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I frequently get an alert stating that I need to update my security on firefox. The software update can't seem to connect to the update server. Why can't it find the update server and update the security for me?

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Firefox can't connect to the update server to update security

Firefox can't connect to the update server to update security

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If you have problems with updating or with the permissions then easiest is to download the full version and trash the currently installed version to do a clean install of the new version.

Download a new copy of the Firefox program and save the DMG file to the desktop

  • Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re-)install
  • Install the new version that you have downloaded

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