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Firefox shortcut exists but says the app doesn't exists and doesn't function.

I have installed the last Firefox *64 in win7. When I restart the PC the shortcut is there but doesn't function. It says "the app doesn.t exist. Would you like to delete the shortcut?

I have installed the last Firefox *64 in win7. When I restart the PC the shortcut is there but doesn't function. It says "the app doesn.t exist. Would you like to delete the shortcut?

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If you installed the 64-bit version of Firefox over an existing 32-bit installation, there might be some loose ends. You could check whether anything in this article helps:

How to switch from 32-bit to 64-bit Firefox

More generally, which of these program folders do you have:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox - normal location of 32-bit Firefox on 64-bit Windows

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox - normal location of 64-bit Firefox on 64-bit Windows, and 32-bit Firefox on 32-bit Windows

and if you check the Target of the shortcut, does it point to the correct location? Perhaps it's easiest to remove the shortcut and create a new one: in the relevant program folder, right-click the firefox.exe file, and use Send To > Desktop (create shortcut)