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To remove all Firefox user profile data such as bookmarks, cookies, saved passwords and installed extensions and themes, remove the "Firefox" folder (including the "profiles.ini" file and the "Profiles" subfolder) from the [[ | To remove all Firefox user profile data such as bookmarks, cookies, saved passwords and installed extensions and themes, remove the "Firefox" folder (including the "profiles.ini" file and the "Profiles" subfolder) from the [[Profile_folder#Firefox | Firefox profiles location]]. This step is recommended if you would like to completely remove Firefox from your system in preparation for a clean reinstall. | ||
You may need to set another ''default browser'' if Firefox had been the default and you do not plan on reinstalling Firefox. You can use the information in [[Setting Your Default Browser | this article]] as a general guide. | You may need to set another ''default browser'' if Firefox had been the default and you do not plan on reinstalling Firefox. You can use the information in [[Setting Your Default Browser | this article]] as a general guide. | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 26 December 2005
Uninstalling all components of Firefox
On Windows
- Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click Add/Remove Programs. Select Mozilla Firefox (<version>) in the list and click "Remove" to uninstall.
- Delete the Firefox Installation directory: (by default, C:\Program files\Mozilla Firefox)
- If you have installed Talkback during custom install, open the %Appdata%\Talkback\MozillaOrg\ folder and delete the "Firefox10" or "Firefox15" folder.
- Firefox uninstall will also leave behind some registry entries, which can be cleaned using Windows' regedit or a 3rd party registry cleaner. Note: registry editing is a potentially hazardous undertaking!
On Mac OS X
Drag the Firefox application to the Trash.
On Linux
Remove the firefox Installation directory, usually: /usr/lib/firefox-<version>. For example, if using Firefox 1.0 it would be: /usr/lib/firefox-1.0
All Systems
To remove all Firefox user profile data such as bookmarks, cookies, saved passwords and installed extensions and themes, remove the "Firefox" folder (including the "profiles.ini" file and the "Profiles" subfolder) from the Firefox profiles location. This step is recommended if you would like to completely remove Firefox from your system in preparation for a clean reinstall.
You may need to set another default browser if Firefox had been the default and you do not plan on reinstalling Firefox. You can use the information in this article as a general guide.
