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Tab keeps incarnating in other tabs after being closed

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Flakker
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This seems to happen more with more tabs open: I close a tab from the tab menu and open a different one; but later when I've backed out from the tab I'm in to the tab menu; I find that the address on the tab I had closed is now the address for a third tab which previously was addressed to and displaying something else.

This seems to happen more with more tabs open: I close a tab from the tab menu and open a different one; but later when I've backed out from the tab I'm in to the tab menu; I find that the address on the tab I had closed is now the address for a third tab which previously was addressed to and displaying something else.

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Andrew
Andrew
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Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache. In order to try to fix these problems, the first step is to clear both cookies and the cache. The Firefox cache temporarily stores images, scripts, and other parts of websites while you are browsing.
Note: This will temporarily log you out of all sites you're logged in to. To clear cache and cookies, do the following:

  1. Tap the menu icon located at the top right corner. This is the icon with 3 bars. On older Android devices you'll have to press the hardware menu key and then tap More.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. After that, you will be taken to the settings screen. In the settings screen, look under the section Privacy & Security and select Clear private data.
  4. You will then be taken to a list of what can be cleared. Select the following 2 for deletion:
    • Cookies & active logins
    • Cache
  5. After those have been selected, tap the Clear data button to actually clear the cache and cookies.


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