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Firefox is open on my desktop toolbar but won't display on my screen. Appears to have disappeared to the right. Can't click or type in firefox at all.

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I tried a reinstall and it still doesn't display the opened Firefox. All the fixes require me to be able to access Firefox and I can't. This only happens with Firefox. Explorer would work fine but I hate using it. What do I do?

I tried a reinstall and it still doesn't display the opened Firefox. All the fixes require me to be able to access Firefox and I can't. This only happens with Firefox. Explorer would work fine but I hate using it. What do I do?

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Do you get the Firefox when you right-click the icon on the Windows Task bar and maximize the window?

You can use one of these to start Firefox in Safe Mode:

  • On Windows, hold down the Shift key while starting Firefox with a double-click on the Firefox desktop shortcut
  • On Mac, hold down the Options key while starting Firefox
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You can try to open the System menu via Alt+Space and use the Move and/or Resize item to see if you can move the window into display.

You can check for problems caused by a corrupted localstore.rdf file.

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Didn't work, but thank you.

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Chosen Solution

Do you get the Firefox when you right-click the icon on the Windows Task bar and maximize the window?

You can use one of these to start Firefox in Safe Mode:

  • On Windows, hold down the Shift key while starting Firefox with a double-click on the Firefox desktop shortcut
  • On Mac, hold down the Options key while starting Firefox
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Thank you! I got safe mode to work and rest firefox. You are the best!