# "Open link in new tab" stopped working in FireFox.  Huh?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-stopped-working-in-firefox-huh/346923>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 3, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-stopped-working-in-firefox-huh/346923 "2006-03-03T17:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Emilio\_Lizardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-stopped-working-in-firefox-huh/346923/1 "2006-03-03T17:16:56Z")

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I’m running FireFox 1.0.7. If I right-click on a link and select “open link in new tab”…nothing happens. I am using a mouse gesture extension which will still acomplish the same thing, but its not always convenient. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-stopped-working-in-firefox-huh/346923/2 "2006-03-03T17:20:44Z")

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I have no idea, but I would point out that 1.0.7 is somewhat old. Is there a reason you want to want to stay with this version and fix the problem, rather than upgrading to the latest version (1.5.0.1)?

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-stopped-working-in-firefox-huh/346923/3 "2006-03-03T18:15:01Z")

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The [Tab Mix Plus](http://tmp.garyr.net/) extension.

Works like a dream and has more options than you can shake a stick at.

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**Author:** ![Emilio\_Lizardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-stopped-working-in-firefox-huh/346923/4 "2006-03-03T18:21:27Z")

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I have to real long-term commitment to 1.0.7. If I download the newest version will it import all of my bookmarks?

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-stopped-working-in-firefox-huh/346923/5 "2006-03-03T18:23:06Z")

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This was a known issue with 1.07. It was fixed in subsequent versions. And yes, an uprade to the latest version (1.51) will retain all of your bookmarks, saved passwords, etc.

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-stopped-working-in-firefox-huh/346923/6 "2006-03-03T18:25:18Z")

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I should point out that if you are at all uneasy about the upgrade, you can back up your settings.

Your FireFox bookmarks, settings and so forth are stored in:

C:\Documents and Settings&lt;User\>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\

Where \<User\> is your Windows login name.