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how can i remove firefox completely on osx?

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I had some trouble with add-ons so I wanted to completely remove Firefox and start with a freshly downloaded version. So I manually deleted the files as described on this page: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox#Removing_user_profile_data

But after installing a new version of Firefox it won't start and it keeps telling me my profile is missing.

I had some trouble with add-ons so I wanted to completely remove Firefox and start with a freshly downloaded version. So I manually deleted the files as described on this page: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox#Removing_user_profile_data But after installing a new version of Firefox it won't start and it keeps telling me my profile is missing.

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I'm sorry to say you did this the wrong way.

What you should have done is; Reset Firefox
This would have removed all add-ons and restored all settings to factory fresh.


Use the Profile Manager to create and remove Firefox profiles

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I'm sorry to say you did this the wrong way.

What you should have done is; Reset Firefox
This would have removed all add-ons and restored all settings to factory fresh.


Use the Profile Manager to create and remove Firefox profiles

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When your removing Firefox from Application, it won't remove Firefox Profile

Remove Firefox Profile in Two ways

  • Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information
    • Application Basics > Profile Folder > Show in Finder

Before deleting your profile QUIT your firefox and Remove it

  • Finder > Current User > Library > Application Support > Firefox > Profile


Remove it and Remove the firefox from application.

Download the Firefox from www.mozilla.org