Firefox 8.0.1 on mac - when i close my laptop then open it, pages don't load and i can't use tabs

I have firefox 8.0.1 and am using a macbook pro. For some reason, after I close my laptop, when I open it again firefox starts having problems. If I had multiple tabs open I can't switch between tabs or close them, and I can't open new tabs. Also, the pages don't load right.
I got CleanMyMac and used it to uninstall firefox, then I reinstalled firefox and this did not fix the problem.

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You can verify that via the custom settings choice. 
That choice won't stay selected if all settings have the default value like I wrote above, so in such a case it is merely for inspection or to make it possible to make changes to the default settings.
If Firefox isn't storing form data despite that the remember form data setting is selected then there can be a problem with the formhistory.sqlite file that stores form data.
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*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
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If that has worked then you can remove the renamed files.

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