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Is there an add-on (or procedure) that can check how many currently installed add-ons will have a compatible version in the upgrade, prior to upgrading?

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Just tried to upgrade to FF4 RC1. It was a disaster. At least half of my add-ons were disabled because there are currently no compatible versions.

Usually I wait a few months after a version release to upgrade, but was anxious to see FF4. I also didn't have enough sense to back up my profile first (the last backup was in January).

Luckily I was able to revert to 3.6.15, but have a couple of menu customization add-ons I now have to reconfigure.

Anyway, is there an answer to my question or a procedure by which I can check without having to search each add-on page by page?

Just tried to upgrade to FF4 RC1. It was a disaster. At least half of my add-ons were disabled because there are currently no compatible versions. Usually I wait a few months after a version release to upgrade, but was anxious to see FF4. I also didn't have enough sense to back up my profile first (the last backup was in January). Luckily I was able to revert to 3.6.15, but have a couple of menu customization add-ons I now have to reconfigure. Anyway, is there an answer to my question or a procedure by which I can check without having to search each add-on page by page?

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See this page for a Firefox 4.0 Addon Compatibility Report for the most popular extensions that are hosted at the AddonsMozilla.Org website.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/compatibility/report

Probably easiest to use the Find bar to locate each extension you want to check, as that page isn't in alphabetical order.

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See this page for a Firefox 4.0 Addon Compatibility Report for the most popular extensions that are hosted at the AddonsMozilla.Org website.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/compatibility/report

Probably easiest to use the Find bar to locate each extension you want to check, as that page isn't in alphabetical order.

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Great, Ed! Thank you!