How To Reject Firefox Updates
Firefox 80.0 update messed up my profile. I solved that problem, but now Firefox Update is pestering me to update to 80.1 and I am afraid to do that update. But Firefox Update will not allow me to reject that update and the Update pop-up is aggravating. How do I "Just Say No!"? Thank you, Bill Gray
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The 'powers that be' removed that option.
How do you completely turn off update checks in Firefox v64? You can use a policies.json file to disable updates for all users. https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md or https://winaero.com/blog/disable-updates-firefox-63-above/
You can use a policies.json file in the distribution folder in the Firefox installation folder instead as also listed in the article, so no need to use GPO keys in the Windows Registry. • https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson
There is no reason not to do the minor update from 80.0 to 80.0.1 as this update merely involves fixing some issues that were reported.
Hi Cor-el, Normally I would agree with you that it is good to keep the browser up to date. However, when I updated to 80.0, that update changed my profile and I lost all my Bookmarks and my Bookmark Toolbar, which I used frequently. In other words, the 80.0 update gave me a new user profile.
It took a while, but I finally found how to restore my previous profile - and to fix the few things mentioned in the update description which to the best of my knowledge do not affect me in an major way - the gamble that the new update would cause a similar problem is not worth it.
My main questions is: Why in the world did the update to 80.0 change my profile so drastically, or at all?
On the other hand, that stupid Update Pop-up is aggravating when I know I am NOT going to do it. So, my question is: How do I "just say no" to the pop-up and bid it a found adieu? Thank you for responding, Bill Gray
Hi FredMcD, Thank you for your response. But there must be an easier way to "Just Say No" to the Update Pop-up - without having to do heart surgery on the inner workings of Firefox. A simple "No Thank You" to make the pop-up go away and not come back would be sufficient.
As I said in an earlier response, when I updated to 80.0, that update changed my profile and I lost all my Bookmarks and my Bookmark Toolbar, which I used frequently. In other words, the 80.0 update gave me a new user profile.
It took a while, but I finally found how to restore my previous profile. But to fix the few things mentioned in the update description, which to the best of my knowledge do not affect me in a major way - the gamble that the new update would cause a similar problem is not worth it. Bill Gray