Firefox problem

[Phil]

On 29/01/13 21:26, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 29/01/13 22:16, Phil wrote:
>> On 29/01/13 21:09, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>>
>>> I am assuming that what you mean by "13 years of links" are the
>>> bookmarks in which case that is easy to get them back. Read this:
>>>
>>> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
>>>
>>
>> I discovered that the profile file is the one causing the problem and
>> that simply replacing the new profile with the old is not the answer.
>> I'll read through the instructions tomorrow, it's been a long day.
>>
>
> A couple of things:
>
> Have you set in the System Settings Start Session to Start with an Empty
> Session when you start the OS or do you have "Restore previous session"
> selected?

I have "restore previous session" selected.

>
> And check in the System Monitor (CTRL-ESC) to see if there is a child of
> a Firefox app still running and hadn't closed (although rebooting should
> have closed such a child).
>

Firefox didn't show up in "top" and I didn't think to check "system 
monitor" which I think shows the same information as "top".

-- 
Regards,
Phil