Firefox crashes when trying to open it – I've tried everything recommended, still nothing. I don't get a crash report – it just hangs and I have to force quit.
Firefox was working fine. My computer shut down due to battery draining, and when I restarted I couldn't open Firefox again. I've tried redownloading and installing new, opening in safe mode, updating all plug-ins, etc., still nothing.
Any suggestions?
Hi,
Please [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/901787 see this.]
Useful links:
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window All about Tools > Options]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries about:config Entries]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/whats-that-preference/ What's That Preference? add-on] - Quickly decode about:config entries - After installation, go inside about:config, right-click any preference, enable (tick) MozillaZine Results to Panel and again right-click a pref and choose MozillaZine Reference to begin with.
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard%20shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic Extensions/Add-ons]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20extensions%20and%20themes Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes]
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