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how stop firefox from being active when i start up the computer?

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bohemienine

i turn on my macbook pro (Mid 2009) OS X Version 10.11.6 and when the programs appear on the desktop, i see that firefox started itself too. i looked through all the preferences, but i can't find how to stop firefox from doing that.

i turn on my macbook pro (Mid 2009) OS X Version 10.11.6 and when the programs appear on the desktop, i see that firefox started itself too. i looked through all the preferences, but i can't find how to stop firefox from doing that.

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Hi, this would be in your OS and would need to stop Firefox from loading from there. A bunch of ways : https://www.google.com/search?q=macbook+pro+stop+programs+from+running+at+boot&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b