This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

How to disable extensions check without installing add-on compatibility reporter ?

  • 2 replies
  • 8 have this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by FM33

FM33
FM33
more options

Hello,

What is the config key to disable add-ons compatibility checking ? extensions.checkCompatibility.8.0 doesn't work anymore. Add-ons compatibility reporter corrupted profile : firefox restart in english and stays in english even after disabling the extension. I had to restore profile from a backup.

Hello, What is the config key to disable add-ons compatibility checking ? extensions.checkCompatibility.8.0 doesn't work anymore. Add-ons compatibility reporter corrupted profile : firefox restart in english and stays in english even after disabling the extension. I had to restore profile from a backup.

All Replies (2)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

Be aware that enabling extensions that way only work if the extension is compatible with Firefox 8, but isn't marked as such, either in the XPI file or via a compatibility check on the update server.
You can get all kinds of problems if you try to force an incompatible extension to get loaded.

Which extension are you trying to load?

FM33
FM33 Question owner
more options

All that are not marked as compatible yet when upgrading to latest version of firefox. When there is a compatibility issue, i disable manually the extension, using safe mode if required, but it is very rare. And i always do a backup of my profile folder before upgrading.