Sometimes when I start Firefox, I get a window that gives me two choices, start in safe mode or reset firefox. Other times it starts up normally. Why?
This has been happening since the upgrade to v.16. I am using Mac OSX 10.6.8. It is sporadic.
This has been happening since the upgrade to v.16. I am using Mac OSX 10.6.8. It is sporadic.
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It sounds like you are accidentally starting Firefox in Safe Mode, are you holding down the Shift key? Firefox is stuck in Troubleshoot Mode
On a Mac Firefox starts in Safe mode if the Option key is pressed when Firefox is started.
This can also happen if Firefox has crashed a few times or didn't close properly.
You can check for hanging Firefox processes in the system monitor or the Mac equivalent of it.
- "Hang at exit": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
- "Firefox hangs when you quit it": https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firefox+hangs
No, I'm not.
No, I'm not.