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How do I prevent FIrefox updates from resetting my privacy settings?

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sspickering1
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Very frequently I see that my privacy settings have been completely opened up after a Firefox update. This defeats my purpose in using Firefox to start with, which is to have strict settings. How can I stop this from happening?

Very frequently I see that my privacy settings have been completely opened up after a Firefox update. This defeats my purpose in using Firefox to start with, which is to have strict settings. How can I stop this from happening?

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SHAIN
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To disable these checks: 

  1.Click the menu button and choose Options.Preferences.
  2. Select the Advanced panel.
  3. Select the Update tab.
  4. Check Never check for updates (not recommended: security risk) and uncheck Search Engines.
  5. Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
sspickering1
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Never updating Firefox is also not ideal. I want to be able to install updates without my settings being changed.

cor-el
cor-el
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What settings is this about? Updating Firefox shouldn't modify settings stored in the profile folder. If that still happens then there is usually some security software involved.

sspickering1
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For example, I always set all browsers to delete browsing history upon exit. After the last couple of updates, I have had to re-set that option.