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Is there a file I can download for Firefox for OLD MacOS to put on a USB key to install later?

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davidcohen7076400
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I have a Mac with the old OS that cannot be upgraded because of the hardware limitations. New Firefox doesn't run on it, but the old Firefox does. Is there somewhere I can get the file to save to a USB key from my Windows desktop, so that I can later copy it over to the Mac and install it? (There's no browser on the Mac right now.)

I have a Mac with the old OS that cannot be upgraded because of the hardware limitations. New Firefox doesn't run on it, but the old Firefox does. Is there somewhere I can get the file to save to a USB key from my Windows desktop, so that I can later copy it over to the Mac and install it? (There's no browser on the Mac right now.)

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Hi, you need to know the Mac version then look up by google as to when support ended. Search with 1st word as Firefox

Find the version # , Find Mac, pick language, download.

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

James
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davidcohen7076400 said

I have a Mac with the old OS that cannot be upgraded because of the hardware limitations.

What Mac OS version and is it Intel or PPC aka PowerPC. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/49.0/releasenotes/

Assuming Intel and Mac OSX 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 then Firefox 48.0.2 and the much later 45.9.0esr Release were the last versions to still run. Firefox [ https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/49.0/releasenotes/ 49.0] and later versions has requires Mac OSX 10.9 or later to run.

http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/45.9.0esr/mac/

Still those old Mac OSX versions and old Firefox versions are old and vulnerable and should not be used online.

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