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Why are my fav.icon's not loading?

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When I open up firefox, my fav.icon's do not load, even if I click on the link. Also none of the YouTube video downloader extensions load. What's going on?

When I open up firefox, my fav.icon's do not load, even if I click on the link. Also none of the YouTube video downloader extensions load. What's going on?

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As to the extensions, you need to contact their support.


You can check these prefs on the about:config page to make sure they are still default.

browser.chrome.favicons

browser.chrome.site_icons

Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the I Accept the Risk button. At the top of the screen is a search bar.

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Ok. browser.chrome.site_icons was default

BUT, there was not entry for browser.chrome.favicons.

What do I do?

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I called for more help.