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why do I get stuck in some pages

many searches some personal and all of pocket saved pages, open up but get stuck there the pocket pages do not open in a new tab, and most pages do not go back to my google home page. I have to close out fire fox completely to get back to my google home page, please help with this thanks Stan.

many searches some personal and all of pocket saved pages, open up but get stuck there the pocket pages do not open in a new tab, and most pages do not go back to my google home page. I have to close out fire fox completely to get back to my google home page, please help with this thanks Stan.

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You get stuck in tabs sometimes because the application is not responding.

my problem happens quite frequently really every day now

Hi Stan, it's normal for bookmarks and links to open in the same tab. To direct a bookmark or link to open in a new tab, you can try one of these methods:

  • right-click the bookmark or link > Open (Link) in New Tab
  • hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the bookmark or link
  • "middle-click" the bookmark or link with the mouse scroll wheel (or middle button if you have one)

I don't know whether that works with Pocket.

Now about getting back to your home page, Google: if the back arrow is grayed out, you could click the house icon (Home button) on the toolbar to return to your home page. if you prefer a keyboard shortcut, try Alt+Home. Do either of those work for you?