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I cannot upgrade my firefox. I am getting an error that the operation cannot be completed because you don't have permission to access some of the items

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I cannot upgrade my firefox on my mac 10.6.4. I am getting an error everytime I upgrade with the with the latest version that "The operation can't be completed because you don't have permission to access some the items". Not sure what this is as I am the administrator on the box.

I cannot upgrade my firefox on my mac 10.6.4. I am getting an error everytime I upgrade with the with the latest version that "The operation can't be completed because you don't have permission to access some the items". Not sure what this is as I am the administrator on the box.

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cor-el
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  • Download a new copy of the Firefox program: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
  • Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re)install.
  • Install the new version that you have downloaded.

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