How to prevent firefox from redirecting to HTTPS

How do I prevent firefox from redirecting to HTTPS when it can't find the HTTP website I typed into the address bar? Background (please read) I run a website for my team… (funda kabanzi)

How do I prevent firefox from redirecting to HTTPS when it can't find the HTTP website I typed into the address bar?

Background (please read) I run a website for my team at work off my local machine. It's just http, because it's local, and I don't need any fancy encryption schemes. I have no domain for it ... me and my users just type the local IP of my machine. Like this: http://10.111.111.11/myapp/login.php

To work from home, I set up a VPN tunnel thru my workplace firewall so I can hit the webserver on my local machine. If I forget to start the VPN tunnel on my remote machine and then try going to my website, I get an error message in firefox:

   Unable to connect
   An error occurred during a connection to 10.111.111.11.
   The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments.
   If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer’s network connection.
   If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the web.


After receiving this message, Firefox changes the address in the address bar from what I typed to the same thing, only with "https" instead of "http". This drives me insane. How do I force Firefox to preserve what I typed in the address bar EXACTLY as I typed it?

Asked by the guy with the issue 10 amahora adlule

Last reply by cor-el 6 amahora adlule

How to stop this annoying drop-down when Firefox in a full screen mode?

When I use the Firefox in full screen mode in the Mac OS, the three colored dots (red, gray and green) are automatically hidden, however if I'm switching between tabs, is… (funda kabanzi)

When I use the Firefox in full screen mode in the Mac OS, the three colored dots (red, gray and green) are automatically hidden, however if I'm switching between tabs, is normal that sometimes I go with the cursor a little bit upper, and the three dots will be automatically displayed. The problem is how these three dots are displayed, with an annoying drop-down effect. This is so annoying!!!! On safari and office tools the behavior is different, when the cursor is close to the three dots area, they just appear, and there is no annoying drop-down effect.

There is any method to change this effect on Firefox?

Using MacOS version 13.2.1

System: MacBock Pro M1

Asked by Andre Nunes 6 amahora adlule

Passwords Don't sync across devices

Hi I use Firefox on 2 mac and 1 IoS device. The passwords or saved logins don't seem to sync across devices, even though they are all logged in via my account. Kindly adv… (funda kabanzi)

Hi I use Firefox on 2 mac and 1 IoS device. The passwords or saved logins don't seem to sync across devices, even though they are all logged in via my account. Kindly advise.

Asked by zubair.nizami 14 amahora adlule

Last reply by cor-el 6 amahora adlule

Upgraded to latest Firefox and now all my bookmarks are gone

I cleared my cache and cookies, had to restart my pc - macbook pro. After opening Firefox, I was signed out. I had to ask for password reset and once signed in, it looks … (funda kabanzi)

I cleared my cache and cookies, had to restart my pc - macbook pro. After opening Firefox, I was signed out. I had to ask for password reset and once signed in, it looks like all my bookmarks are gone!

How do I recover them pls? I did not saved them anywhere or made a copy of those.

Asked by anna.groszek 9 amahora adlule

Last reply by Paul 7 amahora adlule

Lost everything after update

Hi I updated Firefox and now everything is gone. History Dave bookmarks and paid downloaded programs all gone. I tried everything to recover but nothing Please help … (funda kabanzi)

Hi I updated Firefox and now everything is gone. History Dave bookmarks and paid downloaded programs all gone. I tried everything to recover but nothing

Please help

Asked by nine_eyes1 9 amahora adlule

Last reply by Paul 7 amahora adlule

How can I roll back from 111.0.1 to 110.0.1

Hi, I use Cambridgeone.org materials to teach English online. Never had a problem. Taught last Thursday using Firefox 110.0.1 and digital texbook on Cambridgeone website.… (funda kabanzi)

Hi, I use Cambridgeone.org materials to teach English online. Never had a problem. Taught last Thursday using Firefox 110.0.1 and digital texbook on Cambridgeone website.

Installed update to Firebox 111.0.1 the next morning. Now the full teacher's toolbar on the textbook doesn't load. (see image) It does on my desktop app (see image).

What can I do? Have cleared all caches, run disk cleanup, even disabled Privacy Badger without effect.

Asked by dave d 1 usuku oludlule

Last reply by cor-el 7 amahora adlule

When you updated firefox I lost some bookmarks mainly CKAP facebook page

put CKAP facebook page bookmark on your updated Firefox I am the adminaserater of the page I lost the b… (funda kabanzi)

put CKAP facebook page bookmark on your updated Firefox I am the adminaserater of the page


































I lost the bookmark for CKAP Facebook page I am the administrator of the page

Asked by "Sir" James 8 amahora adlule

A page just loaded from Facebook goes into an inifinite loop trying to ` save and locking out the ability to kill the window .

Have to kill with Task Manager . Updating FireFox simple restarts the open windows and the malicious loop . Used ` Refresh . Lost a lot of saved windows and structure ,… (funda kabanzi)

Have to kill with Task Manager . Updating FireFox simple restarts the open windows and the malicious loop .

Used ` Refresh . Lost a lot of saved windows and structure , but running .

Asked by Bob Armstrong 10 amahora adlule

Extensions are loaded only after one or more page refreshes

Hi everyone, I always had this problem in firefox: some extensions don't load during the first visit to a website but only after I reload the page, for example I get that… (funda kabanzi)

Hi everyone, I always had this problem in firefox: some extensions don't load during the first visit to a website but only after I reload the page, for example I get that the SponsorBlock extension doesn't load when I open a youtube video for the first time, probably this problem occurs on extensions that operate on specific sites like youtube, twitch because with extensions like uBlock I didn't have this problem. I have tried activating the extensions I have one at a time but the problem still occurs

Asked by Mikheleee 11 amahora adlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

Resizing of tabs and open new tab plus icon do not work correctly

Since one of the last updates the behaviour for the tab re-sizing got messed up. When there are only a few tabs with full size, those as well as the additional plus ico… (funda kabanzi)

Since one of the last updates the behaviour for the tab re-sizing got messed up.

When there are only a few tabs with full size, those as well as the additional plus icon is shown. But when there are more tabs and they are re-sized, then the right side gets cut off. First the new tab icon dissapears and then also the last tab get's cut off.

I attached a screenshot with three firefox browser windows showing the problem, as well as a forth one with only 3 tabs open, which are shown in full size including the new tab icon.

This is a new problem as the tab resizinng and the new tab icon used to work perfectly fine no matter how many tabs were opened.

Asked by bernhard41 2 ezinsukwini ezidlule

Answered by cor-el 1 usuku oludlule

Can I suggest a Firefox extension?

Is there some way to recommend an extension that's available in the Chrome Web Store but not available for Firefox? It's the only one I've found anywhere that does this,… (funda kabanzi)

Is there some way to recommend an extension that's available in the Chrome Web Store but not available for Firefox? It's the only one I've found anywhere that does this, particular job.

Beanote will allow a sticky note to be made *anywhere* on a web page -- not in a sidebar -- and it will stay right where you want it. Or you can move it. Also, if there are tabs within a portion of that webpage, it will bleed through transparently to all of them. If you want to add it to another of these tabs, you just click on it and you can move it anywhere you'd like; again, it will stay there.

Asked by DorothyJ 4 ezinsukwini ezidlule

Last reply by DorothyJ 11 amahora adlule

OneDrive video playback

I have an issue where I can upload a video to OneDrive and it plays back at a very low resolution in Firefox, both via double clicking and using Stream. The problem persi… (funda kabanzi)

I have an issue where I can upload a video to OneDrive and it plays back at a very low resolution in Firefox, both via double clicking and using Stream. The problem persists in safe mode. If I download the video, it comes back at full resolution and it streams perfectly in Chrome and Safari.

I have cleared cached web content. I also recently had an issue with lip sync on YouTube, which I resolved by refreshing Firefox, but the above remains.

Any ideas?

Best regards, Justin _______________ Firefox 111.0.1 2022 MacBook Pro M1 MacOS 13.2

Asked by justin.paterson 12 amahora adlule

"Open previous windows and tabs" no longer working

The option to restore tabs and windows is no longer working for me. I normally have a dozen tabs I work thru every day. Yesterday when I shutdown Firefox, all those tab… (funda kabanzi)

The option to restore tabs and windows is no longer working for me. I normally have a dozen tabs I work thru every day. Yesterday when I shutdown Firefox, all those tabs were there. Today when I open Firefox it only had to single Firefox default homepage. Checking under History there is no option to restore previous tabs, and the recently closed tabs was empty.

To test, I opened an IMDB page and pinned it. I then went to Wikipedia. This gave me a pinned and unpinned tab. I shutdown Firefox via the "X" to close the window. When I restarted Firefox there was only the default homepage. Neither IMDB nor Wikipedia showed up under recently closed tabs and no option to restore the previous session was available.

I have operated Firefox this way for several years. I don't know why this behavior is no longer being supported.

Asked by kesrith1 1 inyanga edlule

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 12 amahora adlule

  • Kusonjululiwe

Firefox stopped working after uninstalling Edge and Office 365

Hello. I un-installed Microsoft Edge and Office 365 and now Firefox has stopped working (on another computer not this one). This is the same problem that someone report… (funda kabanzi)

Hello. I un-installed Microsoft Edge and Office 365 and now Firefox has stopped working (on another computer not this one).

This is the same problem that someone reported in 2021, but that thread has been archived.

https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1356550

The advice then was to re-install Firefox and to download Visual C++ \ Visual Studio files ( especially VCRuntime1401.dll).

My problem is that I don't have a browser on that computer, I am completely cut off from the internet and can't download anything.

Is it possible to download the necessary files on this computer and transfer them to the one that has the problem? Thanks.

Asked by colin_hodgson 13 amahora adlule

Answered by TyDraniu 13 amahora adlule

firefox is not working on new macos monterey update

I have been using firefox for a while but recently stopped working at first i thought it was connection issues, but, that isnt the case. I have had to update my mac to ma… (funda kabanzi)

I have been using firefox for a while but recently stopped working at first i thought it was connection issues, but, that isnt the case. I have had to update my mac to macos monterey 12.6 and firefox refuses to load any website. Keeps saying the connection has timed out and following message:

. This site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. . If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer’s network connection. . If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the web.

It's frustrating. Any help on this please?!

Asked by Godschild 12 amahora adlule

Not even going to try this again, since it ERASED everything I had done.

GODDAMN IT. Typed my info and some other link opens and wiped out everything I had typed here, that really pisses me off. Firefox is getting to be nothing but a damn he… (funda kabanzi)

GODDAMN IT. Typed my info and some other link opens and wiped out everything I had typed here, that really pisses me off. Firefox is getting to be nothing but a damn headache now and I'm NOT going to try and retype all that info all over again and re-explain it, that's a load of horse manure, especially when my info typed SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN DELETED by some stupid automated crap! Spent too much time on this already and just WASTED my damn time!

Asked by RGBLights 15 amahora adlule

Last reply by Paul 13 amahora adlule

Cannot drag files from download list

I have problems with dragging files from downloads directly to my desktop. Now, in order to drag downloaded files I have to open the downloads folder, which is an additio… (funda kabanzi)

I have problems with dragging files from downloads directly to my desktop. Now, in order to drag downloaded files I have to open the downloads folder, which is an additional step and a nuisance.

Is there any way to get the old functionality back?

Im using Firefix 111.0.1 (64-bit) on my Mac M2 2022, with the Ventura 13.2.1 MacOS

Asked by viggamaria 22 amahora adlule

Last reply by TyDraniu 13 amahora adlule