Switch to Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) for personal use
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- Creator: AliceWyman
- Comment: small edit to last revision.
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- Reviewed by: AliceWyman
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- Ready for localization: Yes
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Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is an official version of Firefox developed for large organizations like universities and businesses that need to set up and maintain Firefox on a large scale. Firefox ESR does not come with the latest features but it has the latest security and stability fixes.
If you are having issues using your screen reader with the new Firefox 57, you can install Firefox ESR as a workaround. You can download Firefox ESR for your operating system and language from the Firefox ESR download page.
Warning: By default, different versions of Firefox will use the same user profile data. If you install Firefox ESR after using Firefox version 55 or above, you will lose your browsing history and any saved session. Other potential problems include error messages, breakage in portions of Firefox and issues with some websites but these other issues can usually be resolved with the Refresh Firefox feature.
If your browsing history or saved session is important, use one of these workarounds:
- Bookmark important sites from your history and set your home page to currently opened tabs before installing Firefox ESR.
- Sync your Firefox data in your current profile before installing Firefox ESR, create a new profile to use with Firefox ESR and then install Firefox ESR and sync the new profile.