Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

Why is Firefox reloading local html file in new tab when file changes?

  • 1 reply
  • 5 have this problem
  • 8 views
  • Last reply by cor-el

phamlow
phamlow
more options

I'm editing an html file in a text editor and viewing it in Firefox. Whenever I save an update to the file, Firefox opens another copy of the file in a new tab. It used to only update when I clicked the reload button. I must have accidentally changed a setting, but I can't figure out how to stop this behavior.

I'm editing an html file in a text editor and viewing it in Firefox. Whenever I save an update to the file, Firefox opens another copy of the file in a new tab. It used to only update when I clicked the reload button. I must have accidentally changed a setting, but I can't figure out how to stop this behavior.

All Replies (1)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

Did you check the settings in the editor to make sure that you are saving the file and not have selected to preview in the default browser?