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Where is the Firefox installation directory on OSX?

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Av8Chuck
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I am logged in as the administrator and when I check the help for upgrades it is grayed out and when I try to upgrade manually I get an error message stating that I do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items.

How and where do I need to change permissions?

I am logged in as the administrator and when I check the help for upgrades it is grayed out and when I try to upgrade manually I get an error message stating that I do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items. How and where do I need to change permissions?

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cor-el
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See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installation_directory

  • Download a new copy of the Firefox program: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
  • Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re)install.
  • Install the new version that you have downloaded.

Your profile data is stored elsewhere in the Firefox Profile Folder, so you won't lose your bookmarks and other personal data.

Modified by cor-el