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Firefox will not close tabs (with "x" or keyboard shortcut)

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AnonymousUser
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I cannot close tabs. They open and function properly, except when it comes to closing the tab. This is regardless of whether I use the "x" to try to close out or the keyboard shortcut. It is happening both at home (Mac Snow Leopard) and work (Windows - not sure what year). I'm on the latest version of Firefox (3.6.8) for both.

This happened

A few times a week

== Several days ago

I cannot close tabs. They open and function properly, except when it comes to closing the tab. This is regardless of whether I use the "x" to try to close out or the keyboard shortcut. It is happening both at home (Mac Snow Leopard) and work (Windows - not sure what year). I'm on the latest version of Firefox (3.6.8) for both. == This happened == A few times a week == Several days ago

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AliceWyman
AliceWyman
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Start here: Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems

dacwho
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Try disabling the AddThis extension. It worked for me, tabs closed immediately.