How to minimize firefox browser?

there is not any option to minimize the browser. i think it must be there.

hold the home button, you can also add a quit button
* [[How do I quit Firefox for Android?|how to install an add-on to add Quit back]]

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How to minimize Firefox memory usage

I've been using mozilla software for a very long time, but lately memory usage in firefox has been getting far too out of hand. I used to be able to have hundreds of pages open without using too much memory, but for some time now I have only been able to have a fraction of the number of pages open before hitting the same levels of memory use. A new firefox session I opened today hit 600 megabytes of memory after loading 7 pages. Earlier today, firefox was collectively using over 20 *gigabytes* of memory. This is all for firefox itself, which is set up without any extra plugins beyond the basic ones for flash, java, and audio/video. Sometimes I've gone to using elinks for some of my "main" browsing just to avoid the extra memory bloat, but I would much rather use a more complete browser when I don't need to browse through a ssh tunnel.
When I purchased 16 gigabytes of memory for my computer, I did not expect all of it plus some to be used just by my internet browser, so I need to know how to cut firefox's memory usage as much as possible. I care next to nothing about caching, especially since I already have a caching proxy anyway (squid 3). I just need firefox to not end up leading me to a newegg page for an additional 16 gigabytes of memory. What can I do to alleviate this issue?

Hi,
These two links might help
*https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-uses-too-much-memory-ram
*https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-uses-too-many-cpu-resources-how-fix
Firefox has hardware acceleration set to "on" by default, but it's still young, which means some video cards or drivers might have problems with it. You can try to disable hardware acceleration to see if that alleviates your problems.
You might need to restart Firefox in order for this to take effect, so save all work first (e.g., mail you are composing, online documents you're editing, etc.).
Then perform these steps for Firefox version 29.0 and above:
*Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]] and select {menu Options} for Windows or {menu Preferences} on Mac or Linux. For Firefox 28.0 and previous versions, click the orange Firefox button at the top left, then select the "Options" button, or, if there is no Firefox button at the top, go to Tools > Options.
*In the Firefox options window, click the ''Advanced'' tab, then select "General".
*In the settings list, you should find the ''Use hardware acceleration when available'' checkbox. Uncheck this checkbox.
*Now, restart Firefox and see if the problems persist.
Additionally, please check for updates for your graphics driver by following the steps mentioned in the following Knowledge base articles:
* [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]]
* [[Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL]]

I really would like to know how to totally remove Yahoo toolbar from my Firefox browser as well as my computer. I don't like those special toolbars at all.

I really would like to know how to totally remove Yahoo toolbar from my Firefox browser as well as my computer. I don't like special toolbars at all. I find it irritating that you included one in the newest version of your browser. In the future I would hope you would leave this or any other out. Firefox used to be my favorite browser to use, now I am not going to want to use it because of the extra toolbar. Please tell me there is a way to remove this, not just hide it.

You can't move the Yahoo Toolbar from IE to Firefox, they are totally different "behind the scenes". However you can install it, [http://us.toolbar.yahoo.com/ http://us.toolbar.yahoo.com/] and I believe if you log in with your Yahoo account it will sync your data.

I would like to know it it's possible to change the scroll bar from the right part of the firefox browser, to the left part and, if it's possible, how can it be done. Thank you!

The scroll bar (the one used to scroll up and down any kind of website), that is normally in the right part of the firefox browser, would be of much help to me if it could sometimes be moved to the left part of the browser. Is this possible? How can it be done? Can anybody tell me the exact steps to take in order to do this (if it is possible of course)? This would be helpfull to me, since I think that the firefox scroll bar is overlaping the scroll part of the facebook chat sidebar, since I just can see a few people on this facebook chat sidebar and I can´t scroll along it, as I could a while ago. So my guess is that the firefox scroll bar is covering the other. In order to solve it in a simpler way, I guessed that if the firefox scroll bar could be moved to the left side of the browser, this problem could be solved. So, can anybody help me?

http://kb.mozillazine.org/layout.scrollbar.side
Type '''about:config''' in Location (address) bar
filter for '''layout.scrollbar.side'''
Right-click the Preference and Modify it to '''3'''
You may need to reload any pages open to have scrollbar move to left after Preference change.

Everytime i open the firefox browser i get a message in the task bar that an attempt is being made by another to modify the site. How do I fix the problem?

firefox is the default browser in my PC. Every time i open firefox browser a notification appears in the right hand bottom of the screen with the attempt at modification message. It just flashes on and then off. I have clicked on the settings button in the warning message and confirmed the keep the current screen option. But, it keeps appearing. Help?

Hello MrNeuf,
I would recommend releasing and renewing the IP lease on the affected computer. The following article provides further information and details the process of doing so.
Mac OS: How to release and renew a DHCP lease
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1920
Cheers,
Allen

How do I fix sign in problem with my Yahoo hompage via Firefox browser

The normal browser process, of course, is that when you click on the Firefox icon it opens the browser and automatically signs you in to your preselected home page. Unfortunately I have recently run into a problem with error messages popping up and obstructing this opening process.
Special comment: It started occurring at about the same time my Yahoo mail account was breached and spammed and I had to change my password as a beginning move to counter the account security breach. I am not certain this incident produced my current problem, but it quite possibly related to the cause. It still remains that have to clear the problem, whatever caused it.
These error pop up messages do not occur when I use the Internet Explorer or Chrome browsers, so it certainly appears to be a Firefox browser related issue. I have tried clearing all cookies, enabling and disabling all Java plug-ins and extensions, changing passwords, and nothing has had any effect.
The first pop up window is headlined as, "[JavaScript Application]. It then cites my correct Yahoo username and is followed by this text; "(my username)- Invalid username/password combination. If you continue to get this error, try entering your email address as your username".
Note: Entering my email address as a username did not help either. The username cited in the error
message is the correct username as well.
The second pop up window says,
"We noticed you may have signed in or signed out in another window. Click OK to reload your page".
Note: Clicking the "OK" button does not re-sign in the page. What does happen is that it reloads the generic MY Yahoo home page and then I have to manually sign in to get my personally customized My Yahoo home page.
I have since upgraded to the most current Firefox browser version, but the problem remains the same.
If anyone has any idea on how to remedy this sign-in issue I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thank you

If you had Firefox save your Yahoo password, first try deleting that here:
orange Firefox button ''or'' classic Tools menu > Options > Security > "Saved Passwords"
The "signed out" message seems to be related to how Yahoo authenticates you. Some users have reported that disabling automatic proxy detection solves the problem, and it also resolves an issue of getting logged out every few minutes, if you have ever experienced that.
To make the change:
orange Firefox button ''or'' classic Tools menu > Options > Advanced
On the "Network" mini-tab, click the "Settings" button, then choose "No Proxy" and OK your way back out.
If your work connection requires you to use a proxy server, try the "Use system settings" option instead.
Does that help?

How can I remove livesearch from the Mozilla Firefox browser window?

Somehow I got the live-search malware embedded into the Firefox browser window. I have tried to remove it using SuperAntiSpyware, Spybot-S7D, and Malwarebyte. Plus ran AVG. Did all four of these several times. But I still have livesearch.
How do I get rid of it? Will uninstalling Firefox and the reinstalling it work. If I uninstall Firefox and reinstalling it, will I loos all my bookmarks?
Please Help!
Thanks,
Naturewoman

Generally speaking, uninstalling and reinstalling Firefox doesn't solve most problems unless you remove all your personal settings, which I definitely do NOT recommend.
These kinds of infiltrations can take some effort to remove. To make it easier, Firefox now had a "reset" feature which preserves your bookmarks but strips away custom settings and extensions, which are the source of most problems.
You could try manually removing the "Printing Helper" extension and resetting your search settings first. If these don't help, then try the reset.
orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons > Extensions category
Then run the Search Reset extension from here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/searchreset/
More info on reset: [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]]
Any luck?

How do I get to the certificate manager for my firefox browser so I can manage the certificates of sites I frequently visit?

It looks like my firefox browser is using an old facebook security certificate dated 2-28-14. How do I get to my certificate manager in my firefox browser so I can see if there's an updated security certificate (4-18-14 or after) and get that in place? Be specific with steps for me to follow please.

I think what you are looking for is<BR><BR>
'''Firefox Options > Advanced > Certificates.'''

How do I bring my already installed Yahoo Toolbar from my IE Browser to my current FireFox browser?

Prior to my Firefox browser, I was using IE8 for quite some time. I have a toolbar, for Yahoo, installed into my system already from my initial homepage setup in IE. I now use Yahoo as one of my homepages in Firefox and would like to have the Yahoo toolbar available when I log in to my browser. I know how to import my bookmarks/favorites from other browsers, I did this already. Can I move the Yahoo toolbar that's been customized my way, from my old IE8 browser to my new FF browser? I don't want to re-install it, again, if I don't have to. All of my preferred links/buttons are set up in it; CNN News, You Tube, etc.

You can't move the Yahoo Toolbar from IE to Firefox, they are totally different "behind the scenes". However you can install it, [http://us.toolbar.yahoo.com/ http://us.toolbar.yahoo.com/] and I believe if you log in with your Yahoo account it will sync your data.

I just installed a new computer and want MSN as my homepage and Firefox as my browser. How do I get MSN to open when I use Firefox browser?

My computer tech set up Firefox as my browser when he installed my new computer. I went to MSN.com and set it up as my home page but I need to know how to get it to open to MSN when I use the Firefox browser.

Inside Firefox, go to the msn website. Then, Click on the Orange Firefox button, then Options, and under Home page, click "Use Current".
Also, make sure you update to Firefox 12 (Click the orange Firefox button, then the arror next to help, then About Firefox. Let the update download, then click apply update)

On another PC I want to backup my bookmarks but my Firefox browser is not working how can I do the backup before I reinstall Firefox

On another PC I want to backup my bookmarks but my Firefox browser is not working how can I do the backup before I reinstall Firefox.
Firefox can't renew it's last tabs and now won't run and let me do a backup

It is possible that there is a problem with the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.
Delete the sessionstore.js file and possible sessionstore-##.js files with a number and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
Deleting sessionstore.js will cause App Tabs and Tab Groups and open and closed (undo) tabs to get lost, so you will have to create them again (make a note or bookmark them).
See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/sessionstore.js
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Multiple_profile_files_created

I like the feature of the PDF being opened on the new tab on firefox browser windows. But the newer version (3.6 or 4.0) will automatically open PDF in a pop up adobe apps. How do I keep the PDF open on the new tab as before? thank you

I like the feature of the PDF being opened on the new tab on firefox browser's windows. But the newer version (3.6 or 4.0) will automatically open PDF in a pop up adobe apps. How do I keep the PDF open on the new tab as before like the 3.5 ver.? I want the PDF opened in the new tab rather than in the Adobe's app's pop up window. Could you help?
thank you

'''I fixed mine by removing the Ask.com extension.'''
Tools
Add-ons
Settings icon
View Recent Updates
Ask.com '''DISABLE'''
Running FF 8.0 on Windows 7 (64-bit)

I can not get real audio player to record videos from the internet, I believe the problem is that my Firefox browser is set for 64 bi... i need to change it to 32 and do not know how.

I can not get real audio player to record videos from the internet i use firefox as my browser on windows 7, I believe the problem is that my Firefox browser is set for 64 bi... i need to change it to 32 and do not know how.

dont know what to do

How do I install Adobe Flash Player on Mozilla Firefox browser

How do I install Adobe Flash Player on Mozilla Firefox Browser?

Download and run the installer from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/

How do I import the bookmarks from the Firefox browser on my old computer to Firefox on my new computer?

I had to wipe my old Windows operating system from my hard drive, and I've installed Linux instead. I did not physically back up my bookmarks before wiping, but I am hoping that they will be preserved somewhere with Mozilla's cloud storage. I would like at the very least to be able to import them to the Firefox browser on my Linux system, or, better yet, to import them to Google Chrome. Are either of these possible? Essentially, I'm wondering if these bookmarks have been saved by Mozilla externally, and if so, how do I retrieve them? Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
Sent at 9:16 PM on Friday

You might have saved your bookmarks to the cloud if you set up Firefox Sync. In order to access your Firefox Sync account, you usually either need another device already set up to access your Sync account or a "recovery key" that is displayed on screen during account setup. Does any of that sound familiar?
If not, did you back up any of your hard drive before wiping? In particular, your Firefox data is stored in your user profile folder. Depending on your version of Windows:
C:\Documents and Settings\''username''\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox...<br>
C:\Users\''username''\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox...

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