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Firefox is running, but no windows/tabs are showing - what gives?

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oldmachead
oldmachead
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Firefox12, iMac i5, Snow Leopard 10.6.8, 16GB RAM, 2TB drive.

Firefox worked fine this morning. This afternoon, when it fires up, no windows/tabs show up ... just the menu.

I know that the windows are working - a video link that I clicked on in my Mail begins playing. I can hear it. Just can't see anything.

I've tried opening a new window - nothing happens. I've tried restarting after turning off all Add-ins. Same result.

Tried opening the FF prefs but nothing shows up. All I can see is the FF menu - nothing else shows up.

I've tried the History menu - to restore all tabs etc etc ... no difference. I can only see the menu.

This is so weird and I have no idea what to do.

Any suggestions/ideas??

Firefox12, iMac i5, Snow Leopard 10.6.8, 16GB RAM, 2TB drive. Firefox worked fine this morning. This afternoon, when it fires up, no windows/tabs show up ... just the menu. I know that the windows are working - a video link that I clicked on in my Mail begins playing. I can hear it. Just can't see anything. I've tried opening a new window - nothing happens. I've tried restarting after turning off all Add-ins. Same result. Tried opening the FF prefs but nothing shows up. All I can see is the FF menu - nothing else shows up. I've tried the History menu - to restore all tabs etc etc ... no difference. I can only see the menu. This is so weird and I have no idea what to do. Any suggestions/ideas??

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Michael Verdi
Michael Verdi
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That is weird. Do you maybe have a window minimized to the dock or in another space? Have you tried restarting the whole computer?

happychinchilla
happychinchilla
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I´m having a similar problem.

I start Firefox and no window is shown, I try to create a new one (either by going to directly to the menu or by using a shortcut) but nothing works. I found that the only way Firefox will allow me to start browsing is to go to the menu and turn on the "Work Offline", then a window or windows will suddenly pop up, turn on the "Work Online" and start browsing.

In fact right now I can´t open a new window, I can open a new Tab, but no windows. I don´t have any minimized windows or Spaces enable.

Firefox 15.0.1, iMac , Mac Os X 10.6.8, 4Gb RAM

Please help, I really don´t want to switch to another browser.

happychinchilla
happychinchilla
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I found the solution. I will post it just in case someone else needs it. A bad Add-on had Firefox sooooo slow that it seemed like no window was created, in fact it took almost 1,5 minutes for the window to show up.

I restarted in Safe Mode and the starting window showed up right away, so then I stared turning off the add-ons one by one and found the guilty one.

Thanks anyway.