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How to stop Firefox from reloading inactive tabs when I switch to them?

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Sometimes, if I leave a tab alone for a while, when I switch back to it, It reloads. This is very annoying. I have kind of slow internet, and once a page is loaded, it doesn't need to be reloaded. How do I disable this?

Sometimes, if I leave a tab alone for a while, when I switch back to it, It reloads. This is very annoying. I have kind of slow internet, and once a page is loaded, it doesn't need to be reloaded. How do I disable this?

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Are you using Any Auto Reload addons?

Type about:config in Address bar search

accessibility.blockautorefresh and change the value to "True"

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thanks! That should solve the problem.

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Please update your current Flash player to the latest version and check for plugins that need to be updated.

  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r32

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