Firefox crashes when attempting to save a page or file from a website.


mrg9999

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Strange problem on one computer saving a page or file with Firefox
Computer Asus - No recent hardware changes
Windows 11
22H2 (OS Build 22621.170
Digital licence
No warnings in Device manager
Ran a full Ram test using a Linux live boot USB - No errors
Ran Chkdsk - no errors
Tried both local non-Microsoft and Microsoft accounts
Patched to current version
Scanned for virus - none found
SFC Scan no errors
Firefox 64bit 113.0.1 current version

I installed Windows 11 in a virtual machine and Firefox works as expected, at least for the short test.

It was working fine. Then recently trying to save a page in custom location e.g. not Downloads but say My Documents it just crashes as soon as I try and create a directory.

Other browsers - Edge, Chrome, Brave all work fine.
Other computers running Firefox work fine.

I turned on full audit in application log
  • I have tried safe mode - blank profile no extensions - same crashes
  • Firefox refresh, no extensions, no login to sync - same crashes
  • Uninstalled Firefox, cleaned registry, rebooted
  • Re-installed Firefox - tried above - same crashes
  • Nothing obvious in event log, except Firefox closed abnormally and generated a report.
  • Tried a new local user (user and admin)
Fresh Firefox install - same issue as above.
(Other browsers work fine)

Ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Ubuntu/Arch/Proxmox/Windows7/8/10/11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Corsair
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    ASUS MAXIMUS 2018
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x LG 29"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 870 EVO, 4
    PSU
    Corsair CX500
Hi,
It seems you have worked a bit on resolving the issue already.
A few questions:
Prior to uninstalling Firefox, did you look at the content of Mozilla\firefox\Crash Reports ?
You cleaned the reg but did you also wipe out the profiles folder?
Have you attempted the same with a Beta\Dev or nightly version of Firefox?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 400MB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
Sorry I should have said I tried the usual

I looked in about:crashes and in AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Crash Reports
and copied the .dmp and extra files to another drive.

I tried reading the how to read a crash report and check this signature
as as every time I've tried it it says Zero hits.

I've also looked in the top crashes on
I raised it as a bug on Bugzilla

I'll try the Beta and Dev editions and report back.



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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Ubuntu/Arch/Proxmox/Windows7/8/10/11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Corsair
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    ASUS MAXIMUS 2018
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x LG 29"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 870 EVO, 4
    PSU
    Corsair CX500
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