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Firefox repeatedly closes every ten minutes or so after update.

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It crashes mostly when I use sites that require flash. I have updated my drivers and plugins. Nothing seems to fix it. How exactly should I go about fixing this?

It crashes mostly when I use sites that require flash. I have updated my drivers and plugins. Nothing seems to fix it. How exactly should I go about fixing this?

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Check out the suggestions in this thread: HTML5 or Flash do not display correct after scrolling. Do those 5 changes make any difference?

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You can check for problems caused by a recent Flash 11.3 update and possibly downgrade to Flash 11.2 or 10.3.

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I unchecked those boxes but the problem persisted, so then I attempted to remove the protection as it said, but I was denied access for whatever reason. I then downgraded the flash, yet the problem persists. Should I downgrade my Firefox? It all started when I downloaded the newest upgrade.

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Sorry for the delay.

Could you try the new Reset feature? This duplicates certain key data from your active settings folder into a new one, bypassing some add-ons and custom settings. Your plugins will still be active, but could be disabled manually if you like.

More information in this article: Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings.

If the new settings folder has the same problem, you can switch back if you like using Firefox's Profile Manager.

Does it make any difference?

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Unfortunately no, it is still crashes very often. I want to thank both of you for trying to help. I had no problems with Firefox until I updated to the new version.

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If you have submitted crash reports then please post the IDs of one or more crash reports that have this format:

  • bp-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

You can find the IDs of the submitted crash reports on the about:crashes page.

  • You can open the about:crashes page via the location bar, like you open a website.

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