iPhone is “overworked” which I believe was originally on all three. But when I set up the new one on the iPad, once again not giving it enough thought, I used my email address which is “gregcocks193@gmail.com.” So my belief is that the difference in the account names is why one can’t find the other. But, what to do? I don’t want to just experiment because if I do it wrong I could potentially lose the ones on the iPhone, which is the only one left that has all my bookmarks and logins, and if I lose them, they are gone forever. So I’m hoping you can tell me what to do. If I need to change one of the account names, which one? How do I do it. Or is there another way to sync them together, without changing either of the names. I really don’t know. But since I only have one shot at getting it right I’m not going to do anything until I hear back from you. I have always used Firefox and nothing else, going all the way back to ver. 17 on the computer, and I don’t want to change. So now that you know my dilemma, I hope you can help. People ask me why I don’t use Google because it’s the #1 browser, and my answer is always the same. Just because their name is plastered everywhere doesn’t make their browser better. In fact, I think their mobile browser is horrible. So please give me some advice on what to do so I can continue using Firefox.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and I look forward to getting your help.

Take care Greg

Asked by Old & Tired 1 year ago

Last reply by Dropa 1 year ago

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accessing a video on meethook.live

I'm trying to access a video on meethook.live. I did so in 2021 using the Firefox browser, but for some reason, it won't work anymore. The kind people at Meethook.live … (read more)

I'm trying to access a video on meethook.live. I did so in 2021 using the Firefox browser, but for some reason, it won't work anymore. The kind people at Meethook.live suggested using Chrome or Safari, but I don't want to use either of those browsers. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to change any settings to make it work. I tried a few security settings, dropping a few protections I had set up, but that hasn't helped. Can you suggest anything?

Asked by WENDYE.ROBINSON 1 year ago

Answered by cor-el 1 year ago

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Unhappy with "List all tabs" icon

Is the "list all tabs" icon a new feature in Firefox 106.0? I am not sure I noticed it before. In either case, I find this icon pestering and wish to have it removed from… (read more)

Is the "list all tabs" icon a new feature in Firefox 106.0? I am not sure I noticed it before. In either case, I find this icon pestering and wish to have it removed from my top bar. Unfortunately, "Customise toolbar" does not appear to allow me to do so.

Asked by hevinroyal 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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Sync not working since had to reinstall Windows

In the past, logging in to my Firefox account has caused new installs to just sync with my previous settings, bookmarks etc, but my computer had a... spaz & I had to … (read more)

In the past, logging in to my Firefox account has caused new installs to just sync with my previous settings, bookmarks etc, but my computer had a... spaz & I had to do a new install of Windows 10, and Firefox will not sync. I've tried hitting 'sync now'...

Asked by Anya 1 year ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 year ago

?cookies, failure to connect

My Kaiser website kp.org can't come up...the following error message: "The page isn’t redirecting properly Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the requ… (read more)

My Kaiser website kp.org can't come up...the following error message:


"The page isn’t redirecting properly

Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

   This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or refusing to accept cookies."

Asked by John C 1 month ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 month ago

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desk top computer power outage on 2/15/23. Since I have not been able to sign in to outlook in Firefox

My desk top computer powered off yesterday (2/15). It came back on then got zapped again. Now I can not open or sing into my outlook account. I cannot enter a code if se… (read more)

My desk top computer powered off yesterday (2/15). It came back on then got zapped again. Now I can not open or sing into my outlook account. I cannot enter a code if sent through Firefox. It will not open in email. I have been able to access my email through MSN. Or can respond to phone text.

My wife received a code on her phone last evening, but did not respond in time. We live in the sticks and have very poor service. Please help. I want my Firefox back.

Asked by dsemab 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Can you fix this it's only been almost a decade now.

Can you fix FF hanging on 1 core, sending to 100% and freezing Firefox. I mean people have only been complaining about it for over a DECADE !!!!!!!!! People are … (read more)

Can you fix FF hanging on 1 core, sending to 100% and freezing Firefox. I mean people have only been complaining about it for over a DECADE !!!!!!!!! People are dropping FF in droves. Stop with the releases and just fix it already.... It used to be the best now its like 6th and falling.......

Asked by oceanmaster1234 1 year ago

Last reply by TyDraniu 1 year ago