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Saving a URL by drag & drop to my custom directory causes another FF window to jump to front of screen

nearearthobject
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I do a lot of research and surfing so I usually have many (often over a dozen) windows, apps and now multiple FF tabs running simultaneously. I can have a dozen tabs on one FF window as I quickly open Google search results, some of which I want to save to custom locations on my hard drive directories. I do NOT use bookmarks, never have. For the past month or two (last upgrade maybe?) a very irritating quirk occurs when I drag and drop one of the many URL addresses from one multiple-tabbed browser window to my directory, Rather than the window from which the URL came remaining on top (so I can then drag another one from that same multi-tabbed window) one or more of the other windows jumps to the front. This is becoming a major NUISANCE and I'd like it to stop but I don't know why it even started. Anyone else experiencing this?

I do a lot of research and surfing so I usually have many (often over a dozen) windows, apps and now multiple FF tabs running simultaneously. I can have a dozen tabs on one FF window as I quickly open Google search results, some of which I want to save to custom locations on my hard drive directories. I do NOT use bookmarks, never have. For the past month or two (last upgrade maybe?) a very irritating quirk occurs when I drag and drop one of the many URL addresses from one multiple-tabbed browser window to my directory, Rather than the window from which the URL came remaining on top (so I can then drag another one from that same multi-tabbed window) one or more of the other windows jumps to the front. This is becoming a major NUISANCE and I'd like it to stop but I don't know why it even started. Anyone else experiencing this?

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Andrew
Andrew
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Hello,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.

(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)

  • You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • Or open the Help menu and click on the Restart with Add-ons Disabled... menu item while Firefox is running.

Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article for that.

To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.

Thank you.

nearearthobject
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Hi feer56, sorry for the delay, although for me, 3 days is pretty darn prompt.

Will follow those troubleshooting steps ASAP (slaps another TO DO postit note on the already littered monitor) and will update if/when I solve it.

Remembering to be in Safe Mode before jumping into the Internet surf isn't easy. Like turning light switches on/off. Might have to actually set aside time to create an artificial "typical day" and arbitrarily opening a dozen windows and apps and then try dragging/dropping a URL to a folder. It has occurred numerous times since I posted, did it again today.

Thanks for your reply. Cheers.