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check compatabilty of add ons

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Everytime I open firefox a 'checking compatability of add-ons' window appears and I can't continue untill it has finished its cycle... help.

Thanks...

Everytime I open firefox a 'checking compatability of add-ons' window appears and I can't continue untill it has finished its cycle... help. Thanks...

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hello ade001, please go through the steps described in How to fix preferences that won't save, they should hopefully contain a fix for this issue.

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Try to delete the compatibility.ini file in the Firefox profile folder.

You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)

It is possible that there is a problem with the file(s) that store the extensions registry.

Delete the extensions.* files (e.g. extensions.sqlite, extensions.ini) and compatibility.ini in the Firefox profile folder to reset the extensions registry.

New files will be created when required.

See "Corrupt extension files":

If you see disabled or not compatible extensions in "Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions" then click the Tools button at the left end side of the Search Bar to check if there is a compatibility update available.

If this hasn't helped then also delete the addons.sqlite file.