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I want to make the windowq smaller, it's so large when in full screen mode that the buttons are off the screen

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The Firefox window is in full screen mode, the buttons are off the screen. I want to get out of ull screen mode so i can resize the window myself. I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon

The Firefox window is in full screen mode, the buttons are off the screen. I want to get out of ull screen mode so i can resize the window myself. I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon

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When you are in Full Screen mode, hover the mouse to the top of the screen to make the Navigation Toolbar and Tab bar appear. You can use one of these to leave Full Screen mode:

  • click the Maximize button (top right corner of the Navigation Toolbar) to leave Full Screen mode
  • click the Full Screen button in the "3-bar" menu button drop-down list
  • right-click empty space on a toolbar and choose "Exit Full Screen Mode"
  • press the F11 key

Try to rename (or delete) the xulstore.json file in the Firefox profile folder. You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder:


Try the version from the official Mozilla server if you currently use a version from the repositories of your Linux distribution.

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When you are in Full Screen mode, hover the mouse to the top of the screen to make the Navigation Toolbar and Tab bar appear. You can use one of these to leave Full Screen mode:

  • click the Maximize button (top right corner of the Navigation Toolbar) to leave Full Screen mode
  • click the Full Screen button in the "3-bar" menu button drop-down list
  • right-click empty space on a toolbar and choose "Exit Full Screen Mode"
  • press the F11 key

Try to rename (or delete) the xulstore.json file in the Firefox profile folder. You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder:


Try the version from the official Mozilla server if you currently use a version from the repositories of your Linux distribution.

If the above does not help,

You may have a corrupt xulstore.json file. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/changes-toolbars-and-window-sizes-are-not-saved