How do I set the FF browser default to offline mode? ***I WANT IT OFFLINE***
I would like my FF browser to open in offline mode. There are a ton of help topics on how to disable the offline default, but none on how to enable it. I tried doing the opposite of what people suggested for turning the offline mode off, but nothing seems to work.
Thanks in adavance for any help!
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Chosen solution
The only way to start Firefox in Offline mode is via the Profile Manager start window.
That window has a checkbox to start in Offline mode.
All other methods via prefs may or may not work reliable and extensions usually do the opposite and try to force a start in online mode.
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What have you tried so far?
In the SeaMonkey suite and the Thunderbird email client, you can add -offline to the command line to start up in offline mode. However, it isn't listed as being available in Firefox (but you could try it...). Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Command_Line_Options#-offline
I haven't tried this add-on, but on the author's page, it says you can specify offline mode at startup: Work Offline :: Add-ons for Firefox.
I've poked around the settings a bit. I was hoping the about:config page would have some options, but I didn't find anything yet:
network.online set to false
tried a few others, abut I can't remember wich
Chosen Solution
The only way to start Firefox in Offline mode is via the Profile Manager start window.
That window has a checkbox to start in Offline mode.
All other methods via prefs may or may not work reliable and extensions usually do the opposite and try to force a start in online mode.
Perfect, thanks!