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#302635 8-Dec-2022 09:22
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I'm trying to view messages on my student portal via Massey University and noticed a few weeks back now I get the following message: "The page was not displayed because the request entity is too large." I can go back to the main page, but clicking on logout will also result in a "The page was not displayed because the request entity is too large."

 

Things work fine in Chrome.

 

I also attempted to log into SpringerLink via Massey Uni library - I now get "Bad Message 431  reason: Request Header Fields Too Large". However, fine in Chrome.

 

I use Firefox as my main browser, so I'm not keen to having to resort to Chrome for some things. I rang Massey regarding the portal and they advised me to clear my cache - done a number of times but no change. Is it a case of deleting cookies? I'd rather not if I don't have to, because then I've got to log into every website again.

 

It probably doesn't help my laptop is doing this - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_11-performance/netiosys-driverirqlnotlessorequal/33f7baae-c105-4cb6-b915-2dc40534d683 - in particular, times when Firefox is open and suddenly the whole laptop restarts, which may have corrupted something within Firefox.

 

And I've also noticed sometimes when I close Firefox, later on I get Mozilla Crash Reporter coming up - when googling the content of what is going to be submitted I came across this https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1738984


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  #3007467 8-Dec-2022 20:14
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Does it fail/crash in private mode?



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  #3007470 8-Dec-2022 20:20
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  #3007623 9-Dec-2022 08:36
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gzt: Does it fail/crash in private mode?

 

I don't really use private mode. I guess I don't know it has crashed, until I receive the Mozilla Crash Reporter box way after closing Firefox.

 

In terms of the laptop crashing, I believe that is related to the network card than Firefox.




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  #3007629 9-Dec-2022 08:51
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MaxineN:

 

Can you try making a new profile?

 

 

 

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles

 

 

I managed to create a new profile and the webpages work in that profile. How can I fix my current profile so the pages work with that, or at least transfer history/bookmarks/active logins to the new profile?


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  #3007636 9-Dec-2022 09:08
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StevieT:

 

MaxineN:

 

Can you try making a new profile?

 

 

 

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles

 

 

I managed to create a new profile and the webpages work in that profile. How can I fix my current profile so the pages work with that, or at least transfer history/bookmarks/active logins to the new profile?

 

 

 

 

Corrupt data within your previous profile.

 

There's no real easy way out of this one. I haven't experimented with transferring those things from 1 profile to another.





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  #3007677 9-Dec-2022 10:55
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StevieT:

 

I managed to create a new profile and the webpages work in that profile. How can I fix my current profile so the pages work with that, or at least transfer history/bookmarks/active logins to the new profile?

 

Have a read of this support article: Recovering important data from an old profile

 

The important section is half way down that page: Your important data and their files

 

These are the files you are looking for:

 

places.sqlite
favicons.sqlite
key4.db
logins.json
permissions.sqlite
content-prefs.sqlite
persdict.dat
formhistory.sqlite
cookies.sqlite
cert9.db
handlers.json

 

I would not bring across prefs.js or user.js these are usually to two culprit files for corruption.





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  #3007683 9-Dec-2022 10:59
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StevieT: ... , or at least transfer history/bookmarks/active logins to the new profile?

 

 

     

  1. Mozilla account & Firefox sync?
  2. Bookmarks manager > Export / Import?
  3. profit

 

 





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  #3007719 9-Dec-2022 13:15
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@FineWine - thanks for that. Copies those particular files to the new profile (apart from persdict.dat which I couldn't find), however the issue is continuing. :(


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  #3007720 9-Dec-2022 13:39
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@StevieT

 

I'm trying to view messages on my student portal via Massey University and noticed a few weeks back now I get the following message: "The page was not displayed because the request entity is too large." I can go back to the main page, but clicking on logout will also result in a "The page was not displayed because the request entity is too large."(

 

Ok I think I have nailed it down for you. Each web site zoom settings are stored in content-prefs.sqlite

 

Quit Firefox and move content-prefs.sqlite to desktop. Fire up FF again, a new content-prefs.sqlite will be created and now try the problem website. If all works as it should delete the file from the desktop.





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  #3011470 18-Dec-2022 09:14
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Hi @FineWine

 

I tried your suggestion. Unfortunately the issue persisted. However, I have created a new profile and only copied the following files across:

 

- places.sqlite

 

- favicons.sqlite

 

- key4.db

 

- logins.json

 

- formhistory.sqlite

 

Things are working alright at the moment! Just had to sign into websites again, due to not bringing across cookies.


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  #3011483 18-Dec-2022 11:14
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Make a BackUp of your new and clean Profile and store it safely.





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