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jedimasterkyle

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So I'm not sure if anyone here has had this problem before but this morning when I logged onto my Mac, I noticed that Firefox refuses to stay open. Specifically, the window wont stay open. It's almost like it minimizes itself but when I click on the icon in the dock, the window appears for only a second and then goes away. When I go into Mission Control, I see Firefox but it's blank (see screenshot).

I'm honestly stumped as I've never come across this before. I've tried the troubleshooting steps found here but I dont see xulstore.json in the specific library folder to delete.

I've restarted my Mac a half dozen times, uninstalled Firefox multiple times and nothing seems to work. I'm at a loss so I'm hoping someone can help me.
 

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Wow...

I figured it out...

Apparently if you run the "Freedom" website blocker, it will block certain browsers from working. When I quit the freedom app, Firefox works perfectly.

Nothing to see here. Move along...
 
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