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How can I prevent Firefox from automatically loading at startup ? I'm on Mac OS X 10.7.2

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I do not want Firefox to open automatically at startup and have been unable to prevent it

I do not want Firefox to open automatically at startup and have been unable to prevent it

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Use one of these:

  • Control-click on its Dock icon and uncheck 'Open at Login'
  • Click Accounts (in the System row of the System Preferences window)
    • Click the Login Items tab
    • Click on Firefox in the list
    • Click the Minus (-) button
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See:

Use one of these:

  • Control-click on its Dock icon and uncheck 'Open at Login'
  • Click Accounts (in the System row of the System Preferences window)
    • Click the Login Items tab
    • Click on Firefox in the list
    • Click the Minus (-) button
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Firefox was not on the login list. However I found that I had to deselect the "Reopen windows when logging back in" checkbox when logging out