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There are tabs with bookmarks showing up in the tab bar that won't close. Why do they come up and why can't I close them?

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malaikanam
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I can't close the bookmark tabs that show up automatically at the tab bar. I don't want them to open or show up. When they show up I can't close them and everything in the tab bar gets frozen. So I'm just stuck. Firefox won't even quit when this happens. How can disable these bookmark tabs from showing up. They are a nuisance.

I also need instruction on eliminating bookmarks that came with Firefox. I deleted them, but they showed up again.

I can't close the bookmark tabs that show up automatically at the tab bar. I don't want them to open or show up. When they show up I can't close them and everything in the tab bar gets frozen. So I'm just stuck. Firefox won't even quit when this happens. How can disable these bookmark tabs from showing up. They are a nuisance. I also need instruction on eliminating bookmarks that came with Firefox. I deleted them, but they showed up again.

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cor-el
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Can you attach a screenshot?

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

Do you mean the thumbnails in the 3x3 grids on the about:newtab page?

See this article about the New Tab page (about:newtab):

malaikanam
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I had to quit Firefox and the bookmark tab went away for now. But they keep popping up and then everything gets stuck. This must be happening to others besides me. Thanks.