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[[Safe Mode]] is a Firefox startup mode where all the extensions you have installed are disabled and the default theme is used. This is useful for debugging and seeing which extension might be causing a problem, especially since extensions are known to act up. Safe Mode is always a handy option to revert to if things begin to go wrong (for example, Firefox opens with no theme and everything is white). | [[Safe Mode]] is a Firefox startup mode where all the extensions you have installed are disabled and the default theme is used. This is useful for debugging and seeing which extension might be causing a problem, especially since extensions are known to act up. Safe Mode is always a handy option to revert to if things begin to go wrong (for example, Firefox opens with no theme and everything is white). | ||
To launch Firefox in Safe Mode on Windows, you can use the shortcut in the Mozilla Firefox folder on the Start Menu. | |||
If you have accidentally deleted | If you have accidentally deleted this shortcut, you can re-access it by going to "Start -> Run" (on Windows) and running: | ||
: <code>"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode</code> | : <code>"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode</code> | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 16 February 2005
- Safe Mode applies to both Firefox and Thunderbird. To access it in Thunderbird in the following article, replace all instances of "firefox" or "Firefox" in the command line commands with "thunderbird" or "Thunderbird", respectively.
Safe Mode is a Firefox startup mode where all the extensions you have installed are disabled and the default theme is used. This is useful for debugging and seeing which extension might be causing a problem, especially since extensions are known to act up. Safe Mode is always a handy option to revert to if things begin to go wrong (for example, Firefox opens with no theme and everything is white). To launch Firefox in Safe Mode on Windows, you can use the shortcut in the Mozilla Firefox folder on the Start Menu.
If you have accidentally deleted this shortcut, you can re-access it by going to "Start -> Run" (on Windows) and running:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode
On Linux, you can go to your Terminal and run:
/path/to/firefox/firefox -safe-mode
On Mac OS X, it will look like:
/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox -safe-mode
If you have installed Firefox to another location, modify the path as such. It's the "-safe-mode" command line parameter that's crucial here.
