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Why won't FireFox open local .html files (when using "open file")?

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I teach hand coding and use FireFox to grade my students work. I also tell them to use this browser to review their own work. If they cannot navigate to their files on their desktop I will have to switch to another browser. I know it is something from the latest version... as I have been using FireFox for the last 5 years as my classroom browser of choice.

I teach hand coding and use FireFox to grade my students work. I also tell them to use this browser to review their own work. If they cannot navigate to their files on their desktop I will have to switch to another browser. I know it is something from the latest version... as I have been using FireFox for the last 5 years as my classroom browser of choice.

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Firefox should still be able to open files using open files.

I use Windows so things may differ slightly but the option to open files is available but not visible by default, I can get the option to browse for files using: keyboard keysAlt , F , O

My directory structure and path may differ slightly but I am also able to key directly into the location bar something such as file:///C:/

A third option would be simply to click on the relevant HTML file and use the option to open, or open with Firefox. Such files may also be bookmarked.

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I can go to the file and say open with, I can drag the file onto the FireFox browser and it will open. However if I try to navigate to html files from FireFox, they are all greyed out and inaccessible. See attached image.

I am on a MAC, but it really should not matter anymore, should it? I know it is the latest version, because it has just happened in the last few days. I love using FireFox, but this will not work for me as a class tool if it cannot be accessed through the file open feature.

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I wonder if all other Mac users see this problem ?

Possibly it is a corrupt file in your profile, or some other software that is causing the problem, and it is a fault rather than a change in Firefox. Have you tried clicking the greyed out lines, they could just be an indication the links have been used.

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It will not let me click on them or select them at all. Maybe there is a preference I can change for FireFox, but I looked through all of them and they do not seem to match what I am looking for.

It would be good to know if anyone else has this problem on a Mac. It sure is not making me happy. But if they do, I hope they found the solution and share it.  : (

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