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refreshing firefox fixed my problem but it occured again

rtseidl
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yesterdayI had trouble playing a particular internet radio channel. I contacted them (iHeart Radio) & was instructed how to reset firefox. That worked until today.....same problem. The "play/pause" button appears to be loading but nothing happens.

yesterdayI had trouble playing a particular internet radio channel. I contacted them (iHeart Radio) & was instructed how to reset firefox. That worked until today.....same problem. The "play/pause" button appears to be loading but nothing happens.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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If you click the pause button and click play again, does that make any difference?

Does the channel use a plugin? Most plugins are set to "Ask to Activate" by default. With this setting, when you visit a site that wants to use Flash, for example, you should see a notification icon in the address bar and usually (but not always) one of the following: a link in a black rectangle in the page or an infobar sliding down between the toolbar area and the page.

The plugin notification icon in the address bar typically looks like a small, dark gray Lego block. When the page wants to use a blocked plugin, the icon turns red to alert you to the concern.

If you see a good reason to use Flash, and the site looks trustworthy, you can go ahead and click the notification icon in the address bar to allow Flash. You can trust the site for the time being or permanently.

But some pages use Flash only for tracking or playing ads, so if you don't see an immediate need for Flash, feel free to ignore the notification! It will just sit there in case you want to use it later.

More generally: When you have a problem with one particular site, a good "first thing to try" is clearing your Firefox cache and deleting your saved cookies for the site.

(1) Clear Firefox's Cache

See: How to clear the Firefox cache

If you have a large hard drive, this might take a few minutes. If you do not see the number going down on the page, you can reload it using Ctrl+r to check progress.

(2) Remove the site's cookies (save any pending work first). While viewing a page on the site, try either:

  • right-click (on Mac Ctrl+click) a blank area of the page and choose View Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
  • (menu bar) Tools > Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
  • click the padlock or "i" icon in the address bar, then the ">" button, then More Information, and finally the "View Cookies" button

In the dialog that opens, the current site should be pre-filled in the search box at the top of the dialog so you can remove that site's cookies individually.

Then try reloading the page. Does that help?