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Everytime I get out of firefox and try to bring it back up, I am told "firefox is already running, but not responding-please restart your computer"

ble1943
ble1943
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Everytime I get out of Firefox and try to bring it back up, I am told "Firefox is already running, but not responding. Please restart your computer". This is getting very aggravating. Is there some kind of a fix? in English

Everytime I get out of Firefox and try to bring it back up, I am told "Firefox is already running, but not responding. Please restart your computer". This is getting very aggravating. Is there some kind of a fix? in English

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Tim
Tim
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How long are you waiting before trying to re-open Firefox? It does take it a little while to shut down.

Take a look at https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+is+already+running+but+is+not+responding

ble1943
ble1943 Nkolo motuna
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Sometimes it's several minutes, and other times I can come right back into it. Usually I shut it down when I'm done balancing my checking account. Then I'll try to open Firefox to play games or shop and I'll have to restart my laptop.

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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If that happens when you wait 30 to 60 seconds after closing Firefox, see this:
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox%20hangs
See hang-at-exit