[AT] OT - Firefox problems
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Fri Jan 29 06:59:49 PST 2021
Linux Mint Mate 19.3, constantly updated, with FF85.
On 1/29/21 9:54 AM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> I was a Chrome user for years, and heard about Brave maybe 6 months
> ago. I decided to give it a try, and I've been running it at work
> ever since. I was surprised how similar Brave is to Chrome. One
> difference is the little lion symbol in the upper right. That is the
> "shield" control. It is working to block malicious sites, and
> sometimes goes overboard a bit, so you can hit that symbol and change
> the controls for the site in question.
>
> At home I run Firefox under Linux Mint, whatever version you get when
> you do the Linux install. Checked this morning and discovered it's
> 85. I understand MikeM's complaint is that the upgrade from 84 caused
> him to lose all of his customization. Aside from that serious issue,
> Firefox 85 seems fine to me.
>
> SO
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 2:08 AM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
> <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>
> Thanks Mogrits,
> I was able to get Firefox to work again by completely deleting it.
> It picked up my original profile by default on the reinstall. I
> still have Brave installed on my computer and will continue to
> play with it, I'm concerned that Firefox has gotten to big for
> their britches.
>
> Best Regards,
> Mike M
>
> On 1/29/2021 1:31 AM, Mogrits wrote:
>> Mike you seemed to have privacy concerns earlier. I'd recommend
>> you try to get used to Brave. I haven't had any adjustment issues
>> with Brave. It's a little bit different concept but it works
>> great. Every once in a while you'll run into a site that won't
>> load because of what it blocks but I don't see that as a negative.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 2:24 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
>> <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Phil, I tried Brave, like Mogrits suggested, but just
>> didn't care for how it worked. I'm just too set in my ways.
>> Tried Chrome, and although it's different than Firefox, the
>> learning curve is shorter, and it still allowed me to us my
>> add blocking extensions. I'll be using that for the
>> foreseeable future. Avoid Firefox 85 like the plague.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mike M
>>
>>
>> On 1/28/2021 11:05 AM, Phil Auten wrote:
>>>
>>> Mike, Thanks for the heads up on the Firefox update. I will
>>> second the recommendation on DuckDuckGo as the search
>>> engine, helps out a bunch on blocking ads and pop up windows
>>> too.
>>>
>>> Phil in TX
>>>
>>> On 1/27/2021 11:53 PM, Mike M wrote:
>>>> Thanks, I'll give it a shot, I had FF working like a well
>>>> oiled machine until the update, that's what irritates me.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Mike M
>>>>
>>>> On 1/28/2021 12:23 AM, Mogrits wrote:
>>>>> Download Brave Browser and set DuckDuckGo as your search
>>>>> engine, since you are starting from scratch you have
>>>>> nothing to lose. I think you will love it.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 10:19 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
>>>>> <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately it's not, so i guess I start from ground
>>>>> zero.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike M
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/26/2021 8:42 PM, Howard Pletcher wrote:
>>>>>> If you did a Delete to get rid of the new version, it
>>>>>> may be in your recycle bin.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you did an Uninstall, then probably not.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Howard
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 8:18 PM Mike M
>>>>>> <meulenms at gmx.com <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 85Hi Guys, Ok after getting my old profile back I
>>>>>> didn't like Firefox 85 at all with all the tiles
>>>>>> and what not, it looked like Windows 10. So I
>>>>>> foolishly deleted Firefox 85 and was hoping to
>>>>>> download 84, which I was happy with. I then
>>>>>> realized I had NO browser. After dredging up and
>>>>>> old computer I was able to download a copy of
>>>>>> Firefox to a memory card and get a browser back
>>>>>> on my computer. Now however it seems that none of
>>>>>> the profiles contain all my bookmarks and
>>>>>> passwords. Like I said before there is a file on
>>>>>> my desktop that is called "old firefox data" is
>>>>>> there a way i can create a new profile to restore
>>>>>> my bookmarks and passwords from that?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks, Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/26/2021 5:53 PM, Stuart Harner wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, that is just Firefox just trying to collect
>>>>>>> all your data on their servers just like
>>>>>>> Microsoft and Google. There is money in data.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They claim it is to make things easier for the
>>>>>>> user. But I DON’T want all my various computers
>>>>>>> to have the same profile! There are separate
>>>>>>> computers for a reason and a single profile is
>>>>>>> not one of them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> FF is nice but it is getting more big brother
>>>>>>> with each “upgrade”.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> YMMV
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *From:*AT
>>>>>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]
>>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Ken Knierim
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 26, 2021 4:11 PM
>>>>>>> *To:* Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AT] OT - Firefox problems
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm running the new version (84 or 85) of
>>>>>>> Firefox... speed is a LOT better on the new one
>>>>>>> (matching or exceeding Chrome on several
>>>>>>> benchmarks with far better security) but it's
>>>>>>> got some quirks. They are pushing into using the
>>>>>>> firefox accounts where you log into firefox;
>>>>>>> when I did this I ended up with my bookmarks
>>>>>>> showing up from my home computer (Linux Centos
>>>>>>> 7) and my work computer (Winders 10) all added
>>>>>>> together. I'm not sure how it's supposed to work
>>>>>>> but that's what I ended up with. This MAY help,
>>>>>>> but it could have also been a Microsoft update
>>>>>>> (meaning MS blew some things away for "security
>>>>>>> reasons").
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hope this helps
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ken
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 2:44 PM Mike M
>>>>>>> <meulenms at gmx.com <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OK, sorry for the off topic post, but I have
>>>>>>> a real problem. My computer
>>>>>>> updated to Firefox 85 last night, and now
>>>>>>> ALL my bookmarks are gone,
>>>>>>> should I just delete 85 and reinstall an
>>>>>>> older version. There is a new
>>>>>>> new folder on my desktop called old Firefox
>>>>>>> data.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Mike M
>>>>>>>
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