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Loses Text

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ironmanmc
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I'm typing a very long reply in a tab. I accidentally go to another tab. When I return, all of my typing is GONE! To where? And can I recover it?

Thanks in advance.


-Mike

I'm typing a very long reply in a tab. I accidentally go to another tab. When I return, all of my typing is GONE! To where? And can I recover it? Thanks in advance. -Mike

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cor-el
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If that text is no longer there then it is gone.

This can be caused by an extension that isn't working properly.

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems

If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all your extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.
You can use "Disable all add-ons" on the Safe mode start window to disable all extensions.
You have to close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")

*Save Text Area: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/1046 (autosave)
*Textarea Cache: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/5761