If Firefox crashes or stops responding will that harm it in any way?

I am curious as to whether or not Firefox (including any third party extensions) would be harmed if Firefox either crashed or stopped responding. I am using version 27.x of Firefox on Windows 8 with the Windows 8.1 update installed. I am using two extensions, which are Adblock Plus and WOT.

Firefox frequently updates your settings files, so there is a possibility of some damage when Firefox stops working unexpectedly, as a file could be left in an unreadable state. This could be similar to losing power to your computer, or having a severe (blue screen) crash.
I think your best protection is to make regular backups. This article has tips on doing that: [[Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles]].
By the way, if you have been experiencing crashes, you could provide more information on those. When Firefox crashes, it usually records information about what was happening at that moment. You can submit that data to Mozilla and share it with forum volunteers to see whether it points to the solution. Please check the support article "[[Firefox Crashes]]" (especially the last section) for steps to get those crash IDs, and then post some of the recent ones here.

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As the title says, Firefox 15.1 stops responding for no apparent reason!
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Every now and then Firefox just stops responding for no apparent reason. It looks like it is processing the request (after clicking a link etc.) but it then it's just a silence... nothing happens!
It doesn't even say it can't load the page and Windows doesn't even say that it has stopped responding. Not even after I click like crazy on the Firefox interface like different buttons and tabs and on the web page... not even then does it say "not responding" in the title bar of the window, which is usually the case when you deal with programs that are not responding immediately (you get that dialog that asks you if you would like to close the program or search for solutions online). Just nothing!... it's only quite and does nothing....
At the same time, all other programs are working flawlessly, such as the Explorer (Windows Explorer), or even Internet Explorer. And Internet connection is not lost!
I have no add-ons or extensions installed whatsoever. I just installed Firefox! I haven't even had the time to install Java yet. All I have is Adobe Flash player. That's the only extra. Otherwise it's in its' original form, default settings, etc, etc, etc.
Why is it acting up like this?...
I'm surprised that there even is such a thing as Firefox 15. This one came at the end of August, correct?
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Frankly, I think this new Firefox version of yours is crap. It's not properly tested and it doesn't belong in the official release channel. This is more like a nightly build or something. It probably has some memory leak, despite the promises made by Firefox engineers that it will not have memory leaks and that it would be the fastest version of Firefox ever. I don't really need a faster browsing, I need a stable browser for reliable browsing. The speed of this Firefox version is close to ZERO! When it's not responding at all...
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EMCheckCompatibility: true
Email: [email protected]
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FramePoisonSize: 4096
InstallTime: 1274097386
ProductName: Firefox
ReleaseChannel: release
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Throttleable: 1
URL: http://en-us.start3.mozilla.com/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
Vendor: Mozilla
Version: 3.6.3
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#Enter ''about:crashes'' in the Firefox address bar and press Enter. A Submitted Crash Reports list will appear, similar to the one shown below.
#Copy the '''5''' most recent Report IDs that start with '''bp-''' and paste them into your response here.
[[Image:SubmittedCrashReports-Win7|width=520]]
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*Click the Firefox button at the top left, then click the ''Help'' menu and select ''Troubleshooting Information'' from the submenu. If you don't have a Firefox button, click the Help menu at the top and select ''Troubleshooting Information'' from the menu.
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*At the top of the page, you should see a button that says "Copy text to clipboard". Click it.
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There may be a parent.lock file left in the Firefox Profile Folder because Firefox crashed.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+is+already+running+but+is+not+responding
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_in_use

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