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Cannot reopen firefox after it unexpectedly quits

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I have tried all your suggestion to open firefox, but continue to receive the same error message. When I click on reopen, I get the same error message

I have tried all your suggestion to open firefox, but continue to receive the same error message. When I click on reopen, I get the same error message

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What error message do you get?

Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.


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

  • On Windows, hold down the Shift key while starting Firefox with a double-click on the Firefox desktop shortcut
  • On Mac, hold down the Options key while starting Firefox

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