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Last week I deleted my browsing history, I had don't so since 2023, sadly I just found out that I need to restore a number of those close pages, I found the same topic on the site however it's from 2020 :

1. Click "Start" > "Search" > "Tools" > "Folder Options." 2. Click "View" > select "Show hidden files and folders" > uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" and "Hide protected operating system files". 3. Click search in "All Files and Folders" in the C Drive > type index.dat in search bar > click "Search". 4. Download and install index.dat file reader on your PC if you don't have one. 5. Open index.dat file within the reader > Click on the Firefox browsing history you want to restore > Click "Restore". Then you can open your Firefox browser to check all your restored history now.

I followed the above steps until nr 5, it does not show me any data on firefox

It appears web sites can track my activity on their site. How do I make it so a given web site can't track me? Does Firefox have a setting that makes it more difficult to track me on a given web site? I've seen where a VPN, not sure what that is, can be of big help. How do I initiate a VPN and are there free VPN's? When I visit this particular site it states, "from your site login activity" and goes on from there what they want to do. How do I make it more difficult for a web site to be able to track my log in activity? Will a VPN solve this problem? Or, does Firefox have various accessories that can do the same thing? I know deleting cookies with this particular site does not solve the issue for me. Can someone help? Thank you.

Many bugs and crashes with Firefox

1. 1 Not able to install an automatic update, via the Menu Help --> About Firefox (or Thunderbird). This bug / problems sits already inside the earlier versions of Firefox and Thunderbird.

• A No new version is shown.
• B Firefox (or Thunderbird) tries to download / install this update, bug become someway corrupted and also stuck in this process.
• C Firefox (or Thunderbird) says to apply the update you must restart the program. After Firefox (or Thunderbird) was restarted, the program keeps trying installing or downloading this same or another update. I see a spinning circle only, no progress bar. Waiting, trying again later or another restart from Firefox (or Thunderbird) does nothing.

Only way to update Firefox is via https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release Which always shows the wrong language. Only way to update Thunderbird is via https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/#product-desktop-release Here, I can click on letter from my language and download the setup package. After this update installation was done, the Help --> About (program name) window show the program is last version. But not seems not always the last version, like version x.x.01 to x.x.02, then tries to install this newer small version and gets stuck in the same loop or corruption.

• D You must use the setup package, because the installer doesn't work, likes to abort the installation and shows error messages about something gone wrong. Installer package is incomplete or damaged, not for current version and Windows.
• E For last newer versions, they seems not working anymore directly. The program can be restarted once or few times before it seems working. Until other bugs appear.
• F Always adding a new and faulty shortcut, but I have already a working shortcut on my Desktop. Icon hasn't logo from Firefox or Thunderbird, but the setup icon.
• G Sometimes you cannot start Firefox or Thunderbird, due the update did something wrong.

Missing file(s) and/or some strange error message after I clicked on the shortcut from the program. Another run from this "update" setup is needed. Remove a or all "Firefox.exe" from the Taskmanager list.

• H Bug that stops add-ones working. This can be happen due the general function / thing for add-ones inside Firefox crashes, become bugged or corrupted. 1 add-one or more add-ones take the others and stop working, become bugged or corrupted. Add-ones will forget things, their work / functions or do it halfway. Has something to do with the installation and/or data from add-ones. They seems to not having support or do anything about their problems.

1. 2 Random many crashes without any useful (error) messages, can be with closing the program itself.

Already from earlier versions of Firefox. And also Thunderbird too. This bug seems to sit deep inside the programs. I should be to use Firefox, Thunderbird, Notepad together, with having a some folders open. Switching between them can be annoying slow. Takes longer time be before responding. I'm seeing empty white or black windows. Only last selected section is visible, has the text and smaller pictures. I can have Firefox and Thunderbird left open for hours and later finding one or both programs are closed by itself. No reason, no permission given to do that. Add a new tab or click on a current site, there is no (fast) respond. Same for buttons, filters and filling in forms on a site. One program can pull the other program in closing to when the one is crashing. Also Windows will show several error messages about programs are using to much memory and must be closed. If this has programs listed, then Firefox seems to appear most here of the programs I'm using.

Updating doesn't fix anything Using the safe mode and new profiles are no long time solutions, every time anything is gone or nog working better.

It seems you must have 2 profiles running at same time when you want read something and not switching back between every minute or so. If 1 is near crashing, you have still the other one running.

1. 3 Why I'm seeing 20x to 72x a Firefox.exe in my Taskmanager? They takes a lot of memory, showing different sizes. I started Firefox once. This is not needed.

1. 4 Some sites seems to not work in Firefox or takes longer time.

Same for responding on clicking, using filters, buttons and sending forms. Clicking on those (annoying) accept (popup) windows. Unable to login or confirm an (security) action like this with a word or number given via e-mail. Might be something for the site. When you need to use Private Browsing for this.

1. 5 Icons from installed add-ones don't appear in main bar, at right side. How to use them? Before they did.

1. 6 Site using third party host sites are slow and mostly don't work. Connection errors.

"Seems fine here, but something with you". Refresh page doesn't fix it. Wait and try again later, how long? Firefox should block these sites.

1. 7 After updating to Firefox version 115.0.2 and continue my last session, there are appear several new bugs.

• A I cannot longer visit sites. Even earlier visited sites don't load. Firefox keeps stuck in loading or receiving site info data. Sites don't appear, just an empty (white) page. Also about:support doesn't work. Strangely, I can visit Google.com but not open any site from there. I tried Private Browsing, so no add-one can do something with this.

I had Firefox running for some hours, these sites are still stuck in "loading" or something else.

• B Right click to open a site or page in a new tab doesn't longer work. Right click menu appears, but action will not be done. Which can be strange at top, missing or changed items.

• C Same to copy line of text or picture, action isn't longer "remembered".

Now, I created again a new profile and again this doesn't fix them. Even more bugs and stranger. Again lost everything, settings, sites, installing dictionaries and add-ones. Stupid.

• C1 I can visit websites, but with some strange things, not always working fine.

That makes it to post my problems here.

• C2 Cannot longer type keywords in the addressbar and after pressing Enter, you should visit Google with search results. Firefox thinks the given keyword is a not existing website.

In Settings (via about:preferences#search), there are no search engines (Google, Wikipedia, ect) in the list, who should be there by default. Also there's no default search engine selected, the list therefor is small and empty.

• C3 Yet visited near 10 sites, who I cannot visit any of the sites with my other long time using profile. Then Firefox crashed by random, white empty window. Windows adds not responding at end of the program's title bar. I could restart Firefox after that, get the "continue after a crash" tab and revisit any of these sites in their opened tabs.

• C4 A site keeps saying cookies are disabled / denied, while minimal are accepted when some of that stupid (popup) windows did show. This means: Some stupid messages don't disappear after clicking "OK", the "X" or close buttons / links. Site might not work fine or on some parts. Something can follow you browsing through the site. Not able to visit that site or part.

• C5 A site keeps saying there is an ad-blocker installed, but there is no add-one like that installed. This means: Stupid messages like these keep appearing; site cannot work fine; you cannot visit the site due some invisible wall or blocking thing. Some can follow you browsing through the site. This is very annoying.

• C6 With one profile I cannot longer open sites who worked before. Keeps loading, shows URL in addressbar and on the tab.

And the about: .... pages. While with a new profile I can visit those sites, but right click menu is bugged.

• Cannot open site or page in new tab. Only on Google based sites are working for unknown reasons, but not YouTube.
• Missing items or I can see more gray things and lines.
• Cannot copy selected text. Stil having old or wrong text.
• Cannot Search with Google, this option is missing.
• Cannot see the source code from the page, due action is not happen.
• On sites that are working you can only read that current content. Can open links in new tabs, but their pages are empty / white, keep loading forever.
• A few sites don't load and still giving a empty page. Loading takes longer then needed. For same site.
• Use Google by typing the keyword in the addressbar doesn't visit Google site, but Firefox thinks the site doesn't exist, is wrong typed. You must go to Google.com and typing the keyword in the textbox here.
• If a site worked first, then later it cannot working longer, keeps stuck in loading and showing a empty white page / tab.
• Login for some sites is not longer possible, email send with security word or number doesn't appear. I can send myself a test e-mail to this e-mail address. Waited the time enough and made a new attempt, still the same.

Windows PC. Firefox version 117.0 x64. Via Help --> About Firefox, because about:support doesn't show the version and build.

After the latest update, "synced tabs" suddenly appeared in my history menu above Recently Closed Tabs. I don't use syncing of any sort so this is just a nuisance. How can I get rid of it?

I have used Firefox for years and had AVG free antivirus installed also for years. Tonight I had a popup window open from AVG informing me that AVG no longer support Firefox and have uninstalled their antivirus addon with immediate effect.

Does anyone know of a Free antivirus program that is any good and still supports Firefox?

Deleting autofill entries does not work per article. The info is still there. Clearing history does not work either. Do I need to restart computer for it to forget/delete entries? Thank you. Fred couvrette

I am not a geek and I follow all the details of 'how to etc etc' but nothing works and the phone goes into random loops and keeps telling my I cannot sync (I KNOW that). Firefox has no phone number or email system for technical support (or any type of support) just this hit and miss system of 'forums' (or is that fora). I tried to send a bug report but I am NOT signing up for another (geek speak) account just to send you the problem. Please fix this issue - it never used to happen on older versions - how can I roll back my firefox to something that works properly?? Here is the error report, enjoy, to me it is written in ancient g(r)eek!

1659608046381 Sync.SyncScheduler DEBUG Next sync in 600000 ms. (why=schedule) 1659608314611 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsProfileClient: Requested profile 1659608314611 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG getOAuthToken enter 1659608314612 FirefoxAccounts TRACE getCachedToken returning cached token 1659608314612 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG getOAuthToken returning a cached token 1659608314613 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://profile.accounts.firefox.com/v1/profile 1659608315651 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://profile.accounts.firefox.com/v1/profile 304 1659608317134 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsWebChannel message received: fxaccounts:fxa_status 1659608317134 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG fxa_status received 1659608317134 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG service: sync 1659608317134 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG is private browsing: true 1659608317329 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsWebChannel message received: fxaccounts:loaded 1659608317329 FirefoxAccounts WARN Unrecognized FxAccountsWebChannel command: fxaccounts:loaded 1659608320303 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsWebChannel message received: fxaccounts:pair_preferences 1659608320908 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1659608320908 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1659608320908 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1659608320909 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1659608321321 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1659608321322 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1659608321367 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1659608434712 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsPush loading service 1659608434712 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsPush initialized 1659608434747 FirefoxAccounts TRACE observed topic=push-message, data=chrome://fxa-device-update, subject=[xpconnect wrapped nsISupports] 1659608434747 FirefoxAccounts TRACE FxAccountsPushService _onPushMessage 1659608434753 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG push command: fxaccounts:device_disconnected 1659608434754 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG Notifying observers of fxaccounts:device_disconnected 1659608434754 FirefoxAccounts INFO fetching updated device list 1659608434754 Sync.Engine.Clients DEBUG Updating the known stale clients 1659608434754 Sync.Engine.Clients DEBUG Refreshing the known stale clients list 1659608434757 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/devices 1659608435790 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/devices 200 1659608435791 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /account/devices: code: 200 - Status text: OK 1659608435791 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -2791 1659608435792 FirefoxAccounts INFO Got new device list: 3bab5932266da6469edabb3b022d462f, 622e1483fa5b0564fc504f75d009b422, 6bf539feb208fd2a1eaf7bf820de34f0, 73ad7ca5e184fd5a50f2f48dd70866d1, 7c41118e2a1f1174997c0cce0f12284c, 7e2285d6c17f0fb8bf12ddb7d479892f, c66b82cce8ac7a7972116bff3d23ce2e, e48e0ecaf75ca3b8b9c64b315ed4be22 1659608435793 FirefoxAccounts INFO updating the cache 1659608623665 FirefoxAccounts ERROR Pairing channel error: Error: WebSocket unexpectedly closed(resource://gre/modules/FxAccountsPairingChannel.js:3601:20) JS Stack trace: FxAccountsPairingChannel</_setupListeners/<@FxAccountsPairingChannel.js:3601:20 1659608646390 Sync.Service DEBUG User-Agent: Firefox/103.0.1 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64) FxSync/1.105.0.20220729222726.desktop 1659608646391 Sync.Service INFO Starting sync at 2022-08-04 12:24:06 in browser session kSKF98oczh8c 1659608646392 Sync.SyncScheduler DEBUG Clearing sync triggers and the global score. 1659608646402 Sync.Status INFO Resetting Status. 1659608646402 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: success.status_ok => success.status_ok 1659608646405 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsProfileClient: Requested profile 1659608646405 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG getOAuthToken enter 1659608646408 FirefoxAccounts TRACE getCachedToken returning cached token 1659608646408 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG getOAuthToken returning a cached token 1659608646410 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://profile.accounts.firefox.com/v1/profile 1659608646715 Sync.Resource DEBUG GET success 200 https://sync-1-us-west1-g.sync.services.mozilla.com/1.5/148151151/info/collections 1659608646717 Sync.Service DEBUG Fetching server configuration: https://sync-1-us-west1-g.sync.services.mozilla.com/1.5/148151151/info/configuration 1659608646909 Sync.Resource DEBUG GET success 200 https://sync-1-us-west1-g.sync.services.mozilla.com/1.5/148151151/info/configuration 1659608646911 Sync.Service DEBUG Fetching global metadata record 1659608646911 Sync.Service DEBUG Weave Version: 1.105.0 Local Storage: 5 Remote Storage: 5 1659608646911 Sync.Service DEBUG Fetching and verifying -- or generating -- symmetric keys. 1659608646912 Sync.Service INFO Testing info/collections: {"bookmarks":1659608043.52,"extension-storage":1605357784.56,"clients":1659606031.62,"meta":1596625959.52,"forms":1659075090.37,"crypto":1578385419.9,"history":1659111154.3,"passwords":1656864350.76,"addons":1654102992.88} 1659608646912 Sync.CollectionKeyManager INFO Testing for updateNeeded. Last modified: 1578385419.9 1659608646912 Sync.Synchronizer DEBUG Refreshing client list. 1659608646913 Sync.Engine.Clients DEBUG Resetting clients last sync time 1659608647128 Sync.Collection DEBUG GET success 200 https://sync-1-us-west1-g.sync.services.mozilla.com/1.5/148151151/storage/clients?full=1&limit=1000 1659608647138 Sync.Engine.Clients INFO Records: 0 applied, 0 successfully, 0 failed to apply, 0 newly failed to apply, 2 reconciled. 1659608647139 Sync.Engine.Clients DEBUG Refreshing the known stale clients list 1659608647152 Sync.Engine.Clients INFO Uploading 0 outgoing records 1659608647155 Sync.Synchronizer INFO Updating enabled engines: 2 clients. 1659608647157 Sync.Synchronizer INFO Syncing all enabled engines. 1659608647162 Sync.Engine.Passwords INFO Records: 0 applied, 0 successfully, 0 failed to apply, 0 newly failed to apply, 0 reconciled. 1659608647162 Sync.Engine.Passwords INFO Uploading 0 outgoing records 1659608647163 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks DEBUG Checking if server sync ID EcjFZAdZwynf matches existing 1659608647169 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks INFO Records: 0 applied, 0 successfully, 0 failed to apply, 0 newly failed to apply, 0 reconciled. 1659608647169 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks.Mirror DEBUG Merging bookmarks in Rust 1659608647173 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks.Mirror DEBUG Building local tree 1659608647179 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks.Mirror DEBUG Building remote tree 1659608647190 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks.Mirror DEBUG Building merged tree 1659608647190 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks.Mirror DEBUG Applying merged tree 1659608647191 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks.Mirror DEBUG Merging bookmarks in Rust took 21.432ms 1659608647191 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks.Mirror DEBUG No changes detected in both mirror and Places 1659608647192 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks INFO Uploading 0 outgoing records 1659608647208 Sync.Engine.Bookmarks.BookmarkSyncUtils DEBUG pushChanges: Processed change records: {"weak":0,"skipped":0,"updated":0} 1659608647209 Sync.Engine.Addons DEBUG Refreshing reconciler state 1659608647209 Sync.AddonsReconciler INFO Refreshing global state from AddonManager. 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Mount Rainier Sunset by M♥Donna (version=6.0, id={c55346b8-b052-4db2-9267-61b7df3f29ef}) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Mountain Theme (version=2.0, id={0f13a6cc-fbbb-41a6-b42e-314514cce874}) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Facebook Container (version=2.1.1, id=@contain-facebook) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Dictionnaire français (version=7.0b, id=fr-dicollecte@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials (version=2020.8.18, id=jid1-ZAdIEUB7XOzOJw@jetpack) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon The Diving Collie (version=2.0, id={c20ca56b-78c1-4d5a-bbe3-b978c435be69}) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Ducati Bike Theme (version=2.0, id={f8818a98-92c6-4355-98e9-8a2f86abb14e}) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon AdBlock — best ad blocker (version=4.43.0, id=jid1-NIfFY2CA8fy1tg@jetpack) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon British English Dictionary (Marco Pinto) (version=3.0.7, id=marcoagpinto@mail.telepac.pt) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Français Language Pack (version=103.0.1buildid20220729.222726, id=langpack-fr@firefox.mozilla.org) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon English (GB) Language Pack (version=103.0.1buildid20220729.222726, id=langpack-en-GB@firefox.mozilla.org) 1659608647211 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Form Autofill (version=1.0.1, id=formautofill@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Firefox Screenshots (version=39.0.1, id=screenshots@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon WebCompat Reporter (version=1.5.0, id=webcompat-reporter@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Web Compatibility Interventions (version=103.0.0, id=webcompat@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon DoH Roll-Out (version=2.0.0, id=doh-rollout@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Picture-In-Picture (version=1.0.0, id=pictureinpicture@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Google (version=1.2, id=google@search.mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Amazon.com (version=1.3, id=amazondotcom@search.mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Bing (version=1.3, id=bing@search.mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon DuckDuckGo (version=1.1, id=ddg@search.mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon eBay (version=1.3, id=ebay@search.mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Wikipedia (en) (version=1.1, id=wikipedia@search.mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Amazon.co.uk (version=1.9, id=amazon@search.mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon System theme — auto (version=1.3, id=default-theme@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Light (version=1.2, id=firefox-compact-light@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Dark (version=1.2, id=firefox-compact-dark@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Firefox Alpenglow (version=1.4, id=firefox-alpenglow@mozilla.org) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Add-ons Search Detection (version=2.0.0, id=addons-search-detection@mozilla.com) 1659608647212 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon OpenH264 Video Codec provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. (version=1.8.1.2, id=gmp-gmpopenh264) 1659608647213 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Rectifying state for addon Widevine Content Decryption Module provided by Google Inc. (version=null, id=gmp-widevinecdm) 1659608647215 Sync.AddonsReconciler INFO Saving reconciler state to file: addonsreconciler 1659608647222 Sync.Engine.Addons.Store DEBUG gmp-gmpopenh264 not syncable: type not in allowed list: plugin 1659608647223 Sync.Engine.Addons INFO Records: 0 applied, 0 successfully, 0 failed to apply, 0 newly failed to apply, 0 reconciled. 1659608647224 Sync.Engine.Addons INFO Uploading 0 outgoing records 1659608647225 Sync.Engine.Forms INFO Records: 0 applied, 0 successfully, 0 failed to apply, 0 newly failed to apply, 0 reconciled. 1659608647226 Sync.Engine.Forms INFO Uploading 0 outgoing records 1659608647226 Sync.Engine.History DEBUG Checking if server sync ID x56-DiRAUha6 matches existing 1659608647228 Sync.Engine.History INFO Records: 0 applied, 0 successfully, 0 failed to apply, 0 newly failed to apply, 0 reconciled. 1659608647228 Sync.Engine.History INFO Uploading 0 outgoing records 1659608647232 Sync.Engine.Extension-Storage INFO Records: 0 applied, 0 successfully, 0 failed to apply, 0 newly failed to apply, 0 reconciled. 1659608647233 Sync.Engine.Extension-Storage INFO Uploading 0 outgoing records 1659608647234 Sync.Doctor INFO Skipping check of passwords - disabled via preferences 1659608647234 Sync.Doctor INFO Skipping check of bookmarks - disabled via preferences 1659608647234 Sync.Doctor INFO Skipping check of addons - disabled via preferences 1659608647234 Sync.Doctor INFO Skipping check of forms - disabled via preferences 1659608647234 Sync.Doctor INFO Skipping check of history - disabled via preferences 1659608647234 Sync.Doctor INFO Skipping check of extension-storage - disabled via preferences 1659608647234 Sync.Doctor INFO Skipping validation: no engines qualify 1659608647234 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.sync: success.sync => success.sync 1659608647234 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: success.status_ok => success.status_ok 1659608647234 Sync.Synchronizer INFO Sync completed at 2022-08-04 12:24:07 after 0.83 secs. 1659608647235 Sync.Declined DEBUG Handling remote declined: ["prefs","tabs"] 1659608647235 Sync.Declined DEBUG Handling local declined: ["prefs","tabs"] 1659608647235 Sync.Declined DEBUG Declined changed? false 1659608647235 Sync.Service INFO No change to declined engines. Not reuploading meta/global. 1659608647236 Sync.SyncScheduler DEBUG Next sync in 600000 ms. (why=schedule)

I have been using Firefox 56.0.2 on Windows 7 for years safely. Until yesterday. We had one of those mini powerouts, that caused problems.

My hard drive is failing and Firefox will no longer fully load, it tries bless it, but some FF files must be in the damaged sectors of the hard drive. It then locks the system. Using Chrome works fine. But some logins/passwords/bookmarks had to be changed very recently and are not stored in the chrome browser yet. I hate chrome so use FF as the main browser.

I'm thinking that if I can install a fresh copy of FF 56.0.2 in a separate folder, a separate 2nd copy of FF, and then copy yesterday mornings backed up FF profile (before the crash) I could at least copy over all the bookmarks etc to Chrome so I can have my logins etc back.

This mornings backup failed to backup some FF files, all others were fine. Firefox worked fine yesterday but failed to launch this morning.

Please help save my sanity. I know I have to move to W 10, but cannot on this computer.

Just a few days ago, screenshot technique failed. I often copy an image from webpage. Right click technique. I am still able to do this. I have option of copy or Download. Download works but Copy does not. When I try to paste the copy into my Word document, I get a blank image (a square that indicates there was an image but the actual image is not there). How can I get the paste mechanism working again?

A msg. suddenly appeared at the top of my ff general settings page saying "your organization is managing your browser". Upon clicking on it it appears that Chrome has taken over most of my ff settings and disabled some of them. I have NO organization; I am retired and have a personal computer that only I use for personal things. I have run numerous anti malware programs that have found nothing. I have restored the computer to a much earlier time. I chose Firefox, NOT Chrome. Please help me get rid of this. And please don't assume I have knowledge as I am old and not very computer literate so if you could use simple terms I can understand that would be much appreciated. If no help, what can I do next to get some. Thank you I am using Windows 7 home premium on an older Dell business machine.

Dear Sir,

Shahid MBC was working perfect before couple of weeks ago

you can check from this link

https://shahid.mbc.net/en/player/episodes/Tamer-Wa-Shawqiyya-season-1-episode-1/id-1011829

Now there is some sort of an error message of HTML5 video