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Help with nuisance message that appears

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ebb124
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"Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system." This message appears when I have closed Firefox but then attempt to reopen. It is not constant.

"Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system." This message appears when I have closed Firefox but then attempt to reopen. It is not constant.

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TonyE
TonyE
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Possible causes for this error and how to resolve them are described in this article - "Firefox is already running but is not responding" error - How to fix, it sounds like in your case Firefox is not closing properly.

ebb124
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I can't open the article. If I either double click the link or paste it in the browser, it takes me to the question and answer I can't open the answer. Therefore, a new question. Is this the link? https://support.mozilla.com/questions/751526#answer-102233

BTW, thanks in advance.

TonyE
TonyE
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The link to the article is https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+is+already+running+but+is+not+responding

An equivalent article from the MozillaZine knowledge base - http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_in_use