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Firefox has crashed and now is not opening

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Firefox crashed and now won't reopen. I've tried restarting my computer, deleting it and reinstalling, and nothing. When I click on the Firefox icon, it does nothing. Doesn't even open up a window. I've even tried to open Firefox in safe mode and nothing. Online it said I could try to open and refresh the profile but using the terminal and typing in what it says to open profile manager doesn't work.

Firefox crashed and now won't reopen. I've tried restarting my computer, deleting it and reinstalling, and nothing. When I click on the Firefox icon, it does nothing. Doesn't even open up a window. I've even tried to open Firefox in safe mode and nothing. Online it said I could try to open and refresh the profile but using the terminal and typing in what it says to open profile manager doesn't work.

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There are several things that may be causing the problem.

Let's start with; Some problems occur when your Internet security program was set to trust the previous version of Firefox, but no longer recognizes your updated version as trusted. Now how to fix the problem: To allow Firefox to connect to the Internet again;

  • Make sure your Internet security software is up-to-date (i.e. you are running the latest version).
  • Remove Firefox from your program's list of trusted or recognized programs. For detailed instructions, see

Configure firewalls so that Firefox can access the Internet. {web link}


If there is still a problem, Let’s do a full clean re-install;

Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}

Save the file. Then Close Firefox.

Using your file browser, open the Programs Folder on your computer.

Windows: C:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86)

Mac: Open the "Applications" folder. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-download-and-install-firefox-mac

Linux: Check your user manual. If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it. See Install Firefox on Linux; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux

If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder Firefox in your home directory. http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Look for, and remove any Mozilla or Firefox program folders. Do not remove the Mozilla Thunderbird folder if there is one.

Do Not remove the profiles folder.

After rebooting the computer, run a registry scanner if you have one. Then run the installer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If there is a problem, start your Computer in safe mode and try again.

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Linux+Safe+Mode This shows how to Start all Computers in Safe Mode; Free Online Encyclopedia