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Safe Mode also disables <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://hacks.mozilla.org/2010/09/hardware-acceleration/">hardware acceleration</a>, the Just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler, and any changes made via <a href="/UserContent.css" title="UserContent.css">userContent.css</a> and <a href="/UserChrome.css" title="UserChrome.css">userChrome.css</a>. Any changes made to preference settings remain in effect in Safe Mode, however, and all available plugins are used. To summarize: </p> <ul><li>Safe Mode temporarily affects the following:</li></ul> <dl><dd>All extensions are disabled.</dd> <dd>The default theme is used, without a persona.</dd> <dd>The Just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler is disabled.</dd> <dd>The userChrome.css and userContent.css files are ignored.</dd> <dd>The default toolbar layout is used.</dd> <dd>Hardware acceleration is disabled.</dd></dl> <ul><li>Safe Mode has no effect on the following:</li></ul> <dl><dd>The status of plugins is not affected.</dd> <dd>Custom preferences are not affected.</dd></dl> <p>Safe Mode also includes a number of troubleshooting options that allow you to make certain changes upon restarting your Mozilla application (<a href="#Safe_Mode_options">see below</a>). </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Starting_Safe_Mode"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Starting Safe Mode</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#All_systems"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">All systems</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Windows"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Windows</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Linux"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Linux</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Mac_OS_X"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Mac OS X</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#How_to_know_you_are_in_Safe_Mode"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">How to know you are in Safe Mode</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Safe_Mode_options"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Safe Mode options</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Related_bug_reports"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Related bug reports</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Starting_Safe_Mode">Starting Safe Mode</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="All_systems">All systems</span></h3> <ul><li>In current versions of Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey 2, you can restart in Safe Mode via "<b>Help -> Restart with Add-ons disabled...</b>". A <a href="#Safe_Mode_options"> Safe Mode options</a> window will appear when they restart (see below). <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=542122">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=573538">[2]</a></li></ul> <p>To enter Safe Mode in previous versions (or if you can't open your Mozilla application to use the Help menu) you must first <a href="/Kill_application" title="Kill application"> make sure Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey is not running in the background</a> (including all windows like the Download Manager that open in a separate window) before following the instructions given below. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Windows">Windows</span></h3> <p>Use one of these methods to start your Mozilla application in Safe Mode. <i>This should not be confused with restarting the computer in Windows Safe Mode!</i> </p> <ul><li>In current Mozilla application versions, hold down the Shift key while double-clicking the Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey icon. (If the <a href="/Profile_Manager" title="Profile Manager">Profile Manager</a> opens, select a profile and then hold down the Shift key again while clicking the "Start Firefox" button.) <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://blog.mozilla.com/rstrong/2011/01/21/windows-safe-mode-and-shortcut-changes-for-firefox-4-0-beta-10">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=602562">[4]</a></li></ul> <ul><li>In older versions, use the "Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)", "SeaMonkey (Safe Mode)", "Mozilla Thunderbird (Safe Mode)", or "Mozilla Thunderbird (No Extensions)" shortcut in the Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, or Mozilla Thunderbird program folder on the Windows Start Menu.</li></ul> <p>As an alternative method, press "Windows key <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Windows_Key.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/images/Windows_Key.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" /></a></span> + R" on the keyboard to open a Run dialog (or click "Start → Run..." on Windows XP) and enter the following in the Run box: </p><p>For Firefox, one of these: </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><code>firefox -safe-mode</code></li> <li><code>"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode</code></li> <li><code>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -safe-mode</code></li></ul></dd></dl> <p>For Thunderbird, one of these: </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><code>thunderbird -safe-mode</code></li> <li><code>"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -safe-mode</code></li> <li><code>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -safe-mode</code></li></ul></dd></dl> <p>For SeaMonkey, one of these: </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><code>seamonkey -safe-mode</code></li> <li><code>"C:\Program Files\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" -safe-mode</code></li> <li><code>"C:\Program Files (x86)\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" -safe-mode</code></li></ul></dd></dl> <p>Adjust the path accordingly based on the actual <a href="/Installation_directory" title="Installation directory">installation directory</a> (e.g., on 64-bit Windows, use "Program Files (x86)" instead of "Program Files") or if you installed your Mozilla program in a different location than shown above. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Linux">Linux</span></h3> <p>On Linux, you can go to your Terminal and run (for Firefox): </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><code>/path/to/firefox/firefox -safe-mode</code></li></ul></dd></dl> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mac_OS_X">Mac OS X</span></h3> <p>Hold down the Option key while starting your Mozilla application. (If the <a href="/Profile_Manager" title="Profile Manager">Profile Manager</a> opens, select a profile and then hold down the Option key again while clicking the button to start Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey.) <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311466">[5]</a> </p><p>As an alternate method, go to Utilities (in the Applications folder) and open Terminal, then run: </p><p>For Firefox: </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><code>/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -safe-mode</code></li></ul></dd></dl> <p>For Thunderbird: </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><code>/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird-bin -safe-mode</code></li></ul></dd></dl> <p>For SeaMonkey: </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><code>/Applications/SeaMonkey.app/Contents/MacOS/seamonkey-bin -safe-mode</code></li></ul></dd></dl> <p>If you have installed the application to another location, modify the path as such. It's the "-safe-mode" <a href="/Command_line_arguments" title="Command line arguments"> command line parameter</a> that's crucial here. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="How_to_know_you_are_in_Safe_Mode">How to know you are in Safe Mode</span></h2> <p><b>Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 2.0</b> </p> <ul><li>All extensions will be disabled. You will still be able to select them in the Add-ons/Extensions list but only for the purpose of upgrading or uninstalling (the options button will be disabled).</li> <li>Default toolbar settings and controls will be used.</li> <li>The default theme will be used.</li></ul> <p><b>Firefox and SeaMonkey 2.1 or above</b> </p> <ul><li>A window called "Firefox Safe Mode" or "SeaMonkey Safe Mode" with some troubleshooting options appears (<a href="#Safe_Mode_options">see below</a>).</li></ul> <p>At that point, you can either continue to Safe Mode or select some troubleshooting options and restart in normal mode to apply the changes. </p><p>If you choose to continue in Safe Mode: </p> <ul><li>All extensions will be disabled (but this will not reset any preferences that some extensions may modify).</li> <li>Firefox or SeaMonkey will be using the default theme.</li> <li>Default toolbar settings and controls will be used <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303279">[6]</a>.</li></ul> <p>If you choose any of the troubleshooting options, the changes are only applied if you choose <i>Make Changes and Restart</i>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Safe_Mode_options">Safe Mode options</span></h2> <div style="float: right; padding: 5px; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:SafeMode-fx35.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/images/SafeMode-fx35.png" decoding="async" width="415" height="176" /></a></span></div> <p><b>Firefox 15 and above:</b> </p><p>When you restart in Safe Mode, you will see a Firefox Safe Mode window with two buttons: </p> <ul><li><b>Start in Safe Mode</b> - This will run Firefox in Safe Mode without making any changes.</li> <li><b>Refresh Firefox</b> ("Reset Firefox" previous to Firefox 35) - This will <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems">reset Firefox</a> to a default state by creating a new <a href="/Profile" class="mw-redirect" title="Profile">profile</a>, migrating only essential data (bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, cookies, and form-fill data) and then moving all of the old Firefox data to a folder on the desktop. <b>Warning! This change cannot be reversed</b> without manually <a href="/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox" title="Transferring data to a new profile - Firefox">transferring the old Firefox data back to the new profile</a>.</li></ul> <p><b>Note:</b> In Firefox 48 and below, when multiple profiles exist, the "Refresh Firefox" feature is only available in the "default" profile (e.g., the last profile started in the <a href="/Profile_Manager" title="Profile Manager">Profile Manager</a>, which would be the profile that includes the line "Default=1" in the <a href="/Profiles.ini_file" title="Profiles.ini file">profiles.ini file</a>). this option does not appear if you <a href="/Bypassing_the_Profile_Manager" title="Bypassing the Profile Manager">bypass the Profile Manager</a> to start a non-default profile. This is fixed in Firefox 49 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265368">bug 1265368</a>). <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=732303">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749700">[8]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Support/Firefox_Features/Clean_up_user_profile">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode/discuss/2453">[10]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://support.mozilla.org/forums/knowledge-base-articles/708530">[11]</a> </p><p><b>Firefox 14 and below, SeaMonkey 2, and Thunderbird:</b> </p><p><b>Note:</b> To <b>run in Safe Mode</b> without making any changes, just click the "Continue in Safe Mode" button when the Safe Mode window appears. When you select the checkbox for any of these troubleshooting options and click the "Make changes and restart" button, your Mozilla application will restart in normal mode with the selected changes. <b>Warning:</b> These changes will be permanent, meaning they will remain in effect in subsequent browser sessions. <b>Some of these changes will be hard to reverse unless you have a recent <a href="/Profile_backup" title="Profile backup">profile backup</a>.</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=304403">[12]</a> </p> <div style="float: right; padding: 5px; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:SafeMode-TB80.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/images/SafeMode-TB80.png" decoding="async" width="422" height="189" /></a></span></div> <div style="float: right; padding: 5px; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:SM2SafeMode.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/images/SM2SafeMode.png" decoding="async" width="432" height="270" /></a></span></div> <p>The following Safe Mode options are available in Firefox 14 and below, in current versions of SeaMonkey, and in Thunderbird, as indicated. </p> <ul><li><b>Disable all add-ons</b> - Disables all themes and extensions; starting in Firefox 3.5, this option also disables all installed plugins. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=409959">[13]</a> To reverse this change, use the Add-ons Manager to selectively re-enable each add-on when you restart Firefox (details <a href="/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox" title="Standard diagnostic - Firefox">here</a>).</li> <li><b>Reset toolbars and controls</b> (Firefox, Thunderbird) or <b>Reset toolbars and window sizes</b> (SeaMonkey) - Removes any <a href="/Toolbar_customization#Customizing_toolbars_and_buttons" title="Toolbar customization"> toolbar customizations</a> you may have made via the "Customize Toolbar" dialog. Also restores default window size/position and tree sort order and resolves various <a href="/Corrupt_localstore.rdf" title="Corrupt localstore.rdf">localstore corruption issues</a>. <b>Warning: Unless you made a backup copy of <a href="/Localstore.rdf" title="Localstore.rdf">localstore.rdf</a>, this change cannot be reversed without re-customizing your toolbars.</b></li> <li><b>Delete all bookmarks except for backups</b> (SeaMonkey or Firefox 3.6 and above <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503457">[14]</a>) or <b>Reset bookmarks to Firefox defaults</b> (Firefox 3.5 and below) - Replaces your bookmarks with the default set of bookmarks (your browsing history is left intact). If you select this option and want to undo the change, you will need to <a href="/Lost_bookmarks#Restoring_bookmarks_from_backup" title="Lost bookmarks">restore your bookmarks from backup</a>.</li> <li><b>Reset all user preferences to</b> (<b>Firefox</b> or <b>SeaMonkey</b>) <b>defaults</b> - Resets any user-set preferences to the default values (except for those set in the optional <a href="/User.js_file" title="User.js file">user.js file</a>) and restores the default theme. Does not affect any <a href="/UserChrome.css" title="UserChrome.css">userChrome.css</a> or <a href="/UserContent.css" title="UserContent.css">userContent.css</a> changes. <u>In SeaMonkey, selecting this option is not recommended because it removes all Mail and Newsgroup Account settings and access to saved mail will be lost for those accounts.</u> <b>Warning: This change cannot be reversed unless you made a backup copy of the <a href="/Prefs.js_file" title="Prefs.js file">prefs.js file</a>.</b></li> <li><b>Restore default search engines</b> - Adds back all of the default search engines included with your version of Firefox or SeaMonkey, if some are missing. It does not remove any added search engines and you can later remove any unwanted search engines that were added back.</li></ul> <p><b>Buttons</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Make Changes and Restart</b> - This restarts the application in normal mode and applies <b>permanent changes</b> in any of the options selected above.</li> <li><b>Continue in Safe Mode</b> - Starts the application in Safe Mode (this will not apply any of the options selected above).</li> <li><b>Exit</b></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox" title="Standard diagnostic - Firefox">Standard diagnostic - Firefox</a></li> <li><a href="/Standard_diagnostic_-_Thunderbird" title="Standard diagnostic - Thunderbird">Standard diagnostic - Thunderbird</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode">Safe Mode</a> (Firefox Support)</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Related_bug_reports">Related bug reports</span></h3> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=294260">Bug 294260 - Safe Mode: Auto detect previous start-up failure and offer to start in safe mode</a> (Fixed in Firefox 13)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303279">Bug 303279 - Safe Mode: Use "safe" localstore</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=304403">Bug 304403 - better safe mode UE</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311466">Bug 311466 - {mac} Open app in safe-mode if the option key is pressed during startup</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=333808">Bug 333808 - safe mode should disable userContent.css and userChrome.css</a> (Fixed in Firefox 3.6)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=342333">Bug 342333 - Safe mode should disable plug-ins</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=409959">Bug 409959 - Safe mode option to disable all add-ons doesn't disable plugins</a> (Fixed in Firefox 3.5)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453642">Bug 453642 - Safe mode should disable JIT</a> (Fixed in Firefox 3.5)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478846">Bug 478846 - Safe mode should not disable JIT</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=573538">Bug 573538 - No options for Safe-Mode</a> (fixed in SeaMonkey 2.1)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=591139">Bug 591139 - Disable hardware acceleration in safe mode</a> (Fixed in Firefox 4)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=542122">Bug 542122 - Add menu command to restart in safe mode</a> (Fixed in Firefox 4)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=602562">Bug 602562 - 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