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tabs gets mixed into one

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so im watching youtube and talking to a friend on facebook and sometimes whenever i change tabs from youtube to facebook they clash and become one, and its only on facebook and youtube never twitter or twitch. and it seems that facebook is also the reason firefox crashes too.

so im watching youtube and talking to a friend on facebook and sometimes whenever i change tabs from youtube to facebook they clash and become one, and its only on facebook and youtube never twitter or twitch. and it seems that facebook is also the reason firefox crashes too.

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this is what happens

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another one and it aint been an hour

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Update Firefox

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Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

  • Clear the Cache and
  • Remove Cookies
    Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to.

Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar.

  • Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.
  • Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). While you are in safe mode;

Type about:preferences#advanced<Enter> in the address bar.

Under Advanced, Select General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe websites. Are there any problems?

Then restart.