In firefox 4 RC, some addons installed suddenly disappear, but checking the profile, some of the missing addons related files are still here, how to make the addons back?
I use firefox 4 form beta 9 to RC (zh) now and there are also firefox 3.6 installed in computer. One day when I open Fx 4 RC, some (actually a lot but not all) of the adoons just disappear. When I check on about:addons page, some addons installed do not appear in the list.
The addons REMAINED including:
- addons I already used in Fx 3.6 (like webmail notifie , xmarks)
- addons only can use in Fx 4 (like Open Web Apps for Firefox).
The addons DISAPPEARED including:
- addons I already used in Fx 3.6 (like yoono)
- addons installed when using Fx 4 (like updatescanner, Thumbnail Zoom).
But when I check the profile(by Help > Troubleshooting Information>Open Containing Folder) , some (not sure is it all) of the missing addons related files are still here [lucky], so any one know how to make the missing addons back?
Some more details:
- This happened when i use RC for already a few days and keep on even i restart Fx and windows.
- The bookmarks, history, search engine and even themes and icon setting are still here. [ I only sync bookmarks but not history for both xmarks and firefox sync.]
- This addons are really disappeared but not disable only!
- This number of addons missed, as i remember, at least 30, should be more than that number bacause some of them are installed but in disable mode.
- I try to install back one of the addons - Stylish, the installed code are still here.
- It is nearly an impossible mission to install every missing addons again, as it really kill my time.
Endret
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Delete the files extensions.* (extensions.rdf, extensions.cache, extensions.ini, extensions.sqlite) and compatibility.ini in the Firefox profile folder to reset the extensions registry. New files will be created when required.
See "Corrupt extension files": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_install_themes_or_extensions
If you see disabled, not compatible, extensions in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions" then click the Tools button at the left side of the Search Bar to do a compatibility check.
Endret
I try it (move the file away from the profile) but when opening firefox again , just some message box appear and then Fx 4 crash down. And open Fx 4 again and same things happen. Then I paste back the file and open Fx 4, I found some setting are lost, like the icon position but it did make a few addons back like New tab king, but still a lot of them are missing, How to do?