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Firefox Crashes on startup. will not even open. uninstalled and reinstalled per instructions in Mozilla article.

this page will not upload my jpg files documenting crash report.

Firefox version: 53.0.0.6312 Os: OS 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48

Hope you can help. charla

Firefox Crashes on startup. will not even open. uninstalled and reinstalled per instructions in Mozilla article. this page will not upload my jpg files documenting crash report. Firefox version: 53.0.0.6312 Os: OS 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48 Hope you can help. charla

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Hi Charla, sorry to hear about the crashes. Do you get the Mozilla Crash Reporter dialog after the crash? If so, your Firefox may have logged some data that would help track down the cause of the problem. You can submit that data to Mozilla and share it with forum volunteers to see whether it points to the solution. Please check the support article "Firefox crashes - asking for support" for steps to get those crash report IDs from disk (since Firefox won't start so you can't use the about:crashes page).

Also and/or meanwhile, could you test in Firefox's Safe Mode? That temporarily deactivates extensions, hardware acceleration, and some other advanced features of Firefox that might make it more prone to crashing on some systems.

If Firefox is not running: Hold down the Shift key when starting Firefox.

If Firefox is running: You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
  • Help menu > Restart with Add-ons Disabled

and OK the restart.

Both scenarios: A small dialog should appear. Click "Start in Safe Mode" (not Refresh).

Any less crashy?