Why did Firefox automatically update to 9.01 today, disabling a needed extension and my main theme?
I (and many others) have complained constantly about FF's constant updates that consistently break extensions, etc.
Therefore, I turned off automatic updates in the OPTIONS folder. I have FF set not to even check for FF updates.
Today, I reboot the computer, my theme is gone, disabled for no good reason. An extension I use (FoxClocks) is gone and listed as incompatible with the new version, 9.1
Hmmm. I thought that applied in mid-January. According to the Update History, Jan 12 to be exact.
Now, I turned off the automatic update feature for FF (leaving it for Add-ons and search engines). Yet, something still seems to have happened automatically in the background that disrupted my browser.
So could someone tell me
(a) has an automatic update been applied against my wishes? (b) I thought I'd made sure that couldn't happen. How do I stop it from happening, otherwise? (c) If this wasn't an automatic update, what was it? How do I stop it from happening?
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anyone?
Hmmm, there is no version 9.1.
Have you installed or updated any add-ons recently, or any other third party software that might possibly install an add-on for Firefox?
It's possible that something became corrupted in your profile. If you don't notice any other problems, hopefully it's a one-time glitch. However, it's probably a good idea to make extra backups of your profile in case you need to rebuild it.
More information on backups: Backing up your information. (You can copy your entire Firefox profile folder somewhere outside of the Mozilla folder.)
9.01, not 9.1
I don't believe it is a new update. Yet, theme disappeared, and the FoxClocks add-on was suddenly disabled. Doesn't make sense.
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What do you have selected for your auto update preference?
The Firefox 9.0.1 is old as it came out on December 21st, 2011 as you would get 10.0.2 if it was indeed a update you got in Firefox recently. http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/9.0.1/releasenotes/
Firefox 10.0.2 is the current update at mozilla.com. The 10.0.1 and 10.0.2 were chemspill updates to 10.0 which was released on January 31, 2012.
Auto update preferences are OFF. I turned off the automatic update feature for FF (leaving it for Add-ons and search engines)
I don't think 9.01 is a new update either. I applied it in mid-Jan according to the software history---that was a late application because I do not like Firefox's frequent update policy and I only apply after they are well established and not likely to break my extensions.
Yet, suddenly, nonetheless one morning my browser booted with the Noia theme gone, and Fox Clocks disabled. (It is now back.) Which is extremely odd since I also use FF on my laptop (Vista) and have FC installed there---and it works fine with this version and there was no such problem on my laptop. What in the world can that be about? (Note that the laptop is Vista; the desktop XP3)
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