Despite several reboots that Firefox does not open for 3 days because apparently he was busy, how can I see what it is and how to close?

I set up my online banking site but could not sign, or sign out so I closed the website and Firefox. For 3 days I couldn't open Firefox and explore. During the 3 days, I rebooted several times. On the fourth day when I opened Firefox a screen open Firefox saying was embarrassed etc etc... and that I could restore my bank site online that I did. I was able to log in and log out of the account and close the site. My question is when Firefox crashes like that, how do I see if a site is opened in Firefox if I can't open Firefox?

I am on Windows 7

Clear the cache and cookies from sites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Tools > Options > advanced > network > content caching Web: 'clear now '.

'Delete Cookies' sites causing problems:

  • Tools > Options > privacy > Cookies: "show the Cookies".

If clearing cookies doesn't work, then it is possible that the cookies.sqlite file that stores the cookies is corrupted.

Rename (or delete) cookies.sqlite (cookies.sqlite.old) and delete other files to present as cookie cookies.sqlite - journal in the profile folder of Firefox in the case where the cookies.sqlite file has been corrupted.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/tools > Modules > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is the cause of the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/tools > Modules > appearance).

  • Do NOT click on the reset button on the start safe mode window or make changes.

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