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Firefox has been constantly crashing for the past 6 months or so on all of my computers (Linux, Windows, and now a new Mac as well - but mostly linux, probably

Firefox has been constantly crashing for the past 6 months or so on all of my computers (Linux, Windows, and now a new Mac as well - but mostly linux, probably because I use it most). Usually it's just a bunch of tabs that crash (almost always multiple tabs), but about 2-3 times a week the entire browser crashes. It's getting to the point where I don't want to use ff anymore :/

schlipity 6y ago
Have you tried resetting your profile? That is a regularly recommended fix for some crashes.
- kstenerud 6y ago
  Many times. Doesn't seem to make much of a difference.
kbrosnan 6y ago
Provide some crash ID URLs? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mozillacrashreporter https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mozillacrashreporter
- kstenerud 6y ago
  I click send every time it crashes. It doesn't seem to matter what the URL is. Sometimes it's gmail, sometimes it's HN, could be any site really. Also, they should have the url of the crashed tab anyway.
  - takeda 6y ago
    Click on the URL given it shows you how to get the ID that's asked about: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mozillacrashreporter https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mozillacrashreporter TLDR: got to about:crashes and provide IDs of the crashes you've had
    - kstenerud 6y ago
      Ah interesting. OK I've clicked submit all.
      - kbrosnan 6y ago
        I was suggesting you post the urls here or email me at my username at mozilla . com
        kstenerud 6y ago
        Oh, sorry. Here's the ones it sent: https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-2b1c76a5-cb93-4727-8ee1-92e5a0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-2b1c76a5-cb9... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-b934704d-7eff-4d81-90fc-071520200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-b934704d-7ef... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-471234eb-fff8-4499-8f5e-1897e0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-471234eb-fff... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-10466c7d-5da9-4b37-9f8b-11e940200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-10466c7d-5da... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-813b31fa-bac3-4108-a4bf-fde9d0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-813b31fa-bac... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-4725aa8f-a981-4d68-a743-da1240200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-4725aa8f-a98... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-0059ee53-643a-439e-872f-50c280200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-0059ee53-643... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-d829e230-3145-47b0-b29e-faf370200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-d829e230-314... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-1d892e59-82aa-4b0b-a366-d93ac0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-1d892e59-82a... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-9914bb3e-8db4-4ae2-bcd6-90eac0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-9914bb3e-8db... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-86868331-64fc-4adc-a2b2-558360200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-86868331-64f... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-46a98043-1e25-458d-a773-055ef0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-46a98043-1e2... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-939482ee-8159-4bc7-a6b1-84c4a0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-939482ee-815... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-175aa608-4460-434a-871f-d00f80200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-175aa608-446... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-bf4fb4b0-77a8-427a-a8ab-8ccb00200818 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-bf4fb4b0-77a...
clumsysmurf 6y ago
I seem to have enough windows / tabs open, that when it starts up on OS X it causes a kernel panic ~ 50% time and brings down the whole machine. If it manages to start everything is OK until I try to restart it. Of course, this is technically a problem with OS X but ... no other app manages to do this.
- formerly_proven 6y ago
  "$app is causing my unmaintained and broken OS to crash"
- tynorf 6y ago
  Out of curiosity, how many windows/tabs? I routinely launch FF with dozens of windows/hundreds of tabs and I've never had macOS kernel panic in that case.
Karunamon 6y ago
I had this for a while, and it turned out to be a virtual memory exhaustion problem. I never found out the cause - it just randomly stopped happening one day, and I outright abandoned FF not long after.

schlipity 6y ago

Have you tried resetting your profile? That is a regularly recommended fix for some crashes.

kstenerud 6y ago
Many times. Doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

kbrosnan 6y ago

Provide some crash ID URLs? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mozillacrashreporter https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mozillacrashreporter

kstenerud 6y ago
I click send every time it crashes. It doesn't seem to matter what the URL is. Sometimes it's gmail, sometimes it's HN, could be any site really. Also, they should have the url of the crashed tab anyway.
- takeda 6y ago
  Click on the URL given it shows you how to get the ID that's asked about: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mozillacrashreporter https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mozillacrashreporter TLDR: got to about:crashes and provide IDs of the crashes you've had
  - kstenerud 6y ago
    Ah interesting. OK I've clicked submit all.
    - kbrosnan 6y ago
      I was suggesting you post the urls here or email me at my username at mozilla . com
      - kstenerud 6y ago
        Oh, sorry. Here's the ones it sent: https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-2b1c76a5-cb93-4727-8ee1-92e5a0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-2b1c76a5-cb9... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-b934704d-7eff-4d81-90fc-071520200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-b934704d-7ef... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-471234eb-fff8-4499-8f5e-1897e0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-471234eb-fff... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-10466c7d-5da9-4b37-9f8b-11e940200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-10466c7d-5da... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-813b31fa-bac3-4108-a4bf-fde9d0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-813b31fa-bac... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-4725aa8f-a981-4d68-a743-da1240200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-4725aa8f-a98... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-0059ee53-643a-439e-872f-50c280200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-0059ee53-643... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-d829e230-3145-47b0-b29e-faf370200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-d829e230-314... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-1d892e59-82aa-4b0b-a366-d93ac0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-1d892e59-82a... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-9914bb3e-8db4-4ae2-bcd6-90eac0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-9914bb3e-8db... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-86868331-64fc-4adc-a2b2-558360200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-86868331-64f... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-46a98043-1e25-458d-a773-055ef0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-46a98043-1e2... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-939482ee-8159-4bc7-a6b1-84c4a0200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-939482ee-815... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-175aa608-4460-434a-871f-d00f80200825 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-175aa608-446... https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-bf4fb4b0-77a8-427a-a8ab-8ccb00200818 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-bf4fb4b0-77a...

clumsysmurf 6y ago

I seem to have enough windows / tabs open, that when it starts up on OS X it causes a kernel panic ~ 50% time and brings down the whole machine. If it manages to start everything is OK until I try to restart it. Of course, this is technically a problem with OS X but ... no other app manages to do this.

formerly_proven 6y ago
"$app is causing my unmaintained and broken OS to crash"
tynorf 6y ago
Out of curiosity, how many windows/tabs? I routinely launch FF with dozens of windows/hundreds of tabs and I've never had macOS kernel panic in that case.

Karunamon 6y ago

I had this for a while, and it turned out to be a virtual memory exhaustion problem. I never found out the cause - it just randomly stopped happening one day, and I outright abandoned FF not long after.