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"Save as" window is covering the whole screen

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While the window is not fully maxed (few pixels left and right), I cannot drag the corners to resize the window, even though the cursor changes to the appropriate resize arrow.

While the window is not fully maxed (few pixels left and right), I cannot drag the corners to resize the window, even though the cursor changes to the appropriate resize arrow.

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

Close Firefox. Open your file browser to this hidden location:

  • Mac: *~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles
  • Linux: *~/.mozilla/firefox/Profiles
  • Windows: %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
  • *C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
  • Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data
    \Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

Search for the above file. Then rename or delete it. Restart Firefox.