https://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Uninstalling_add-ons&feed=atom&action=historyUninstalling add-ons - Revision history2024-03-28T16:26:23ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.40.1https://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Uninstalling_add-ons&diff=46650&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Global extension */ added ~/Library/ location for Mac OS2015-04-21T23:48:27Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Global extension: </span> added ~/Library/ location for Mac OS</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Extensions may also be globally installed into a predefined user directory for Mozilla extensions. For example, an extension may be installed for Firefox on Windows, into the ''%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Extensions\{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}\'' folder, which makes it accessible to all Firefox profiles for that Windows user. On Mac OS, a Firefox extension may <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also </del>be installed into the ''Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/Extensions/{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}'' folder, which will make it available to any user on the machine. See [https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Installing_extensions this MDN article] for more examples and additional information. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2053907] </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Extensions may also be globally installed into a predefined user directory for Mozilla extensions. For example, an extension may be installed for Firefox on Windows, into the ''%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Extensions\{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}\'' folder, which makes it accessible to all Firefox profiles for that Windows user. On Mac OS, a Firefox extension may be installed <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">into the ''Macintosh HD/~/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/Extensions/{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}'' folder for a specific user (note that the </ins> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Show hidden files and folders#Mac_OS_X|''~/Library/'' folder may be hidden]]) or </ins>into the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>''Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/Extensions/{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}'' folder, which will make it available to any user on the machine. See [https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Installing_extensions this MDN article] for more examples and additional information. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2053907] </div></td></tr>
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</table>Alice Wymanhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Uninstalling_add-ons&diff=46432&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Uninstalling manually */ added info on browser\extensions folder2014-08-23T11:37:25Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Uninstalling manually: </span> added info on browser\extensions folder</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In some cases, an extension may be [[Installing extensions#Global_installation |installed globally]] into the [[installation directory]], which enables its use in all [[profile folder|profiles]] for a Mozilla application. Installing a global extension into the installation directory is something an administrator might do, so that the add-on can be used by any user on the machine. It is also possible that another software installation may have included a global extension (for example, the [[Java]] JRE installer adds a global extension to Firefox, for the Java Console [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=4770025#p4770025]). </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In some cases, an extension may be [[Installing extensions#Global_installation |installed globally]] into the [[installation directory]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(or into the [[Installation_directory|<installation directory>]]'''\browser\extensions''' folder, in Firefox 21 and above [http://mike.kaply.com/2013/05/13/more-major-changes-coming-in-firefox-21/])</ins>, which enables its use in all [[profile folder|profiles]] for a Mozilla application. Installing a global extension into the installation directory is something an administrator might do, so that the add-on can be used by any user on the machine. It is also possible that another software installation may have included a global extension (for example, the [[Java]] JRE installer adds a global extension to Firefox, for the Java Console [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=4770025#p4770025]). </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Extensions may also be globally installed into a predefined user directory for Mozilla extensions. For example, an extension may be installed for Firefox on Windows, into the ''%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Extensions\{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}\'' folder, which makes it accessible to all Firefox profiles for that Windows user. On Mac OS, a Firefox extension may also be installed into the ''Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/Extensions/{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}'' folder, which will make it available to any user on the machine. See [https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Installing_extensions this MDN article] for more examples and additional information. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2053907] </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Extensions may also be globally installed into a predefined user directory for Mozilla extensions. For example, an extension may be installed for Firefox on Windows, into the ''%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Extensions\{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}\'' folder, which makes it accessible to all Firefox profiles for that Windows user. On Mac OS, a Firefox extension may also be installed into the ''Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/Extensions/{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}'' folder, which will make it available to any user on the machine. See [https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Installing_extensions this MDN article] for more examples and additional information. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2053907] </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To manually uninstall a global extension, open the "extensions" <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">directory </del>in your Mozilla application's [[installation directory]] or in the user directory for Mozilla extensions and remove the directory that corresponds to the extension you want to uninstall. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1977486#1977486]. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To manually uninstall a global extension, open the "extensions" <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or "\browser\extensions" folder </ins>in your Mozilla application's [[installation directory]] or in the user directory for Mozilla extensions and remove the directory that corresponds to the extension you want to uninstall. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1977486#1977486]. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In some cases, an extension may be [[Installing extensions#Global_installation |installed globally]] into the [[installation directory]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for a Mozilla application</del>, which enables its use <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for </del>all [[profile folder|profiles]]. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>Extensions may also be globally installed into a predefined user directory for Mozilla extensions<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">; for </del>example, for Firefox on Windows, into the ''%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Extensions\{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}\'' folder <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(see </del>[https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Installing_extensions this MDN article] for more information<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">). Installing a global extension is something an administrator might do so that the add-on can be used by any user on the machine</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It is also possible that another software installation may have included a global extension (for example, the [[Java]] JRE installer adds a global extension to Firefox, for the Java Console </del>[http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">p</del>=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">4770025#p4770025</del>]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">). </del>To manually uninstall a global extension, open the "extensions" directory in your Mozilla application's [[installation directory]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>or in the user directory for Mozilla extensions and remove the directory that corresponds to the extension you want to uninstall. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>[http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1977486#1977486].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In some cases, an extension may be [[Installing extensions#Global_installation |installed globally]] into the [[installation directory]], which enables its use <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in </ins>all [[profile folder|profiles]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for a Mozilla application. Installing a global extension into the installation directory is something an administrator might do, so that the add-on can be used by any user on the machine. It is also possible that another software installation may have included a global extension (for example, the [[Java]] JRE installer adds a global extension to Firefox, for the Java Console [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">php?p=4770025#p4770025]). </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Note:''' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>On Windows systems, another software installation may also add an extension <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that </del>is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">installed to a location ''</del>outside<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'' </del>of the Mozilla installation directory. See the [[#Windows Registry extension|Windows Registry extension]] section below for more information.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Note:''' On Windows systems, another software installation may also add an extension <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which </ins>is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">located </ins>outside of the Mozilla installation directory <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or other predefined user directory, via the Windows Registry</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>See the [[#Windows Registry extension|Windows Registry extension]] section below for more information.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Alice Wymanhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Uninstalling_add-ons&diff=45724&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Global extension */ added info on alternate global extension location2013-03-16T08:47:06Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Global extension: </span> added info on alternate global extension location</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a few </del>cases, an extension may be [[Installing extensions#Global_installation |installed globally]] into the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Mozilla </del>[[installation directory]]. Installing a global extension is something an administrator might do so that the add-on can be used by any user on the machine. It is also possible that another software installation may have included a global extension (for example, the [[Java]] JRE installer adds a global extension to Firefox, for the Java Console [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=4770025#p4770025]). To manually uninstall a global extension, open the "extensions" directory in your Mozilla application's [[installation directory]] and remove the directory that corresponds to the extension you want to uninstall. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1977486#1977486].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">some </ins>cases, an extension may be [[Installing extensions#Global_installation |installed globally]] into the [[installation directory]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for a Mozilla application, which enables its use for all [[profile folder|profiles]]. Extensions may also be globally installed into a predefined user directory for Mozilla extensions; for example, for Firefox on Windows, into the ''%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Extensions\{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}\'' folder (see [https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Installing_extensions this MDN article] for more information)</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>Installing a global extension is something an administrator might do so that the add-on can be used by any user on the machine. It is also possible that another software installation may have included a global extension (for example, the [[Java]] JRE installer adds a global extension to Firefox, for the Java Console [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=4770025#p4770025]). To manually uninstall a global extension, open the "extensions" directory in your Mozilla application's [[installation directory]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> or in the user directory for Mozilla extensions </ins>and remove the directory that corresponds to the extension you want to uninstall. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>[http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1977486#1977486].</div></td></tr>
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</table>Alice Wymanhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Uninstalling_add-ons&diff=45336&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Corrupt extension files */ reworded, linked to Troubleshooting Information page2012-10-13T13:56:28Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Corrupt extension files: </span> reworded, linked to <a href="/Troubleshooting_Information_page" title="Troubleshooting Information page">Troubleshooting Information page</a></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It's possible that the files that store information about your installed extensions are corrupt, preventing you from viewing, updating, or uninstalling extensions. To resolve this, [[kill application |close your Mozilla application]] and delete (or rename) <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">all extensions.* </del>files <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from the [[profile folder]], which may include the following</del>:</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It's possible that the files that store information about your installed extensions are corrupt, preventing you from viewing, updating, or uninstalling extensions. To resolve this, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> open the [[Profile folder]] (which you can do from the button in the Application Basics section of the "Help -> [[Troubleshooting Information page|Troubleshooting Information]]" page) and then </ins> [[kill application |close your Mozilla application]] and delete (or rename) <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">these </ins>files:</div></td></tr>
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</table>Alice Wymanhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Uninstalling_add-ons&diff=45333&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Corrupt extension files */ also affects viewing extensions2012-10-13T12:59:17Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Corrupt extension files: </span> also affects viewing extensions</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It's possible that the files that store information about your installed extensions are corrupt, preventing you from updating or uninstalling <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an extension</del>. To resolve this, [[kill application |close your Mozilla application]] and delete (or rename) all extensions.* files from the [[profile folder]], which may include the following:</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It's possible that the files that store information about your installed extensions are corrupt, preventing you from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">viewing, </ins>updating<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>or uninstalling <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">extensions</ins>. To resolve this, [[kill application |close your Mozilla application]] and delete (or rename) all extensions.* files from the [[profile folder]], which may include the following:</div></td></tr>
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</table>Alice Wymanhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Uninstalling_add-ons&diff=45210&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Uninstalling extensions and themes */ updated for Firefox 15; removed Fx/TB 1.5 info on xpi entries. Themes is now "Appearance"; uninstall button is now "remove"2012-08-11T22:20:41Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Uninstalling extensions and themes: </span> updated for Firefox 15; removed Fx/TB 1.5 info on xpi entries. Themes is now "Appearance"; uninstall button is now "remove"</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The usual method for uninstalling extensions and themes is by using the Add-ons manager for your Mozilla application, as follows. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The usual method for uninstalling extensions and themes is by using the Add-ons manager for your Mozilla application, as follows. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Click "Tools -> Add-ons (Add-<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on </del>Manager in SeaMonkey 2)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Click "Tools -> Add-ons<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" </ins>(Add-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ons </ins>Manager in SeaMonkey 2)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* If something is wrong that prevents you from accessing the Add-ons manager, you can restart <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Firefox or Thunderbird </del>in [[Safe Mode]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to uninstall the extension or theme. (In Firefox, </del>click "Continue in Safe Mode" <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">after the </del>"<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Firefox </del>Safe Mode" <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">window appears</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>See the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">linked </del>article for details<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)</del>. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* If something is wrong that prevents you from accessing the Add-ons manager, you can restart <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>in [[Safe Mode]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">then </ins>click "Continue in Safe Mode" <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(or </ins>"<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Start in </ins>Safe Mode" <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in Firefox 15 and above) to uninstall the extension or theme</ins>. See the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Safe Mode]] </ins>article for details. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* If the uninstall button and menu item are disabled, the add-on is ''locked''. To uninstall a locked add-on, you'll first have to unlock it via [[Safe Mode]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* If the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">remove or </ins>uninstall button and menu item are disabled, the add-on is ''locked''. To uninstall a locked add-on, you'll first have to unlock it via [[Safe Mode]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* If the add-on repeatedly shows "This item will be uninstalled after you restart Firefox" even after restarting, either [[Profile Manager | create a new profile]] or try uninstalling manually (see below).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* If the add-on repeatedly shows "This item will be uninstalled after you restart Firefox" even after restarting, either [[Profile Manager | create a new profile]] or try uninstalling manually (see below). </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*You may have uninstalled a program (or one of its components) that left behind an entry in the Add-ons Manager for an extension that was installed by that program. In Firefox 1.5 or Thunderbird 1.5, you may have an entry in the extensions list that ends in ".xpi" that does nothing when clicking on it. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=341929] [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=319022] In such cases, follow the directions for corrupt extension files (see below). </del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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</table>Alice Wymanhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Uninstalling_add-ons&diff=45163&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Corrupt extension files */ added reference2012-07-29T08:05:24Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Corrupt extension files: </span> added reference</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Note: The specific extensions.* files found will depend on your Mozilla application and version. Deleted or renamed files will be regenerated upon application restart, as needed. You may also have to delete the "compatibility.ini" file to rebuild some other files in the profile folder. [https://support.mozilla.org/questions/931019]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Note: The specific extensions.* files found will depend on your Mozilla application and version. Deleted or renamed files will be regenerated upon application restart, as needed. You may also have to delete the "compatibility.ini" file to rebuild some other files in the profile folder. [https://support.mozilla.org/questions/931019<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">] [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2507927</ins>]</div></td></tr>
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</table>Alice Wymanhttps://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=Uninstalling_add-ons&diff=45078&oldid=prevAlice Wyman: /* Corrupt extension files */ added to note that you may also have to delete the "compatibility.ini" file2012-06-29T11:25:28Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Corrupt extension files: </span> added to note that you may also have to delete the "compatibility.ini" file</span></p>
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