3rd party browser issues under catalina?

I'm running Catalina and most things are fine except for this:

every so often - usually after being active for most of the day - my other browsers (not safari) will be unable to access websites. they respond as if my internet connection has dropped, but it clearly hasn't. safari can still get out the door to everything. and my phone & other devices are fine. i'm talking specifically firefox & chrome. a restart of my machine typically fixes the issue.

once, the issue was 'fixed' in firefox by changing the url for the website - i copied what safari was using (no idea why they would have been different.

has anyone else seen anything like this?I did the upgrade about a week ago & I've seen this occurrence twice in the last couple of days.

thanks for any info

rlc

my machine is this:

Posted on Oct 11, 2019 5:47 PM

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Old Toad

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Dec 6, 2019 10:13 AM in response to ebaygal

It's not Apple's responsibility to make sure 3rd party software works with their system. It's the 3rd party developer's responsibility.

If one uses a computer for their lively hood I would expect them to test new systems before upgrading their production machines.

Old Toad

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Dec 7, 2019 11:35 AM in response to flmh

How is the drive formatted that you're trying to backup to? What software are you using for the backup?

You can use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper to clone your boot drive to an external HD that has been erased and formatted as necessary..

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Dec 7, 2019 11:27 AM in response to flmh

Microsoft offers a non subscription Office Home and Student 2019 (only one user - $99).

Oct 20, 2019 11:07 AM in response to R.Crooke

Exactly the same boat. Long hours away from computer or overnight, and Firefox won't connect to websites. Restarting my iMac fixes the problem. Who wants to do that every time? I also use Sophos, and I find that box pops up every time I restart, even though I took action the first time I encountered it.

Wondering if you have found a fix for this yet?

Thanks

Oct 20, 2019 2:32 PM in response to Old Toad

Generally, I agree. I’ve had Sophos for years, I think since I got my first iMac in 2012. I’ve had no problems to date. Though perhaps it isn’t playing well with Catalina... 🙁

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