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Why is return arrow grayed out on certain web sites?

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louagron
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Sometimes when I am on a website, it is impossible to return to the previous page because the return arrow is grayed out. This seems to happen about 25% of the time. If I go to "File" and click on "Exit" it of course kicks me out of the browser.

I haven't been able to associate the problem with any particular web site.

Sometimes when I am on a website, it is impossible to return to the previous page because the return arrow is grayed out. This seems to happen about 25% of the time. If I go to "File" and click on "Exit" it of course kicks me out of the browser. I haven't been able to associate the problem with any particular web site.

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cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

Another possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.