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Where are the Firefox update files located on Mac?

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mjbent
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I'm really disappointed with Firefox 57 basically getting rid of my add-ons, so I have reverted back to 56.0.2 and have deselected automatic updates. But once I close the browser and it updates back to 57 again, so I'm looking for where the update file is located to delete it. Thanks in advance.

I'm really disappointed with Firefox 57 basically getting rid of my add-ons, so I have reverted back to 56.0.2 and have deselected automatic updates. But once I close the browser and it updates back to 57 again, so I'm looking for where the update file is located to delete it. Thanks in advance.

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On Mac Firefox saves a pending update in the hidden Caches folder location. MAC: ~/Library/Caches/Mozilla/updates/Applications/Firefox/updates/

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AliceWyman
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I'm not on a Mac right now but maybe this will help:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/940795 An update was downloaded without my permission, and it says Install pending... how do I prevent it from installing?

mjbent
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That's pretty old and likely does not apply anymore. I don't see any folders in the application contents.

cor-el
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On Mac Firefox saves a pending update in the hidden Caches folder location. MAC: ~/Library/Caches/Mozilla/updates/Applications/Firefox/updates/