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Why cant I even start Firefox?

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danaleong
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This problem happened when I updated Firefox. The server crashed and could not even be opened to the startup page.

The mozilla Crash reporter is always shown.

I have deleted the software and re-downloading firefox several times but failed.

The same crash reporter is shown everytime I reinstall firefox.

It is impossible to open firefox at all!

This problem happened when I updated Firefox. The server crashed and could not even be opened to the startup page. The mozilla Crash reporter is always shown. I have deleted the software and re-downloading firefox several times but failed. The same crash reporter is shown everytime I reinstall firefox. It is impossible to open firefox at all!

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cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

It is possible that there is a problem with the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.

Delete the files sessionstore.js [2] and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.

If you see files sessionstore-##.js with a number in the left part of the name like sessionstore-1.js then delete those as well. Deleting sessionstore.js will cause App Tabs and Tab Groups and open and closed (undo) tabs to get lost, so you will have to create them again (make a note or bookmark them).

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