Can only use Firefox one time after restarting my Mac, then it won't come on.
After restart or total shutdown followed by turning on, I can get one use of Firefox. Once I close out of it, I can not re-engage into it. I checked and updated Firefox, no help. I currently run Yosemite on my Mac.
Chosen solution
I tried a Force Quit on Firefox. Noticed the little dot under the Firefox icon disappeared. So I then clicked on the Firefox icon and it jumped up and down. Viola! I can now engage Firefox without restarting my computer. So does that mean Firefox was not quitting on its own? And why did that start all of a sudden. Inquiring minds. So with this I seem to be okay once again. How bizarre.
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The problem may be that Firefox did not close properly.
Do you get any kind of error message?
I do not get any error messages. I ran Sophos virus scan on my entire computer with no viruses detected. I do not play online games, I do not open attachments from emails I did not initiate. I can get Safari to load every time; I do not like Safari, which is why I use Firefox.
Start your Computer in safe mode with networking. Then start Firefox. Try Safe web sites. Is the problem still there?
Starting The Computer In Safe Mode;
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See if anything here can help;
Did you check in the activity (process) monitor if Firefox isn't running?
- "Firefox hangs when you quit it": https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firefox+hangs
- "Hang at exit": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
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Chosen Solution
I tried a Force Quit on Firefox. Noticed the little dot under the Firefox icon disappeared. So I then clicked on the Firefox icon and it jumped up and down. Viola! I can now engage Firefox without restarting my computer. So does that mean Firefox was not quitting on its own? And why did that start all of a sudden. Inquiring minds. So with this I seem to be okay once again. How bizarre.
Do you what that dot was for? Where it came from?
If it should come back, try to take a snap shot. Safe Surfing.