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Firefox crashes on opening

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gappleb
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When trying to open Firefox, it just hangs and I have to force quit. I have trashed the previous application and downloaded and installed a new application. Same result on opening.

When trying to open Firefox, it just hangs and I have to force quit. I have trashed the previous application and downloaded and installed a new application. Same result on opening.

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You can always make a new profile to start fresh.

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alex_mayorga
alex_mayorga
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Please review and follow Troubleshoot Firefox crashes (closing or quitting unexpectedly) and see if it helps solving your problem.

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gappleb
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I have completed all of the suggestions from the link and it still crashes on opening. Is there a way to clear all history from Firefox without it being open? The initial crash happened when I was on a Google Maps page.

alex_mayorga
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You can always make a new profile to start fresh.

gappleb
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Thanks Alex. That worked.