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Why has the back button stopped working?

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The back button no longer allows me to return to a previous page

The back button no longer allows me to return to a previous page

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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

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This can also be a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.