Talk:Uninstalling add-ons

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Hao2lian: overlayinfo and chrome.rdf changes are not optional. extensions.rdf is optional, but if you don't change that, the extension would still be listed in the EM. Not sure about components.ini/defaults.ini (bet you're not sure either). prefs.js/other files are optional, but I don't think we should create a separate section for them. I fixed these problems. Asqueella 09:16, 9 Jan 2005 (PST)

Themes

If I am incorrect in saying that themes are treated in the same way as extensions as far as the Extension Manager is concerned, then we need to change that example of a locked extension (currently the default theme).Mozcerize 03:26, 10 Jan 2005 (PST)

I am not sure how themes are treated by other parts of Firefox, but locked theme and locked extension are very similar. The problem is, there are no locked extensions in default install, so I added the theme example. Thought that the theme example is better than no example. Feel free to remove that if you think it is confusing. Asqueella 09:13, 10 Jan 2005 (PST)
I agree that an example is needed, and the default theme example is fine. The only question is whether there are subtle aspects of the manual uninstall procedure which are different for themes than for extensions.Mozcerize 16:41, 10 Jan 2005 (PST)

alternative fix for "...will be removed after...restart..."

I have found that another way to get rid of that message (for a single uninstall attempt). Once I get that message, I reinstall the extension (drag the downloaded xpi file to the extensions manager window). Once it finishes installing, I restart Firefox and the extension finally gets uninstalled.

Unlocking extensions

Okay, so to remove a locked extension I have to unlock it. That's nice to know. Any chance someone could actually consider explaining how, exactly, one might actually go about this mysterious act? The linked article contains nothing but some crap from some equally frustrated commentator, which is worse than useless.

Locked extensions--uninstalling

It would be nice if someone could explain exactly how to unlock a locked extension manager. However, a workaround, which I'm sure is NOT a great thing to do, is to install the latest beta version of Firefox, uninstall the extension you're having problems with, and then reinstall the current non-beta version of Firefox. Not pretty, but it works. The extension manager remains unlocked after reinstallation In the meantime, does anyone know how to unlock a locked extension manager? Please tell us.