Hello guys everyone. Alexander Melnichuk is in touch with you, and in this article, I want to tell you how to update Mozila Firefox to latest version... I have already repeatedly mentioned the need for this procedure in earlier articles on this blog. But for my new readers, I will give one important recommendation: if you want your browser to work smoothly, and all add-ons and applications in it function normally, update it regularly. Well, let's get down to studying.
Setting browser auto-refresh settings
First, launch your browser, and in the upper horizontal menu select Tools - Options.
You will see a window in which you need to go to the last Advanced tab and select the Updates tab. After that, put a checker in front of the item - Install updates automatically, I also recommend checking the item - Warn me if any add-ons are disabled.
Click the OK button.
That's it, now updates for your browser will be installed automatically (only a notification will be displayed before installation).
How to update Mozilla Firefox browser
To update Mozila manually, select Help - About Firefox from the top menu.
A window will appear in front of you, in which the version of your browser will be checked immediately, and if it is outdated, the download will begin new version.
After downloading the update, its installation will begin.
We wait a few seconds until the Restart Firefox to update button appears and press it.
After restarting, you can make sure that you are using the latest version of your browser (top menu: Help - About Firefox).
Connecting with the world via the Internet is of course very important. It makes no sense to list all its advantages, which are already clear to everyone. Access to the World Wide Web is possible only through a web browser, and this is where many questions begin to arise. Globally speaking, two main ones can be distinguished: which web browser to choose and what nuances does it have?
In this article we will talk about Mozilla, but not about the browser itself, but about how to update firefox to the latest version. It's no secret that each new version eliminates the shortcomings of the old one, improving your favorite browser, making it even more functional without installation. Well, let's talk about this in more detail.
How to update Mozilla
Before you update your browser, you need to know its current version. To do this, click on the orange button labeled "Firefox" in the upper left corner of your browser. After that, select "Help" - "About Firefox" from the context menu.
A window will open in front of you, in which at the very top there will be a huge browser inscription, and below it - its current version. If you actually update your mozilla firefox browser at this point in time, the updates will start downloading immediately. When this process is complete, just click the "Apply Updates" button. Next, nothing really depends on you, just click "Yes" when the system asks you for permission to make changes to the computer.
After a few minutes, the web browser will be updated to the latest version. To verify this, you can do the same manipulations again as in the beginning by going to the browser help.
How to set up updates
As you know, any updates to the programs installed on your computer can be customized. The list, of course, includes a web browser. For example, you can update mozilla firefox:
- in automatic mode;
- semi-automatic mode;
- you can make sure that updates are not installed at all. By the way, about the latter: many are satisfied with the current browser mode, and they do not want to change anything in it. However, it is important to understand here that an un-updated browser may conflict with other applications, with the system itself, and in general, work incorrectly in general.
So, to configure the way Mozilla updates, you need to do the following: click on the "Firefox" button, then select the "Settings" - "Additional" - "Updates" section. In the menu that opens, you can choose one of the three methods listed above. If something does not work out for you or you set up something wrong, do not be discouraged, as you can at any time and then restart this setting procedure.
Well, in fact, updating the browser is easy enough and Mozilla is no exception. Just follow these instructions and you will succeed!
Today it will hardly be possible to find such a user who would not know about, And there is absolutely nothing surprising in this, since today the Internet browser is not just a program with which people can visit their favorite sites, but a very powerful tool for work ...
Of course, the security and stability of such an application must be regularly taken care of. This is especially true of using the most recent versions, since older releases often turn out to be completely defenseless against attacks. malware... If we talk about the problem in terms of the prevalence of browsers, then most often users think about how to update Mozila.
The fact is that Google chrome and the browsers built on its basis do this automatically, IE gets updates through windows services Update, and people who prefer to use some "exotic" types of browsers are able to figure out the issue of updating them themselves.
Therefore, today we will discuss how to update Mozila. This is not at all difficult to do.
The first way
This is the simplest method that even the most inexperienced users should not experience any difficulties with. First, you should open the main working window of the browser. On its right side there is a pictogram in the form of three dashes. Click on it with the left mouse button, after which the settings menu drops out.
In its lower right corner there is a question mark icon. Click on it with the left mouse button, after which another dialog box appears. In it, select the "About Firefox" item. A menu will open indicating the browser version, and along the way, the Update service will check for updates.
If any are found, the browser will automatically install them. By the way, is it possible to update "Mozila" so that in the future you will not have to resort to such trips across all menus? Yes, this is quite realistic, but first you have to change some settings in the program itself.
Configuring the browser to simplify the procedure
Open the main working window of the program again. Again, left-click on the icon in the form of three dashes, and then click on the gear icon (Settings). We get into the main dialog box, in which you can change the main
Select the "Additional" tab. In this tab there is an item "Updates", which we select by clicking on it with the left mouse button. We recommend that you check the first option, "Install automatically". This is especially suitable for inexperienced and novice users who may forget to install updates on their browser.
For experienced users, the item "Check availability ... but the decision is made by me" is more recommended. In this case, the program will tell you about the fact that there are updates, but the very decision to install them will be made by you. What is the advantage of this position? The fact is that not always fresh releases Mozilla Firefox are more stable and faster, and therefore sometimes you have to roll back to earlier versions.
This is especially true lately: many users note that the 30th Firefox family is characterized by simply manic "gluttony" in relation to random access memory, and this feature is so pronounced that on weak computers the latest version can be absolutely impossible to use.
Other options
Here's how to update Mozila using automatic mode. But what to do if you are not all right with the Internet, and therefore when you try to automatically install a fresh version, the system gives an error? If you have just such a situation, you will have to install any normal one and then visit the official website of the program.
On it you need to find and download the application installation package (about 30 megabytes). Then on the downloaded file you need to click right key mouse, and then select the "Run as administrator" item in the context menu that appears. The update program starts, after which you only need to click on the "Next" button a couple of times. In general, the Mozilla Firefox browser after that will be updated to the most recent version.
"Android"
What if you are using the Android OS? After all, a special version has also been created for this system. mozilla browser Firefox, which also needs to be updated regularly! We hasten to assure you that in this case the procedure will be even easier.
You just need to go to Google play, after which the program will automatically check for updates for the entire system, including the latest browser releases. If any are found, "Android" will ask for your permission to install, after which it will update the marked software to the most recent version.
What should we do if the browser "Mozila Firefoch", which we are trying to update, refuses to install updates?
Possible problems and methods of solving them
Quite often it happens that when trying automatic update the error "Unable to complete the process ..." pops up. What this is connected with is not known exactly. Anyway, technical support gives rather contradictory information. To try to fix this error, try clearing the cache and temporary files using the standard windows tools or third party utilities... Perhaps after that it will be possible to update the Mozila browser.
In the first case, click "Start", go to "All Programs", find "Standard". This folder contains the "Service" item. Click on it and select the "Disk Cleanup" program. Run the application, select the disk to clean up (C, as a rule).
As soon as the cleaning procedure is completed, you can try to update Mozila again. On the Russian website of the company there are also many topics devoted to problems with the installation of new versions. If you don't succeed, it makes sense to read these forums.
Another variant
However, you can do it easier. Remove the browser ("Programs and Features" in the "Control Panel"), then download the installation package from the official website. Install the application again. Most often, this simple method allows you to solve all problems.
Keep in mind that remaining application components can cause update errors. Revo Uninstaller Pro or a similar application will help you remove them effectively.
Install or update for free Mozilla Firefox ®, you can download without extensions, without plugins and without third-party toolbars via a direct link, from the official website Mozilla
Attention! Installing, updating and using the Mozilla Firefox browser - always free!
How to update Mozilla Firefox ®.
Install or update Mozilla Firefox to the latest version from the official website is always free and always without registration.
In its composition, the browser has no built-in third-party plugins, toolbars and extensions, except for its own, approved and verified by the Mozilla community.
You can check the need to update your plugins for Mozilla Firefox on the page for checking plugins updates from the Mozilla service.
Refresh Firefox, in several ways:
- Download newer version and run Mozilla Firefox
- Go to the menu " reference" - "About Firefox", the window" About Mozilla Firefox", where automatically, if you have option enabled on the menu:
"Tools" - "Setting up"- tab" Additional", In chapter: " Firefox update "option " Install updates automatically (Recommended: Improves security) ", a check for a new version ( Note: checking for updates, when enabled. options, will be run every time the browser is loaded).
If the option is disabled in the settings, the " Check for an update"by clicking on which the check will be made. If available on the site Mozillaversion different from yours, you will be prompted to install the new version.
When installing or updating Firefox, all yours extensions, personal data, settings and so on, i.e. everything that is called a profile will remain intact
But with some extensions in the new version Firefox all sorts of surprises are possible, therefore we recommend creating backup.
If you decide update Firefox ® to the new, latest version, create a backup (optional, but desirable) of your extensions, settings, or save a full copy of the profile. It is best if you have the extension installed. FEBE, configured for daily full automatic saving of your entire profile, then you will not have a headache about whether to make a copy or not, but a copy bookmarks, passwords etc. you will always have it in stock.
Update Mozilla Firefox (for example: 3.6.x up to version 4.x.)
The process of installing and updating the browser will not present any difficulties for any user and is identical to all previous and future versions of the browser.
After the browser offers to upgrade to a new version, you either agree and the browser will download and install a new release (version) or download the installation file from the site Mozilla, if you want to have a copy on your computer, and launch it for execution.
In this window, the button of interest to us to complete the installation - "Next"
Choosing the type of installation Firefox, for example, set the option - "Custom".
Choosing a folder for Mozilla Firefox® and " Refresh"
Button - " Done"if everything suits you.
So we got a list of incompatible extensions. We press - " Check now"if we want to find updates of extensions compatible with this version of the browser, if not -" Do not check". In this case, we will check, what if there are already compatible extensions.
Exactly, found, but does not say what! Button - " Done".
Finally loaded Firefox®. We go to " Supplements".
And we see a lot of installed extensions that are not compatible with the browser.
Mozilla Firefox ® for persuasiveness put icons with an exclamation mark. Now we have two ways, the first is to remove these add-ons and the second is to leave and wait for the developers of these extensions to create releases for the current version in the near future.
True, there is another option - to install the Add-onCompatibilityReporter extension ( Mozilla Firefox® 3.6 and higher, Thunderbird®, SeaMonkey®) which allows you to "make compatible" incompatible ones (this is a weak solution to the problem for older versions, since the structure of extensions has been changed in the four), as well as remind the developer about the need to update the add-on.
All the delights of the new browser using modern technologies web, can be viewed on the demo page Mozilla® (for a link, see Resources for Firefox
If you don't want old problems with the browser to go to the new one automatically, save their extensions, bookmarks, passwords
etc.
Remove completely previous version and all profiles or not deleting Firefox, delete the profiles, depending on the existing problem with the browser (when doing this, always have a full copy).
Attention! After this procedure, you will have to completely reinstall and configure the browser and extensions..
If you encounter problems after updating your browser, start Firefox in Safe Mode and use the appropriate options as appropriate.
In most cases, problems arise because of the extensions you installed!
If you do not want to part with your extensions that are incompatible with the new version of the browser, the only way out is not to upgrade to a higher version.
This rule applies to all versions and any updates.
For more information on how to install a browser for Linux, read the article " Installing Firefox on Linux"on the support site support.mozilla.org
Software developers are constantly developing their programs, eliminating discovered problems and vulnerabilities, adding new functions, getting rid of more irrelevant ones, speeding up the operation of applications, increasing their stability, etc. This also applies to internet browsers. Their timely updating is the key to fast, comfortable and efficient work on the Internet.
Consider how to update Mozila Firefox (one of the most popular browsers) to the most current version.
Installing the update manually
It is very easy to find out what version of the browser is on your computer and, if necessary, update it. This requires:
Next, a small pop-up window will appear in the center of the screen and Mozilla will automatically check for updates. If there is no more up-to-date version yet, the program will notify the user that he has the latest installed firefox version... In the same pop-up window, by clicking on the phrase "what's new", you can specify what specific changes have been made to the latest version of the program. 
If there are updates, they will start downloading, after which the browser will prompt the user to restart it.
If the update was installed incorrectly or does not work, then the program should be completely removed from the computer, and the latest version should be downloaded from the official website of the Mozila browser developer.
Few people want to periodically check for program updates themselves. The creators of Firefox took this into account, and by default (that is, if after installation the user did not change the appropriate settings) when a new version is released, Mozilla will be updated independently every time, and this does not require any additional actions from the person. 
If this function of automatic updating for some reason turned out to be disabled, then it or automatic checking for updates with subsequent confirmation of the installation by the user can be easily configured.
Required:
- Find the "settings" section in the Mozilla menu;
- Select an item from the list called "additional" and the "updates" tab;
- Mark the desired program update option. A complete refusal to check and download updates is not recommended, and it should be used only if newer versions are unstable on this device or do not support the functions the user needs.
As you can see, updating Mozilla is very easy, it is done with just a few mouse clicks.