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Lost all my pinned an open tabs

Firefuxxed was refusing to open new tabs so I shut it down and restarted it (always fixes it) and all my pinned and open tabs were gone with no way to recover them, it to… (read more)

Firefuxxed was refusing to open new tabs so I shut it down and restarted it (always fixes it) and all my pinned and open tabs were gone with no way to recover them, it took me half an hour to manually restore the pinned ones one by one but not all of them as I cannot remember all of them let alone all the open tabs I had (hours of research gone down the toilet).

There should be a way to backup and restore pinned and open tabs so this doesn't happen, the history option does nothing.

OS: Linux Mint 22 fresh install from a week ago Previous version of Firefuxxed updated after this shamossel.

Asked by a.frayed.knot.mate 6 months ago

Last reply by Paul 6 months ago

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Bookmarks, History, Downloads

Bookmarks, History, Downloads are all gone missing. Can't restore them, tried failed. Been using Firefox since Netscape Navigator, Don't want to change browsers. Can book… (read more)

Bookmarks, History, Downloads are all gone missing. Can't restore them, tried failed. Been using Firefox since Netscape Navigator, Don't want to change browsers. Can bookmarks, history, downloads come back or do I have to change browsers because this small problem. thanks [edited email from public]

Asked by William Brown 7 months ago

Answered by David DeBord 7 months ago

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Firefox tabs crashing constantly

Since a few weeks I have been encountering an issue where tabs in Firefox would frequently crash. I do have various add-ons installed, however I haven't installed any new… (read more)

Since a few weeks I have been encountering an issue where tabs in Firefox would frequently crash. I do have various add-ons installed, however I haven't installed any new ones around the time the issue has been occurring. I've been unable to track down which add-on or if any add-on might be causing this.

Trying to search for this issue all I could come up with is that it might be an issue of a faulty CPU. I have an i9-13900KF which has been known to be part of the Intel generation with serious flaws. However I already installed a BIOS update and applied Intel's recommended settings to undervolt the CPU to prevent any issues. This was well before the Firefox tab crashing issue happened. So I'm not sure if it can really be the issue of a faulty CPU, but I've also had issues of other programs randomly crashing recently (like Discord or Steam).

The tab crash can occur on any website, for example Youtube, Duckduckgo, Protonmail, etc. The crash reason always is either "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION_READ" or just "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION". The crash also most of the time (but not always) occurs when loading the page itself or a video / live stream on it. But not when browsing an already loaded page (for example this forum post page I'm writing right now).

Here are some of the crash reports I've submitted:

EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION_READ: https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/60309ae8-8cad-43ac-8b9b-172b10250815 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/fecef0ab-d874-4cb5-990b-e49650250815

Rather rare "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION": https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/114b26fa-4e10-442c-bbd5-406630250812


Could someone help me narrow down this issue? Can it really be a faulty CPU and I need to trade mine in?

Asked by RedPandaRaider 6 months ago

Answered by RedPandaRaider 5 months ago

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How to set to "print with system dialog" ... only

I've seen the other support requests on this from the past. Setting " print.tab_modal.enabled = false " doesn't seem to work now (Firefox for Mac 141.0.3). Is there any… (read more)

I've seen the other support requests on this from the past. Setting " print.tab_modal.enabled = false " doesn't seem to work now (Firefox for Mac 141.0.3).

Is there any (2025) way to default to "print with system dialog" rather than having to choose the link off of FF's dialog every time? It makes printing to PDF (which is 95% of my "printing" from FF) needlessly tedious.

Asked by Matt 7 months ago

Answered by TyDraniu 7 months ago

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Switzerland emoji flag replaced with the one of Sark

Hi, I discovered today that the installation of Firefox I have has modified some emoji, like the flag of Switzerland has been replaced with the one from Sark. See the scr… (read more)

Hi,

I discovered today that the installation of Firefox I have has modified some emoji, like the flag of Switzerland has been replaced with the one from Sark. See the screenshot looking at the same website with Firefox on the left, and Brave on the right:

There's a big mess in the flags' emojis apparently looking at a page showing all the countries. See second screenshot.

Asked by Marc-Aurèle 5 months ago

Answered by Marc-Aurèle 5 months ago

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Relays

Since yesterday, I suddenly had to recreate my Firefox account, which I have used for a long time. For no apparent reason, my email was not recognized as an existing acco… (read more)

Since yesterday, I suddenly had to recreate my Firefox account, which I have used for a long time. For no apparent reason, my email was not recognized as an existing account when I tried to synchronize my browser. As a result, I created a new account using the same email address. Consequently, all my email masks have disappeared from relay.firefox.com. Is there any way to recover those masks?

Asked by Michael Gruys 6 months ago

Answered by Paul 6 months ago

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Tab Groups Lost After Crash, Only Old Saved Versions Appear

Hello, I'm experiencing an issue with tab groups in Firefox. I use multiple tab groups in my browser. Normally, if I close the browser (without manually saving the gro… (read more)

Hello, I'm experiencing an issue with tab groups in Firefox.

  • I use multiple tab groups in my browser.
  • Normally, if I close the browser (without manually saving the groups), Firefox restores everything exactly as it was when I reopen it including all my tab groups and their current tabs.
  • However, if Firefox crashes while the groups are open, I run into a problem:
 * When I restart Firefox after the crash and try to open my tab groups, all the recent tabs are missing.
 * Instead of restoring the most recent state of the tab groups, Firefox loads an old, manually saved version from the past.
 * Any recent changes to the tab groups are completely lost.

This has happened multiple times now.

    • System Info:**
  • Firefox version: 141.0 (64-bit)
  • OS: Windows 11

I'd appreciate any help or suggestions to prevent this data loss after crashes. Is there a way to make Firefox auto save tab group states more frequently, or restore the most recent session even after a crash?

Asked by Limbad 7 months ago

Answered by Limbad 7 months ago

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I cant follow up on ticket #305857 I have no Library it is all blank - no history, no bookmarks, NADA!

I asked a question about a week ago. I can't even see the question anymore. While this was going on I received these emails. All times are in Australian CST. Thu 2025-0… (read more)

I asked a question about a week ago. I can't even see the question anymore. While this was going on I received these emails. All times are in Australian CST.

Thu 2025-07-31 11:04 PM Your Mozilla Support request has been updated 305857

then I got tha same message again

Thu 2025-07-31 11:04 PM Your Mozilla Support request has been updated 305857

the next day I couldn't get in so I had to reset my password

Fri 2025-08-01 11:18 AM Forgot your password? Fri 2025-08-01 11:25 AM Your password has been reset

Then this appeared about 50 minutes later

Fri 2025-08-01 12:14 PM Forgot your password?

I found out about Mozilla Monitor and thought it might help

Fri 2025-08-01 12:14 PM New sign-in to Mozilla Monitor

Fri 2025-08-01 12:21 PM Mozilla Monitor⁩ found no known breaches

Then I got:

Fri 2025-08-01 12:30 PM Approve sign-in to Mozilla / Did you sign in to Mozilla?

again

Fri 2025-08-01 12:31 PM Approve sign-in to Mozilla / Did you sign in to Mozilla?

and again

Fri 2025-08-01 12:31 PM Approve sign-in to Mozilla / Did you sign in to Mozilla?

and again

Fri 2025-08-01 12:33 PM Approve sign-in to Mozilla / Did you sign in to Mozilla?

Then I got

Fri 2025-08-01 11:32 PM Mozilla Support Request: Share your feedback with us

which contained a copy of my post [I have made a bit of a hash up with my mozilla related logins]

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 07:34 but was appartntly sent by "Anonymous User"

this email wanted to know if I was satisfied - how could I be, when the problem wasn't solved?

next I asked another question {Which I can't see in my Emails} which netted me this reply,

Sun 2025-08-03 08:52 AM Mozilla Support Forum<no-reply@support.mozilla.org>

next I was back to this again

Mon 2025-08-04 03:59 PM Approve sign-in to Mozilla / Did you sign in to Mozilla?

and again just this morning!

Thu 2025-08-07 10:08 PM Approve sign-in to Mozilla / Did you sign in to Mozilla?


I am as much a believer in security as the next person but I don't understand what is going on,

I have had no response to my original ticket, which I beleive was number 305857 which I can no longer find any refernce to in my account, and I still have a completely blank Library! and I can't even make any new bookmarks!

Plaes help, Yours sincerely, Ms Jacq Felis (AKA Kaelkitty).

Asked by Kaelkitty 7 months ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 7 months ago

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ad blocking - how to disable?

Hello, I have the below problem with Firefox 141.0! Ad blocking on the website => https://satkurier.pl/ - how to disable it? A message appears in Polish: Please disabl… (read more)

Hello,

I have the below problem with Firefox 141.0!

Ad blocking on the website => https://satkurier.pl/ - how to disable it?

A message appears in Polish: Please disable ad blocking and refresh the page.

Thank you for help in advance,

Maciek

Asked by Maciek 7 months ago

Answered by Maciek 7 months ago

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Broken URL/button/etc hand icon

Using desktop 141.0, noticed issue of the hand pointer either not appearing, or appearing for less than a second and disappearing when hovering over buttons/urls/etc elem… (read more)

Using desktop 141.0, noticed issue of the hand pointer either not appearing, or appearing for less than a second and disappearing when hovering over buttons/urls/etc elements. Sometimes it stops being buggy for a minute or so and then goes back. I can't figure out the exact cause for this, but maybe going outside of the window of the browser ? Consistent in the safe mode, on different websites. See the gif for the visual

Asked by KnewOne 7 months ago

Answered by KnewOne 6 months ago

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How to hide the PiP(Pitcure-in-Picture) button on the video?

I know that after PiP(Pitcure-in-Picture) is enabled, I can use it in two ways: one is the button on the right side of the address bar, and the other is the icon button f… (read more)

I know that after PiP(Pitcure-in-Picture) is enabled, I can use it in two ways: one is the button on the right side of the address bar, and the other is the icon button floating on the video. I'm trying to figure out how to keep the PiP button on the address bar while hiding the icon button on the video. I do not want to turn off PiP, I just want to hide the icon button on the video. I tried setting it in about:config, but it only seems to have the opposite effect. If it's not possible to achieve what I want, where can I request this feature from Firefox?

Asked by Kiu 7 months ago

Answered by Agent virtuel 7 months ago

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Bookmarks toolbar

Today, as a change, when I open a webpage from the bookmarks toolbar, the new page does not include the toolbar - to get to the toolbar, I have to open a new tab or resta… (read more)

Today, as a change, when I open a webpage from the bookmarks toolbar, the new page does not include the toolbar - to get to the toolbar, I have to open a new tab or restart - is there a way to fix this in Settings?

Asked by Marc Thomas 6 months ago

Answered by Marc Thomas 6 months ago

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Lost all windows and tabs

Firefox on my mac has been acting buggy lately. The last time I quit and reopened it, all of my windows and tabs were gone. there is no restore previous session available… (read more)

Firefox on my mac has been acting buggy lately. The last time I quit and reopened it, all of my windows and tabs were gone. there is no restore previous session available and the recently closed tabs and windows options are grayed out. How can I restore?

Asked by Jeff Sandler 7 months ago

Answered by Jeff Sandler 7 months ago

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Firefox has started redirecting to advertising pages after clicking on a link.

Firefox has started redirecting to advertising pages after clicking on a link. Only on 1 site. The site loads but not quite correctly. Normally has information about mov… (read more)

Firefox has started redirecting to advertising pages after clicking on a link. Only on 1 site. The site loads but not quite correctly. Normally has information about movie ratings show up when you hover over pictures. Have to double click (double load) to get where you want. Does not do it with Edge. Used to work fine, just started.

Asked by brenden33 7 months ago

Answered by brenden33 7 months ago

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Bookmarks import still messed up, now with double nesting and duplicate/triplicate directories?

Hello, I imported Bookmarks when I came to Firefox from a previous browser. The experience was terrible and challenges still linger. Firefox has come a long way, however … (read more)

Hello, I imported Bookmarks when I came to Firefox from a previous browser. The experience was terrible and challenges still linger. Firefox has come a long way, however UX still seems to be a 2nd class citizen. Bookmarks now has somewhat duplicate directories and this in turn is causing desktop/phone sync doubt and is likely missing bookmarks.

When sync breaks, it is so confusing. How can I simply have a working Bookmarks sync on desktop/phone?

Perhaps there was a challenge when I need Bookmarks to appear in the top bar when a new Tab is opened, as this was contrary to default Firefox settings.

Asked by kFirefoxForum 5 months ago

Answered by kFirefoxForum 4 months ago

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Is it normal for Firefox to use so much memory?

I downloaded Firefox not too long ago to combat the fact the Microsoft Edge wasn't working correctly, but ever since I downloaded Firefox it's been making my computer run… (read more)

I downloaded Firefox not too long ago to combat the fact the Microsoft Edge wasn't working correctly, but ever since I downloaded Firefox it's been making my computer run really slow on the browser. Things are often slow like scrolling up on and down pages websites like Pinterest, and the text when typing on Google docs takes a moment to show up after I've typed it and not instantly, for example.

I checked my computer's task manager because I recently cleaned the laptop, thinking that something else was causing it to be slow, but it isn't. I don't have many processes open on the computer mainly mandatory things and my browser, since I use my laptop mainly for school work, music, or writing. Firefox opens multiple processes, the highest being 21 at one time, and takes up most of the memory on the laptop. Is this normal? Because it takes 1,094.0 MB and keeps my laptop's memory at 90-91%. If it isn't normal, how can I reduce this as well as the lag on my laptop when Firefox is open?

I attached a photo as well.

Asked by Lime Soda 7 months ago

Answered by jonzn4SUSE 7 months ago