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Since upgrading to the latest version, which was supposed to speed things up, I have lost my Youtube downloader and everything takes 10X longer!!!

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A couple of days ago my Firefox was automatically upgraded and I lost my video downloader. I have down loaded a replacement but it is much slower. Is it possible to go back to my original version of Firefox and will my video downloader be there? Does Internet explorer have a good Youtube downloader? It is taking 20 minutes to download a 2 minute video!

A couple of days ago my Firefox was automatically upgraded and I lost my video downloader. I have down loaded a replacement but it is much slower. Is it possible to go back to my original version of Firefox and will my video downloader be there? Does Internet explorer have a good Youtube downloader? It is taking 20 minutes to download a 2 minute video!

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First, Type about:preferences#advanced<enter> in the address bar. Under Advanced, Select Update.

[v56+] Type about:preferences#general<enter> in the address bar. Select Update.

Select Never Check For Updates.

Also turn off Use a background service to install updates


Install Older Version Of Firefox {web link} Be sure to read everything here.

If you still want to downgrade, look under; I still want to downgrade. Click the Directory of other versions and languages link. Look for the directory of the version that you want. But, remember that old versions may have security issues.

You should also check out Firefox; Extended Support Release {web link} ESR Notes System Requirements