Firefox 5.0 Update downloaded automatically without my permission and is threatening to install the next time I shut down. How do I stop it? (This version has not been approved by the development platform I use.)

12 jierren lyn

6/27/11, 1:28 AM

Firefox 5.0 Update downloaded automatically without my permission and is threatening to install the next time I shut down. How do I stop it?

Answer 1 · 2011-06-27 01:28:27

6/27/11, 3:25 PM

Remove the files in the updates and updates\0 folder.
You may need to delete active-update.xml and updates.xml as well if present.

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates
(%LOCALAPPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox)

Answer 2 · 2011-06-27 01:28:27

6/28/11, 1:12 AM

That path doesn't exist on my computer. I've spent some time looking for any "updates" folder with no success.

Answer 3 · 2011-06-27 01:28:27

6/28/11, 8:09 AM

The "Application Data" folder in XP/Win2K and the "AppData" folder in Vista/Windows 7 are hidden folders.