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Firefox for mac how to#
Firefox for mac mac os x#
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Firefox for mac update#

If it is not empty Check the Mozzilla directories in appdata / roaming, appdata / local and appdata / localLow and empty them.

Firefox for mac update#

Select in “Advances” “show update history”. Scroll down to “Firefox Updates” section. Select “Advances” or Select “General” on the left pane and Select the “Menu” Button menu in the upper-right corner, then choose “Options”. and perform the steps described in the article.

Firefox for mac drivers#

but do not open it.Īdd to the Hosts file (.Windows \ System 32 \ drivers \ etc) the following staves: If you’re on Windows, you can also use GPO to do it. You can turn off updates using our policy support:Ĭreate a directory called “distribution” in the same directory as your Firefox executable (Firefox.app/Content/Resources on Mac).Ĭreate a file called policies.json in that directory and put the following in it:

Firefox for mac how to#

Note that at this point, you should already have a ~/.mozilla directory, containing your saved preferences.Īt this point FF will pick up your preferences (from the ~/.mozilla directory) and will have the “Never check for updates” flag pre-configured on launch, and will thus not auto-update anymore.Ĭomment #137 on Mozilla’s issue regarding this subject ( ) specifies how to disable updates on newer versions (I’ll assume it’s relevant to v64+ and maybe even v63+). By this time, the auto-update mechanism already kicked into action and will auto-install the latest version upon the next app launch. Under the “Firefox Updates” section, select “Never check for updates”Ĥ. (*) Note: This was validated for v56 under a linux (Ubuntu) system, I can’t vouch for other FF/OS versions.ģ. The suggested fix in this page’s article didn’t cut it for me, but the following seems to workaround the auto-updated: I then opened the UI once and all was good, and then when I opened the UI again it went on and auto-installed the latest version. The tools don’t need to open the UI so it went fine for a while. I need to stay on Firefox v.56 in order to run external tools that require this version. You uncheck the box when loading the program….it’s still there. The maintenance service is another gotcha by Mozilla. Had to figure out how to wrench some away from “TrustedInstaller” and give me local permissions, but I did. I have been doing similar to MS Telemetry and Updates. That pingsender I only found with an alert from Glasswire. HoldAPR22maintenanceservice_installer.exe

Firefox for mac install#

Several “updates” had already loaded ready to install (even to A) set not to and B) blocked in registry).įWIW, your mileage may vary…just leave the file name there with the month and date (APR22) in front: These are the ones I have renamed in Firefox and Thunderbird. I think it’s an old Linux trick I have used in XP for what, 25 years, I find the file and rename it with the month and year prefix. VERY helpful in finding all the MS stuff that talks to the mothership. So, using my vast XP32 and XP64 skills (hah!), I researched and dug.įirst fix is I re-loaded my Glasswire. That reg fix is there, I think it transferred in the reset. Reset, so all my settings went “POOF!” and I stared resetting them. Can’t find a specific version of FF listed.

user_pref("", false) = Automatic updates disabled.

user_pref("", true) = Automatic updates enabled.

If it doesn’t exist, add a line for it in the file and set it as desired using these examples:

Open the prefs.js file with a text editor like Notepad.

It is usually a bunch of characters, followed by “.default”.

Open the folder that represents the profile you would like to edit.

Firefox for mac mac os x#

Mac OS X – “ ~/Library/Mozilla/” or “ ~/Library/Application Support/“.

Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 – “ %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox“.

Navigate to the following location based on your operating system.

If set to “ false“, automatic updates are disabled.

If set to “ true“, automatic updates are enabled.

Double-click the “ ” option to toggle the setting.

Type “ about:config” in the address bar, then press “ Enter“.

Check or uncheck the “ Use a background service to install updates” option as desired.

Check for updates, but let me choose whether to install them.

Select one of the following options as desired:.

Scroll down to the “ Firefox Updates” section.

Select the “ Menu” button in the upper-right corner, then choose “ Options“.