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I just upgraded my FF to the latest version - 35, or 35.1. All my tabs were gone, the space above the tabs is wastefully huuuge and I can't get to options (the green marked buttons work but the red marked ones - they "click" but don't open anything).

The biggest issue - when I type in e.g. google.com on the URL line, nothing happens.

I've restarted the computer a few times and of course reinstalled the Foxy. I checked different proxy settings. Still, the same misbehavior. I'm on Win 7, just as previously, nothing else has changed. Both IE and Cr work as previously, i.e. well.

What is that and how can I remedy it?!enter image description here

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    It doesn't help you directly, but I thought that it might be worth mentioning that I'm on 35.0.1 and haven't had any of these issues, so it's probably not a general problem with that version. Jan 30, 2015 at 12:57
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    Try safe mode support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/…
    – Zonder
    Jan 30, 2015 at 12:58
  • You said you reinstalled Firefox, so I assume you don't care about bookmarks/history/settings. If so, try deleting any "Mozilla" folder in the %appdata%" directory and see if that helps.
    – user256743
    Jan 30, 2015 at 13:15
  • @MattChampion Well, it doesn't resolve the issue but it definitely carries me forward. I understood that it's my machine only, of course, but now it's officially confirmed. Jan 30, 2015 at 13:29
  • @AndréDaniel I do care about history and such but I care even more about being able to use the browser, hehe. I'll try that immediately. Jan 30, 2015 at 13:30

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You can remove the Firefox directory in the %AppData%\Mozilla one (which expands to <your user folder>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla), that will reset all Firefox settings and add-ons.

On Mac, the folder is either ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox or ~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox.

On Linux, the folder is ~/.mozilla/firefox.

See this MozillaZine wiki article about the profile folder for more info.

Make sure to backup that folder somewhere first if you care about your browsing history, bookmarks, etc.

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  • Actually, this exposes a bigger problem. I've tried to switch to Chrome once or twice but I always get stuck on the usability issue of Chrome. There are plugins to FF that I can't find on Chrome making FF the only possible choice. That's vulnerability. Please see this here on the subject. Jan 30, 2015 at 14:30
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    @KonradViltersten using Chrome is a really bad idea as it's proprietary software coming from a company whose business model is selling personal data/analytics/advertising... Not the kind of company I would trust. Chrome is also bloated with all these account features, online cloud/sync with your google account/etc... Firefox is way better in terms of privacy.
    – user256743
    Jan 30, 2015 at 20:37

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