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How do I turn off tabs auto-refresh when I switch tabs?

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pacificfit
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When I have multiple tabs open in Firefox, and switch from one tab to another, the tab "auto-refreshes" and reloads the page. This is very inconvenient, especially when writing blog posts, etc. How do I turn this feature off?

When I have multiple tabs open in Firefox, and switch from one tab to another, the tab "auto-refreshes" and reloads the page. This is very inconvenient, especially when writing blog posts, etc. How do I turn this feature off?

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cor-el
cor-el
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You can check the browser.cache.check_doc_frequency pref on the about:config page to see if it has been changed from the default of 3..

See also:

You can also check the startup setting:

  • Firefox > Preferences > General > Startup: When Firefox Starts:
    • Show my windows and tabs from last time
pacificfit
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I checked. It is at 3 - so that is not a problem. Still scratching my head on this one.

cor-el
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).