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I am unable to type anything into the location bar or the google search box. Running Firefox 4.0.1 on my Mac, running OSX.6.7. Is this some setting I've somehow buggered up??

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After updating to Firefox 4.0.1, I noticed a couple things: 1)sometimes there is a ghost image of the page name showing at the top center of the Firefox header and 2) i am unable to type into the location box of the toolbar or into the google search box in the toolbar. There is another "web search" box which I am able to type into on Firefox, but it's the only one I can actually type into.

After updating to Firefox 4.0.1, I noticed a couple things: 1)sometimes there is a ghost image of the page name showing at the top center of the Firefox header and 2) i am unable to type into the location box of the toolbar or into the google search box in the toolbar. There is another "web search" box which I am able to type into on Firefox, but it's the only one I can actually type into.

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Try to open a new window to see if that works. If that works then close the window that gives problems.

You can also try to clear the cache.

  • Firefox > Preferences > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"

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It happens with every window, every time, every day. Opening a new window doesn't help.

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Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.

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If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile (be careful not to copy corrupted files)

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Actually, i did a restart in safe mode and disabled everything. Started up again and it seemed fine but when I tried to navigate, the entire screen was unresponsive. So I uninstalled Firefox and will shut down my computer next. Then restart and reinstall and see what happens.

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At this point, I have uninstalled Firefox numerous times and deleted it from my computer. I have also reinstalled it at least three times and while, initially, it appears fine, when I try to navigate, the screen goes unresponsive and the entire program freezes. To close Firefox I must do a "Force Quit". Welcome any input.