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using up all remaining disk space til zero left!

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First FF starts, all seems benign. After a while, it starts using up all remaining disk space til zero left! Where can one set it to use memory (have 32gb) and only x amount of disk space after RAM, but never more than so that always y amount disk space is left?

First FF starts, all seems benign. After a while, it starts using up all remaining disk space til zero left! Where can one set it to use memory (have 32gb) and only x amount of disk space after RAM, but never more than so that always y amount disk space is left?

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link}

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?


You may have ad/mal-ware. Further information can be found in this article; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.