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Firefox 38.0.5 crashes frequently.

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Firefox 38.0.5 crashes frequently. It doesn't matter if I'm watching a Youtube video or not. PLEASE fix this issue.

Firefox 38.0.5 crashes frequently. It doesn't matter if I'm watching a Youtube video or not. PLEASE fix this issue.

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Hello,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:

  • Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click Help Help-29 and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
  • On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".

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If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme, or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps in the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

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If that doesn't help, please follow the steps below to provide us crash IDs to help us learn more about your crash.

  1. Enter about:crashes in the Firefox address bar and press Enter. A Submitted Crash Reports list will appear, similar to the one shown below.
  2. Copy the 5 most recent Report IDs that start with bp- and then go back to your forum question and paste those IDs into the "Post a Reply" box.

Note: If a recent Report ID does not start with bp- click on it to submit the report.

(Please don't take a screenshot of your crashes, just copy and paste the IDs. The below image is just an example of what your Firefox screen should look like.)

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More information and further troubleshooting steps can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox crashes (closing or quitting unexpectedly) article.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

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Tried that; it doesn't work.

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bp-b94edb11-eaf5-43a7-9f47-ef6d52150611 bp-a56d4439-bcb4-4bf5-a4e6-a525f2150610 bp-5e2c5765-8ef3-4ccc-8a3f-990312150610 bp-8ef83eb1-2570-486c-843b-f81722150610 bp-a7e0a13b-c80e-4506-8ba0-b37e92150610

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Hi, this may be a problem caused by an out of date graphics driver. See - Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL.

You also have two versions of Shockwave Flash and Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape, so the oldest ones should be removed. See - Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems.

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Thank you. I did so.

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Thank you. I did so.

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Note that your System Details List shows multiple Flash plugins.

  1. Shockwave Flash 17.0 r0
  2. Shockwave Flash 15.0 r0

You can find the installation path of all plugins on the about:plugins page.

You can check the Flash player installation folder for multiple Flash player plugins and remove older version(s) of the plugin (NPSWF32) and possibly (re)install the latest Flash player.

  • (32 bit Windows) C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\
  • (64 bit Windows) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\
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Let's hope it works.