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FF70, MacOS Catalina. Two windows if startup from .webloc file

JOSH2019
JOSH2019
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Dear FF Volunteers, If I start FF from the dock, one window opens with one tab at the designated homepage - all good. If I start FF from a .webloc file, I get one window as above and another separate window with a single tab showing the .webloc link. In Mojave, only one window with the .webloc tab would open which was fine, in Catalina, I have to keep closing the unwanted second homepage window which sits behind the .webloc page. Thank you in advance for any help ...

Dear FF Volunteers, If I start FF from the dock, one window opens with one tab at the designated homepage - all good. If I start FF from a .webloc file, I get one window as above and another separate window with a single tab showing the .webloc link. In Mojave, only one window with the .webloc tab would open which was fine, in Catalina, I have to keep closing the unwanted second homepage window which sits behind the .webloc page. Thank you in advance for any help ...

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Senali Madawala
Senali Madawala
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Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

JOSH2019
JOSH2019 Question owner
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Thanks Senali, already tried & checked prefs, nothing there. Problem only after both versions of Catalina (to date), not before. Only occurs when opening from .webloc, not FF app.

JOSH2019
JOSH2019 Question owner
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Also happens with links opened from AppleMail

JOSH2019
JOSH2019 Question owner
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Also does *not* happen if a .webloc is double-clicked & FF already open.

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Dinushi Dhananjani
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