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Firefox tells, that its alredy running, but it´s nowhere to be seen. It suggests, restart. Annoying. Whats the problem.

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When opening Firefox it tells that it´s already running. Firefox suggestion is, close the previous, or restart computer. As the previous window is nowhere to be seen, it´s impossible to close, so the second alternative is, restart computer. Annoying.

When opening Firefox it tells that it´s already running. Firefox suggestion is, close the previous, or restart computer. As the previous window is nowhere to be seen, it´s impossible to close, so the second alternative is, restart computer. Annoying.

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TonyE
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There are several possible causes for this error, for details see "Firefox is already running but is not responding" error - How to fix.