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Firefox is crashing almost every time i try to write something.

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Hi ! Crashing happens almost every time i try to write something on facebook , g-mail , or even google . It happens often every 3-10 min . Also adobe flash crashes often . plz help ! Tnx in advance

Hi ! Crashing happens almost every time i try to write something on facebook , g-mail , or even google . It happens often every 3-10 min . Also adobe flash crashes often . plz help ! Tnx in advance

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Crash reports:

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You can check for problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions and try this:

See also:


You can try to disable OMTC and leave hardware acceleration in Firefox enabled.

  • about:config page: layers.offmainthreadcomposition.enabled = false

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.


Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problem.

See "Creating a profile":

If the new profile works then you can transfer files from a previously used profile to the new profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over problems.