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All addons disabled themselves.

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Hi guys, My browser did some weird stuff today and now all addons are disabled with only an option to Remove them, not Enable. What the heck? I don't think I'm not in Safe Mode since it is an option in the Help menu to restart with all addons disabled. See attached screenshot for reference.

Thanks, Peter

Hi guys, My browser did some weird stuff today and now all addons are disabled with only an option to Remove them, not Enable. What the heck? I don't think I'm not in Safe Mode since it is an option in the Help menu to restart with all addons disabled. See attached screenshot for reference. Thanks, Peter
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I didn't see another way of doing it, so I had to reinstall all extensions individually to get them back.

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That happens if Firefox is started in Safe Mode.

Make sure that you aren't holding the Shift key when you start Firefox. You can check the target line in the Firefox desktop shortcut (right-click: Properties) to make sure that nothing is appended after the path to the Firefox program.

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I already said it wasn't starting in Safe Mode is my original posting. I just verified that it isn't "stuck" in it and no, still isn't.

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Btw, I don't know if this is related, or matters, but if I select in Options to open a blank page when Firefox starts, it doesn't retain that option. It keeps resetting back to starting the "Mozilla Firefox Start Page".

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I can remove and reinstall extensions, at which point they work fine, but there are so many that it would take all day to do this with all of them. Is there some way I can enable them all?

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-fix-preferences-wont-save Note: Some software, like Advanced SystemCare with Surfing Protection, can protect files in the Firefox profile folder against changes. If you have such software then check the settings or uninstall this software.


https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-is-stuck-in-safe-mode

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I didn't see another way of doing it, so I had to reinstall all extensions individually to get them back.

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These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox

FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) {web link} FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your saved files individually into installable .xpi files. It will also make backup of files that you choose.

OPIE {web link} Import/Export extension preferences

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Thanks Fred, those seem really useful!

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They are. Safe Surfing.