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why does firefox create multiple (infinite) tabs? Only way to stop it is to Quit

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philjri
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I've used Firefox successfully for a few weeks on an iMac. Suddenly, when opening a link in a site, Firefox starts to create an infinite number of tabs. Only way to stop it is to Quit. This doesn't happen on same link with Safari.

I've used Firefox successfully for a few weeks on an iMac. Suddenly, when opening a link in a site, Firefox starts to create an infinite number of tabs. Only way to stop it is to Quit. This doesn't happen on same link with Safari.

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TonyE
TonyE
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See Firefox repeatedly opens empty tabs or windows after you click on a link, in particular the section "Change the action for a content type". A common cause of this is the mailto protocol being set to "Use Firefox"

philjri
philjri Ìbéèrè olóhun
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Thanks, I tried this all the way through. No help.

cor-el
cor-el
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Delete mimeTypes.rdf in the Profile Folder