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Not able to attach files to email account from my hard drive

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Firefox will not attach files (from my hard drive - mostly MS Word and PDF files) to my email accounts or job application sites. I tried using Internet Explorer and was able to attach files. So, the problem seem to be Firefox.

I prefer to use Firefox, so please help!

Firefox will not attach files (from my hard drive - mostly MS Word and PDF files) to my email accounts or job application sites. I tried using Internet Explorer and was able to attach files. So, the problem seem to be Firefox. I prefer to use Firefox, so please help!

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Try clear your recent history :

Also try attach in safe mode:

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Did you check the settings in your security software to make sure that it isn't blocking the attachments?

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Tried clearing history, in safe mode, even uninstall and reinstalled Firefox. Nothing worked.