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Firefox reloads the previous page by it self over and over again at random times.

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matthoefler
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Firefox will on its on reload the last page as if i hit the back button, it does this by itself... sometime going back more than one page. Sometimes I'll open the browser, go to a page and Firefox will go back to the startup page on it's own. On pages that ask you if you're sure you want to leave, it will try to leave over and over again... sometimes even if I click stay on page 4 times, the previous page still loads on its own.

I've tried to start firefox in safe mode, it still happens... I've uninstalled firefox completely and reinstalled and the problem persists.

Anyone know about this... I need to use the internet for work and it is driving me insane!!!!

Firefox will on its on reload the last page as if i hit the back button, it does this by itself... sometime going back more than one page. Sometimes I'll open the browser, go to a page and Firefox will go back to the startup page on it's own. On pages that ask you if you're sure you want to leave, it will try to leave over and over again... sometimes even if I click stay on page 4 times, the previous page still loads on its own. I've tried to start firefox in safe mode, it still happens... I've uninstalled firefox completely and reinstalled and the problem persists. Anyone know about this... I need to use the internet for work and it is driving me insane!!!!

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hi, please try with a different keyboard and/or mouse (in case it has special buttons like back/forward), since this sounds a bit like a hardware issue...

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philipp
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hi, please try with a different keyboard and/or mouse (in case it has special buttons like back/forward), since this sounds a bit like a hardware issue...

cor-el
cor-el
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You can test this by disabling this feature and set browser.backspace_action to 2 on the about:config page.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.