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Wo archive tread sia. Meɖekuku bia biabia yeye ne ehia kpeɖeŋu.

need to restart laptop to restart firefox

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mrbig
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if I close firefox and try to open it again I get the message " firefox is already running close process or restart the computer" but I cannot find any processes to close. I can open multiple sessions of firefox until I close firefox

if I close firefox and try to open it again I get the message " firefox is already running close process or restart the computer" but I cannot find any processes to close. I can open multiple sessions of firefox until I close firefox

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Something is probably keeping Firefox from closing properly.
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+hangs - see Hang_at_exit

mrbig
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Well how perceptive of you ! yes that is exactly what is happening. It is NOT hanging