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Using Mac OS X, v 10.5.8, with Firefox 16, computer crashed & application lost. Help! How can I reinstall it?

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lindaokun
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The icon for Mozilla Firefox 16 seems to have disappeared from my desktop & from my applications folder when computer crashed. How can I get Firefox 16 back?

The icon for Mozilla Firefox 16 seems to have disappeared from my desktop & from my applications folder when computer crashed. How can I get Firefox 16 back?

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cor-el
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Try this:

  • Delete the Firefox icon from the dock.
  • Create a new icon by dragging the Firefox application to the dock.

You have a Mac with a PowerPC processor.

Are you running TenFourFox?

For an unofficial Firefox 17.0.2 ESR compatible version (TenFourFox) that runs on PowerPC Macs with OS X 10.4.11 or OS X 10.5.8 you can look at: