Either way, another dialog box will ask if you want to see more information and report the problem to Apple. You probably do, so click Report.
Table of Contents. When Firefox crashes After Firefox crashes, the Mozilla Crash Reporter window will appear. Tell Mozilla about this crash so they can fix it: If this box is checked, the Mozilla Crash Reporter will send a summary of the crash to Mozilla. Deselect this box if you don't want to send the report to Mozilla. Details: Will open the 'Report Contents' window, where you can view the technical details of the crash. Add a comment (comments are publicly visible): Use this box to add any further information that might be useful to developers trying to find the cause of the crash.
The comments you post may be read by anyone. Include the address of the page I was on: When checked, the information you send to Mozilla will include the web page you visited before the crash. Allow Mozilla to contact me about this report: Check this box if you would be willing to receive emails from the development staff should they need followup information from you about this crash.
(You may also receive an email after your crash has been processed, with support information.) Enter your email address here: If you chose to help our development staff get information and reproduce this crash, provide the email address you wish to be contacted at here. Quit Firefox: Close the dialog and don't start Firefox again. Restart Firefox: Start Firefox again. Firefox will give you the option to restore the windows and tabs you had open before the crash. If Firefox crashes again after choosing to restore your windows and tabs, one of the pages you were on is causing the crash.
In this case, choose Close to start a new session. Viewing crash reports To view your crash reports from within Firefox:. In the address bar, type about:crashes and press Enter Return. A list of crash reports will appear.
Click on a link the View button to view the report. Viewing reports outside of Firefox If you can't use the above method because Firefox crashes when it starts, you can also view the reports in files on your computer with the following steps. Crash reports are stored in /.mozilla/firefox/Crash Reports/ The Crash Reports folder will contain two subfolders: pending and submitted. The submitted folder contains text files for each crash report submitted, with each file containing a crash report ID.
For example, a file named bp-031b02bb-26b6-4168-ac0e-2de492090531.txt will contain the following text: Crash ID: bp-031b02bb-26b6-4168-ac0e-2de492090531 You can go to and copy the Crash ID into the search field to view the report. Getting help with crash reports To use your crash report to get help with your Firefox problem, see. Share this article.
To launch Activity Monitor, either search for it with Spotlight or navigate to /Applications/Utilities and find Activity Monitor.app. Click on the Energy tab to view important information about your Mac’s energy usage. We’ll examine each portion of this window separately. App Name: This lists each running application. Apps with related processes will have a disclosure triangle next to them; click it to reveal the individual processes. Apps that are no longer running but have recently used a measurable amount of energy will be displayed grayed out.
Energy Impact: Apple has been a bit cagey when it comes to defining exactly what this measurement is, but company engineers described it to WWDC attendees as a “number that is a relative measure of the energy impact of an app or process,” taking into account factors such as overall CPU utilization, idle energy draw, and interrupts or timers that cause the CPU to wake up. It can go from as low as zero to an indefinite high (the highest we’ve seen it is about 780 while running the stress test). The lower the number, the less energy impact an app or process has on your Mac.
Average Energy Impact: This is the average of the above-mentioned Energy Impact value over the past 8 hours (or since the last boot if less than 8 hours). This is valuable because it helps identify energy hogs that may have run in the past but which are currently inactive. It also helps you identify apps that may use relatively little energy, but which are constantly running. App Nap: This tells you if Apple’s new App Nap technology, which automatically cuts power to applications when they’re in the background, is currently active for a particular application.
Requires High Performance GPU: For Macs that have both integrated and discrete GPUs, such as the MacBook Pro with its Intel HD or Iris Graphics and NVIDIA GPU, this column lets you know if a particular app requires the discrete GPU to function. Discrete GPUs require significantly more energy than their integrated counterparts, but some advanced or graphics-heavy apps can’t run without them. This column will help you identify which apps are causing the discrete GPU to kick-in, and let you decide if the app’s capabilities are worth the hit to your Mac’s battery life. On the bottom of the Energy tab window are three additional boxes with more information related to your Mac’s battery and power status. Energy Impact: Using the same measurements as the application-specific Energy Impact calculations, mentioned above, this graph monitors the overall system energy impact of all apps combined over time. Graphics Card: Based on the discussion of discrete and integrated GPUs, above, this tells you which type of GPU is currently in use on your Mac.
Time Until Full / Time Remaining: Depending on whether your portable Mac’s battery is plugged in and charging or unplugged and discharging, this will tell you how long until the battery is completely charged or how much battery life remains, respectively. Time on AC / Time on Battery: Similar to the previous description, this reports how long the computer has been plugged in or how long it has been running on the battery. This is helpful for keeping track of your battery usage, as battery life best practices caution against for too long. Battery (Last 12 Hours): This graph shows the charge level of your battery for the last 12 hours. The blue line represents the charge level of your battery (the top of the graph equals 100 percent charge, the bottom corresponds to 0 percent charge) while the green overlays show periods when the Mac was plugged in. It’s important to note that many of these areas are dependent upon your Mac’s hardware configuration. If you don’t have multiple graphics cards, for example, you won’t see anything related “High Performance GPU” or Graphics Card Type.
Similarly, if you’re using a desktop Mac, you won’t see information related to battery charging times and usage. Based both on public marketing and on statements made to app developers, Apple has made energy efficiency a major goal for the future of OS X. While many of the concepts introduced in Mavericks may take some time to get used to, third party app developers are already working hard to take full advantage of the new OS X APIs and technologies to make their apps as energy efficient as possible. Until we reach the point where most apps are fully optimized, however, users can take matters into their own hands by monitoring app energy usage via the Activity Monitor.