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I updated Firefox yesterday 14/4/2011 and don't like it at all. How do I revert to my previous version? Loldal

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I updated Firefox 14/4/2011 and find it very difficult to use. I would like to revert to the version I installed January 2011. How do I do this

I updated Firefox 14/4/2011 and find it very difficult to use. I would like to revert to the version I installed January 2011. How do I do this

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Firefox is highly customizable and you may be able to customize it to meet your needs.

If you do not like the new UI, you can make Firefox 4 look and behave more like Firefox 3.6, for details see http://www.computertechtips.net/64/make-firefox-4-look-like-ff-3-6


To downgrade to Firefox 3.6 first uninstall Firefox 4, but do not select the option to "Remove my Firefox personal data". If you select that option it will delete your bookmarks, passwords and other user data.

You can then install the latest version of Firefox 3.6 available from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html - it will automatically use your current bookmarks, passwords etc.

To avoid possible problems with downgrading, I recommend going to your profile folder and deleting the following files if they exist - extensions.cache, extensions.rdf, extensions.ini, extensions.sqlite and localstore.rdf. Deleting these files will force Firefox to rebuild the list of installed extensions, checking their compatibility, and reset toolbar customizations.

For details of how to find your profile folder see https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Profiles

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How do I uninstall firefox 4? Control Panel/Add or Remove? Going through Start/All Programs/Firefox sends me back to my home page. ???

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