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firefox dosent remember last used screen size

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Cogman_
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hello.

I've almost tried anything, but my firefox dosen't remember the last used "screen size/window size". I use firefox 60. i use ubuntu 18 LTS.

I've tried to delete xul.json file, refresh firefox, remove and install again.. Nothing works.

Please help.

hello. I've almost tried anything, but my firefox dosen't remember the last used "screen size/window size". I use firefox 60. i use ubuntu 18 LTS. I've tried to delete xul.json file, refresh firefox, remove and install again.. Nothing works. Please help.

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Try the Firefox version from the official Mozilla server if you currently use a version from the repositories of your Linux distribution.

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Shadow110
Shadow110
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Hi update to Firefox 61.0.2 released to day https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/61.0.2/releasenotes/?utm_campaign=whatsnew&utm_medium=firefox-browser&utm_source=firefox-browser

FredMcD
FredMcD
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/changes-toolbars-and-window-sizes-are-not-saved You may have corrupt xulstore.json or Localstore.rdf files.

Close Firefox. Open your file browser to this hidden location:

  • Mac: *~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles
  • Linux: *~/.mozilla/firefox/Profiles
  • Windows: %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
  • *C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
  • Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data
    \Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

Search for the above files. Then rename or delete them. Restart Firefox.

cor-el
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Try the Firefox version from the official Mozilla server if you currently use a version from the repositories of your Linux distribution.

jsamcr
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I run the official Firefox on both Debian Jessie and Stretch. Firefox is up to date (63.0.3) on both system. I have tried everything suggested as to getting Firefox to open in the last known position. It works if I just minimize Firefox, but if I close Firefox and reopen it always opens in the top-left corner of the screen. It would appear that Firefox does NOT use the values stored in xulstore.json at startup. Also, Firefox does not provide a command line option to set the xpos and ypos. I suspect that this issue is due to the way the windows manager in Linux handles new windows. I can live with this, but it would seem to me that if Chrome can do it right then Firefox ought to be able to do it also.