Yes. Update to the latest version. If it does not help, wait when Mozilla fix it. Or setup previous version. In the last version (or versions) Firefox sometimes reset settings for itself and for addons when you abnormal close the browser (killing process, pressing reset button, power off, BSOD etc). I think that its a bug
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I used to regularly have a similar issue though it hasn't happened in quite a while. I just started including %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles in my nightly backup so that I could restore to the previous day if Firefox (or one of the add-ons) reset.
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broken mozilla update. third time this happens (that I know so far).
try the esr version (supports some things that newest versions don't).
my solution: abandoned mozilla and went back to chrome.
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i honestly wouldnt use firefox anymore. it used to be a great browser, but mozilla's been steadily destroying it. when they FORCED that update that deactivated almost ALL of my useful addons, that was kinda the last straw. even when they sorta-reversed the update, they didnt all work any more. they had something great.. they destroyed it.. at this point, id honestly rather use internet explorer, thats how bad i think firefox has become.
sorry that doesnt really answer your question - if you like it, by all means stick with it, but i honestly think you should consider looking for an alternative - for firefox, its all downhill and getting worse from here on.
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when they FORCED that update that deactivated almost ALL of my useful addons
It wasn't a forced update, it was their mistake, they forgot to renew certificate. It's still bad enough, but it wasn't intentional.
Also, I would gladly switch Firefox to something better, but problem is all other browsers are even worse.
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First, "forgetting" to renew a certificate was a massive blunder.
Second, they enforced telemetry usage in order to receive the update automatically, which is possibly even more of a massive blunder, given the idea of Firefox as a privacy-friendly browser.
Sure, I did side step that requirement, but it didn't instill any confidence.
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Second, they enforced telemetry usage in order to receive the update automatically, which is possibly even more of a massive blunder, given the idea of Firefox as a privacy-friendly browser.
This is also wrong. It was a way to get fix faster, before actual update, but everyone without telemetry got updated when actual update was released.
And, if we are talking about blunder, I can see only one major... some time before this issue they removed the possibility to install unsigned addons, so when this issue with certificates happened - people were unable to solve it themselves. Firefox Beta and Firefox Developer Edition still have this option, as well as a mobile version. And, if forgetting to renew a certificate was unintentional - one can't say so about this decision, and that's the real blunder, because people were unable to fix the issue themselves. Needless to say I switched to Firefox Developer Edition that day, to continue using addons even before this fix-via-telemetry was released. I used Developer Edition on laptop before that, so it was just a matter of time for me to switch to it on desktop; well, they made me do this transition faster)
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I've been wanting to leave Firefox too and maybe switch to Chrome because it seems to have less problems but for the dumbest reason Chrome doesn't let you choose which drive you want to install to. It forces you to install to the appdata folder. I know I can use a symbolic link but I shouldn't have to do that. I feel like it's arrogance or bad design on Google's part.
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That's basically the only issue I'm aware of with Chrome.
It's just a shame that Windows does not have a Chromium-based browser without the privacy infringing Google stuff and none of the other BS.
Vivaldi and Opera both subscribe to the feature-creep bloated design school of design, and market it as a plus, but just don't work as well as Chrome IME.
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My experience with the popular Chromium-based alternatives was subpar.
As for RAM usage, I am still on 8 GB until the next platform upgrade and honestly I cannot complain.
Firefox tended to turn into a mess after a day or so of use, forcing constant restarts every so many hours to retain baseline performance.
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I thought it was something from my PC, glad I'm not the only one, so it's firefox's fault
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I've been a Firefox user since 1.x and up to 3.6.x, switched away during the 4.0 debacle.
Tried Firefox for a month or so, recently, then the extension trainwreck happened.
I was not satisfied with Firefox, so now I'm back to Chrome, although not happy about it. (Yes, I have tried the other popular Chromium-based browsers)
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I stoped on FF 56.0.2 but later changed to Waterfox (just copied profile from Waterfox 56.0.2 to Waterfox and everything working great). From that time i use Waterfox which based on FF 56.0.2 (with old extensions) + later security updates etc.
I agree that FF changed in bad way (at last for me). Still prefer it over chrome, but prefer old FF/Waterfox even more:).
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Ergo resetting all my extensions and sub settings such as enhanced sg. Anyone know any solution?
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