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adtmccabe
adtmccabe
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Firefox is already running, but is not responding. The old Firefox process must be closed to open a new window, this happens all the time, how can I get rid of it please

Firefox is already running, but is not responding. The old Firefox process must be closed to open a new window, this happens all the time, how can I get rid of it please

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FredMcD
FredMcD
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-already-running-not-responding

https://www.basezap.com/cant-open-firefox-because-a-copy-of-firefox-is-already-open-mac/

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/196771/cant-open-firefox-because-a-copy-of-firefox-is-already-open

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox.exe_always_open

Shashank Shekhar
Shashank Shekhar
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Hi adtmccabe,

See this:- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-already-running-not-responding