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Trying to install Firefox browser in a different location. FireFox version 8.2 for Win 10 does not provide a dialogue box to select a different location. What am I missing?

Trying to install Firefox browser in a different location. FireFox version 8.2 for Win 10 does not provide a dialogue box to select a different location. What am I missing?

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Thanks. Finally figured it out. I had a hidden installation of Firefox on the system (it did not show up in the installed programs). For whatever reason, when I attempted to download the setup, it went straight to installation in the same location.

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Hi Jeff, which version are you looking for? These days, you can get a full/offline installer with options to change the default location of the program folder. See: Custom installation of Firefox on Windows.

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My problem seems to be that the installer that you reference at the link does not provide me with the option to select any customization.

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Looking to install latest version (8.2)

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Sorry, version 8.2 does not ring a bell. The current release of Firefox for Windows is 81.0.1. Where were you referred to version 8.2?

Did you download the installer from this page with the three drop-downs to choose your system, language, etc:

https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release

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Sorry, version 82 not 8.2.

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Yes, downloaded from that same page that you reference.

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الحل المُختار

Thanks. Finally figured it out. I had a hidden installation of Firefox on the system (it did not show up in the installed programs). For whatever reason, when I attempted to download the setup, it went straight to installation in the same location.