Firefox updated itself

[mewsician]

Why did Firefox update my browser when I have it set to Never Update? It updated from 36 to 45.

 

[Saga Lout]

You mean you haven't got 46.0.1? Each update makes the browser a little safer.

 

[mewsician]

Not really an answer to my question. With Firefox set to NEVER UPDATE, I expect it to never update! I'm not interested in beta versions or changes that mess up my computer. I want to update when I get ready to update. Do you have an answer to my question?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Let's watch the attitude there. Obviously that option got reset, either when you installed or removed an add-on or extension, or, when you finally did do a manual update. You don't get beta versions unless you manually download and install them. Version 36 is way out of date.

 

[randomizer]

Without log files it is impossible to answer why an application did something unexpected.

 

[Saga Lout]

As has been said, just keep checking the setting.

If you want to go behind the Firefox GUI to see the guts of the settings, type about:config into the URL bar and by-pass the dire warning of even going there. Search for Updates and check every bold entry hasn't changed since you last looked at it. Copy every one into a Notepad document so you can go back over them later.

My flash drive Linux Mint which I use for diagnostic purposes is running FF 24 and it works well but it really is best with a trustworthy programme like Firefox, it's best to have the latest version.

 

[mewsician]

Why did Firefox update my browser when I have it set to Never Update? It updated from 36 to 45.

Other users may find this useful:

https/support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/939518

 

[Saga Lout]

Well found and thanks for coming back. You now have the Best Answer in your own thread so it shows up as Solved and that shows in searches.

I hoped the answer would be in about:config but I wouldn't have found in a rush.