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Where is the OPTIONS menu?

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Want to follow this advice but there is NO "options" choice on the top bar, nor in any of the drop-downs. Nor in the right side heiroglyphic of 3 parallel horizontal lines.

Is this OPTIONS menu only found in Safe Mode? Need to know so I can plan what I want to do before poking around.

>>> While you are in safe mode;

Firefox Options > Advanced > General.

Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration. Then restart.

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Want to follow this advice but there is NO "options" choice on the top bar, nor in any of the drop-downs. Nor in the right side heiroglyphic of 3 parallel horizontal lines. Is this OPTIONS menu only found in Safe Mode? Need to know so I can plan what I want to do before poking around. >>> While you are in safe mode; Firefox Options > Advanced > General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration. Then restart. >>>

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Finally found it. thanks all. Really annoying that the right hand heiroglyph SOMETIMES leads to exactly the same menus as the top menu bar. But SOMETIMES they are a little different...

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You probably unintentionally removed it somehow. You can use the following steps to restore 29 back to the way it was when you installed it.

  • Go to about:customizing in the Address Bar
  • Click Restore Defaults

Does that help?

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On Mac it is likely labeled as Preferences in the "3-bar" Firefox menu button list like it does on Linux.

You should also still have the Menu bar visible with Firefox > Preferences

See also:

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Found it. Thanks.

Now to see if this helps the Spin Forever and Lock Everything Up problem...

Modified by VerizonSucks

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Did you try to start Firefox in Safe Mode?

You can use one of these to start Firefox in Safe Mode:

  • On Mac, hold down the Options key while starting Firefox
  • On Windows, hold down the Shift key while starting Firefox with a double-click on the Firefox desktop shortcut
  • Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
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Chosen Solution

Finally found it. thanks all. Really annoying that the right hand heiroglyph SOMETIMES leads to exactly the same menus as the top menu bar. But SOMETIMES they are a little different...