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Firefox archive folder cannot open

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I cannot even download firefox because im getting an error message " cannot create temp archive folder" It wont even launch the install files. Something orgininally happened to firefox on my computer because i wasnt able to download anything with the browser download manager. I need help

I cannot even download firefox because im getting an error message " cannot create temp archive folder" It wont even launch the install files. Something orgininally happened to firefox on my computer because i wasnt able to download anything with the browser download manager. I need help

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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The Firefox installer contains a compressed archive (7z file). Some companies block 7-zip, but this would be uncommon on personal computers.

You could try the MSI installer and see whether that one works any better:

https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/126.0.1/win64/en-US/

That link is for U.S. English. If you prefer a different language/locale, click the .. link above the file names and then click into the desired folder.

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Ok thank you, this worked. Im going to make another question because even after redownloading firefox im still unable to download extensions or add-ons.