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Firefox crashes on startup in MacOS Catalina beta 5

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Friendtam
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Crash id : bp-6cb73ec6-b0c0-4788-a4d6-ef0ed0190817 copied from "Crash Reports" folder. I get only the Report crash dialog everytime i click the firefox icon.

Crash happening for more than a week now ever since updated to Catalina beta 5. was using v68.0.1 , tried with previous version v67.0 and also beta version 69.0b, but the crash continues in all versions.

Crash id : bp-6cb73ec6-b0c0-4788-a4d6-ef0ed0190817 copied from "Crash Reports" folder. I get only the Report crash dialog everytime i click the firefox icon. Crash happening for more than a week now ever since updated to Catalina beta 5. was using v68.0.1 , tried with previous version v67.0 and also beta version 69.0b, but the crash continues in all versions.

Isisombulu esikhethiweyo

Hello friendtam,

This is a MacOS bug, that Apple is working on - please see :

https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/120810

And also :

https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/cl0s8i/firefox_crashing_on_catalina_everytime_it_starts/

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McCoy
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Isisombululo esiKhethiweyo

Hello friendtam,

This is a MacOS bug, that Apple is working on - please see :

https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/120810

And also :

https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/cl0s8i/firefox_crashing_on_catalina_everytime_it_starts/

Waltroon
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It's now December 30, 2019 and the problem remains exactly the same. The simple truth is, Firefox and Catalina are incompatible. I have been forced to switch to Google Chrome.

Mind you, Catalina causes Word for Mac to crash as well. It is the worst operating system Apple has ever designed.

McCoy
McCoy
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Hello Waltroon,

May I suggest to contact Apple Support ?

pc4082
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i have cotacted apple support and they say problem is firefox have not updated thier programmes