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firefox eats up all the RAM on my Mac

I'm tired of trying to find a solution to this problem, you're deaf! I have been using Firefox since 2003. to avoid writing unnecessary words, I will simply state, I wil… (read more)

I'm tired of trying to find a solution to this problem, you're deaf!

I have been using Firefox since 2003. to avoid writing unnecessary words, I will simply state, I will leave firefox if you do not eliminate this problem:

firefox eats up all the RAM on my Mac. It is none of your business whether I open 1 tab or 10 tabs, give me the ability to limit the memory used by firefox, otherwise it eats up all the computer's memory.

Asked by avtopic 4 months ago

Last reply by avtopic 4 months ago

restore last session

After accidentally closing firefox I could not restore my last session after going to. history because the restotre tab was not there. Only recently closed tabs and rece… (read more)

After accidentally closing firefox I could not restore my last session after going to. history because the restotre tab was not there. Only recently closed tabs and recently closed windows and search history was there. I also had the box sent in setting to restore last session but it did not do that either. Am I missing something. Sorting through all the history would take quite a bit of time. I am on a macbook with sequoia ios.

Thanks

Asked by dpski1234 4 months ago

Last reply by markwarner22 4 months ago

netflix incompatibility with firefox?

12/12/24 - netflix says i need to upgrade firefox browser in order to watch vis, but running MOST current version (115.18.0esr). Mac OS 10.12.6 . need help fixing issue. … (read more)

12/12/24 - netflix says i need to upgrade firefox browser in order to watch vis, but running MOST current version (115.18.0esr). Mac OS 10.12.6 . need help fixing issue. thanks

Asked by Bob410 5 months ago

Last reply by Bob410 5 months ago

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want to turn off "battery drain" notifications

please tell how how to turn off "battery drain" notifications on Mac IOS...it is annoying and there seems to be nothing to turn off when i search settings. (firefox versi… (read more)

please tell how how to turn off "battery drain" notifications on Mac IOS...it is annoying and there seems to be nothing to turn off when i search settings. (firefox version 109.0.1)

Asked by meredithcr 2 years ago

Last reply by meredithcr 2 years ago

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Can't access OS authentication when trying to access passwords

I recently moved from Chrome to Firefox. When I use Firefox on Ubuntu 22.04, I can access my passwords freely. However, when I use it on macOS Monterey, it does not work.… (read more)

I recently moved from Chrome to Firefox. When I use Firefox on Ubuntu 22.04, I can access my passwords freely. However, when I use it on macOS Monterey, it does not work. Page about:logins shows no logins and passwords but only a small little warning bar in the upper corner that says that I need to login with my OS password (see Secure Firefox passwords with device sign-in fixed link to kb article. aw). However, when I click the small "Connexion" button in the notification bar, nothing happens. I have no pop-up/prompt, neither on the system nor on the web page, to allow me input my credentials. I tried after reinstalling Firefox on my Mac but nothing changed.

Do you know how this problem can be fixed? Thank you, and sorry if it is a duplicate.

Asked by Alexandre Huat 2 years ago

Last reply by Alexandre Huat 2 years ago

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Profile transfer

I need to transfer my Firefox profile on my Mac to my Windows 11 laptop..any assistance is appreciated.

Asked by tucbud 1 year ago

Last reply by Terry 1 year ago

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Screen sharing in Google meets doesn't work

Hi, By accident I changed a setting somewhare and now I can't share screen when using Google meets. I use a MacBook Air M2 2022 and run version Ventura 13.4 and Firefox … (read more)

Hi, By accident I changed a setting somewhare and now I can't share screen when using Google meets. I use a MacBook Air M2 2022 and run version Ventura 13.4 and Firefox version 113.0.2. I have googled the problem and had help from Apple support so I have already; - checked settings in my Mac - checked settings in Google Meet - deleted cash memory in Firefox - rebooting my computor - run Google Meet in Safari and screen sharing works

I don't dare to reinstall Firefox because then I will lose lots of data. What have I not done that this community could help me understand.

Thanks in advance.

Best, Fredrik


/moved thread from Firefox for iOS (for iPhone/iPad) to Firefox section as you have macOS.

Asked by fredrik.wittboldt 1 year ago

Last reply by fredrik.wittboldt 1 year ago

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Social Media Sharing Icons on Website not visible in Firefox

I am guessing this is a settings issue, but I cannot find a solution. I cannot see the social sharing icons on my website when in Firefox on my Mac. I can see them in Saf… (read more)

I am guessing this is a settings issue, but I cannot find a solution. I cannot see the social sharing icons on my website when in Firefox on my Mac. I can see them in Safari. What's the deal?

Thanks,

Theresa

Asked by tkw5 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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New Tabs

When I open a new tab this website opens up instead of a blank tab. "https://search.rspark.com/?ytm" I've set my new tabs to open a blank page, and I have the current ve… (read more)

When I open a new tab this website opens up instead of a blank tab. "https://search.rspark.com/?ytm"

I've set my new tabs to open a blank page, and I have the current version.

Asked by cargrfx1 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Download files on MacBook Pro

Microsoft Excel is no longer listed i Applications as download option. All files downloaded automatically are stored as Microsoft Word files, not just excel files. I can … (read more)

Microsoft Excel is no longer listed i Applications as download option. All files downloaded automatically are stored as Microsoft Word files, not just excel files. I can change individual files manually to .xlsx which is a nuisance, but this also happens with Zip files (7Zip) and I am at a loss as to how to change them when they are downloaded as a Word document.

This does not happen on a newer MacBook Pro, but I need it to work with the older version. The older Mac is MacBook Pro 9.2 with MacOS Catalina Version 10.15.7 Firefox is version 103.0

Asked by Sabine 2 years ago

Last reply by Sabine 2 years ago

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Can't choose download location for my files

I want to download some files, but it always fails. I discovered this is because there is no selected download location, but when i click "Choose", it doesn't open a file… (read more)

I want to download some files, but it always fails. I discovered this is because there is no selected download location, but when i click "Choose", it doesn't open a file selector, nothing.

Asked by railway.tips.tricks 1 year ago

Last reply by railway.tips.tricks 1 year ago

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Firefox forgets custom server certificate exceptions in certificate manager

When I add certificate exceptions, such as for my router's self-signed certificate, Firefox forgets the exception at seemingly random intervals. Often this happens in sev… (read more)

When I add certificate exceptions, such as for my router's self-signed certificate, Firefox forgets the exception at seemingly random intervals. Often this happens in several days. In one case it was overnight. This has been going since at least early 2023, probably a year.

In noticed Firefox also forgets settings like "allow popups" set on a site (like on Gmail for example), but not necessarily at the same time as certificate exceptions are forgotten. Other settings don't seem to be changed or forgotten.

These problems occur on different Macs using the same Mozilla account. Refreshing Firefox has made no difference.

Asked by saguaro7 1 year ago

Last reply by saguaro7 1 year ago

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all iMac type face is too small

The type face on my iMac has gone super small. So small I can barely read it. How to I return the type face for all programs to a readable size? /moved thread from … (read more)

The type face on my iMac has gone super small. So small I can barely read it. How to I return the type face for all programs to a readable size?



/moved thread from Firefox for iOS (for iPhone/iPad) to Firefox section as your iMac has macOS.

Asked by al.poser 1 year ago

Last reply by Terry 1 year ago

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My FF browser was updated and I have lost all of my History items, saved webages, extentions etc. How do I retrieve these?

Hi, I had been using FF for about 3 years without any issues. Then today, the browser was refreshed updated (I dont know what the exact term is) but since the new browser… (read more)

Hi, I had been using FF for about 3 years without any issues. Then today, the browser was refreshed updated (I dont know what the exact term is) but since the new browser I have lost all of my history, my saved websites, my extensions etc etc etc . I was under the impression that these can be retrieved, can they as I would really like to be able to reload all of my extensions, but this doesnt seem possible now. Can you advise, why this occured and how I can retrieve the lost information? Thankyou




/edit: moved thread from Firefox for iOS (for iPhone/iPad) to Firefox section since you mentioned Extensions and there are no extensions for Firefox on iOS.

Asked by timrogers2206 1 year ago

Last reply by Terry 1 year ago