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Re: I think Firefox is crashing my system



On 8/15/25 18:29, Van Snyder wrote:
On Fri, 2025-08-15 at 16:58 -0700, David Christensen wrote:
What extensions are installed and enabled in Firefox?

I think I have none installed. I don't know how to ask Firefox.


Firefox
-> Tools
-> Add-ons and Themes
-> Extensions
-> Enabled


https://www.firefox.com/en-US/features/add-ons/


I use:

Audio Compressor
Decentraleyes
NoScript
Privacy Badger
uBlock Origin


Blocking JavaScript and/or ads can make Firefox run faster and consume less memory. If you have no add-ons installed, I wonder if the web page(s) are causing the crashes (?). But before you try that, see my suggestion, below, regarding reproducing the crash using your mail client.


On 8/15/25 18:29, Van Snyder wrote:
> On Fri, 2025-08-15 at 16:58 -0700, David Christensen wrote:
Please post a reproducible procedure for crashing your computer.

Start KDE 5.27.5 in Debian 12.11 or KDE 6.something on Debian
13.something, using either Wayland or X11 (I tried boith)

Start an XTerm, EVolution, Firefox, NEdit, and Okular.

Push the mouse around, doing click, copy, paste, for a few days. Maybe
it will happen.


On 8/15/25 16:08, Van Snyder wrote:
> The entire system (not just one app) was
> crashing, usually when I was reading mail and then reading
> stuff linked in mail messages using Firefox 128.13.0esr.


If you boot, start Evolution, go through your e-mail messages, and click on every link, does Firefox open correctly every time or does the computer freeze? If the latter, how many links does it take to produce a crash?


On 8/15/25 18:35, Van Snyder wrote:
> Are all of my bookmarks stored in .mozilla? Can I back them up?


https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them


I use Firefox on multiple devices, so I use find Firefox browser sync:

https://www.firefox.com/en-US/features/sync/


On 8/15/25 18:39, Van Snyder wrote:
> ... power button [was] also frozen.


Did you try pushing and holding the power button for 10+ seconds? If not, how did you restart the computer?


David


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