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The operation connot be completed because I do no have sufficient privileges for some of the items

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I am not able to download the upgrade Foxfire 3.6 I receive the following message when I put the new version into my applications: The operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items.

I am not able to download the upgrade Foxfire 3.6 I receive the following message when I put the new version into my applications: The operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items.

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cor-el
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  • 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.

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