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How to close existing Firefox process, to be able to connect to WEB

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urban.forsberg1953
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I get message when trying to connect to the WEB via Firefox. "Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To use Firefox, you must first close the existing Firefox process, restart your device, or use a different profile".

How to close the running but not responding Firefox process ? To be able to connect to the web

I get message when trying to connect to the WEB via Firefox. "Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To use Firefox, you must first close the existing Firefox process, restart your device, or use a different profile". How to close the running but not responding Firefox process ? To be able to connect to the web

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Terry
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You may have to delete a lock file.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Firefox-already-running-not-responding