When the power goes out or if your machine shuts down suddenly, you won't be able to access Chromium or Firefox due to a lock file not being cleared out in your profile. The instructions below will help you identify the lock file and remove it allowing you to start and use Chromium or Firefox again.

**Chromium**

""<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/e8CH_vqbnO1G3oIqiPIsbsjp0VAcFeYIYaBs7fJ2O1g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GJiahHCVjjs/UXre9c4e5lI/AAAAAAAAAC4/mSwDGIuNvCk/s400/ScreenshotChromiumLock.png" height="238" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113692293401935906337/LockFilesScreenshots?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Lock Files Screenshots</a></td></tr></table>""

**Firefox**

""<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Jt1wSl73BsP4Ib_NeVirkMjp0VAcFeYIYaBs7fJ2O1g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k0OHJkB6EJY/UXre9ZJReVI/AAAAAAAAAC0/AlPRTvAKt7g/s400/ScreenshotFirefoxLock0.png" height="238" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113692293401935906337/LockFilesScreenshots?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Lock Files Screenshots</a></td></tr></table>""

""<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UgU4gubaShOCQJK7FAAsRMjp0VAcFeYIYaBs7fJ2O1g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vstgtgo-rG8/UXre9RHYSSI/AAAAAAAAACw/nlrt8NURtbI/s400/ScreenshotFirefoxLock1.png" height="238" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113692293401935906337/LockFilesScreenshots?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Lock Files Screenshots</a></td></tr></table>""

""<table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2ztzKfw4HeDmZZjkS4yrqcjp0VAcFeYIYaBs7fJ2O1g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ONV33gSa3zc/UXre92tK6bI/AAAAAAAAAC8/ibu7zZ5Rfu0/s400/ScreenshotFirefoxLock2.png" height="238" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113692293401935906337/LockFilesScreenshots?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite">Lock Files Screenshots</a></td></tr></table>""

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