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If you paid attention to this article, you are probably your favorite Mozilla Firefox“moped” - it takes a very long time to start up, it slows down; or you changed something in about:config, on the settings page, and don’t remember where and how, but FF doesn’t work. Or maybe you were seduced by the user benefits of another browser. Well, this can happen too.

However, regardless of the circumstances described above or any others similar to them, Mozilla Firefox needs to be completely removed from Windows. This can be done in two ways: a built-in system function and an uninstaller program. Choose which one is more convenient for you.

But first, if you plan to reinstall FF, check out the creation guide backup copy browser profile and recovery from it previous settings on a “fresh” distribution.

Backing up and restoring a profile using the MozBackup utility

Making a copy

1. Open the utility’s website - http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/.

3. On the page that opens, click “install program” in the “Download from SourceForge” line.

4. Install the downloaded distribution into the system, and then run it from the desktop (click on the icon twice).

5. In the MozBackup window, in the “Operation” block, click the mouse to set the command “Backup a profile” (creating a copy of the profile).

6. Click on the browser in the list.

7. Click the "Next" button.

8. Click “Browse” in the “Save backup...” field. " and specify where the utility will save the copy file.

Advice! Don't keep a reserve in system partition(on drive C), since it can be deleted if the system is reinstalled.

9. In the “Details” block, select (check or uncheck) which profile elements need to be reserved:

General settings - basic settings;
Bookmarks - bookmarks;
History - visit history;
Extensions - extensions;
Cookies - cookies;
Save from details - saving details;
Certificates - certificates.

10. Click "Next".

Upon completion of the procedure, a file with a copy of the profile will appear in the specified directory. Its name by default indicates Firefox version and creation date.

1. After you succeed in completely removing old version FF and install a new one, run MozBackup. Set the operation to “Restore a profile”.

2. Click “Next”.

3. Click Browse, select the copy file and click “Open” in the system window.

4. Again - “Next”. Specify the items that need to be restored (by default, all those in the copy are included).

5. Start the recovery with the “Next” button.

6. In the additional request “Restoration can overwrite...?” Click "Yes".

7. When the operation is complete, click “Finish”.

Open the browser, it will look the same again (it will be the same as it was before the reinstallation).

Method #1: standard uninstallation

1. Click the “Start” icon in the taskbar.

2. Go to Control Panel.

3. Click the “Uninstall a program” section.

4. Right-click on Firefox in the directory.

5. In the panel that appears, click “Delete”.

7. Perform similar actions on the remaining folders and files.

Happy Firefox uninstallation!

If you have problems with your browser, one of the most effective ways eliminate them - execute them complete removal web browser followed by new installation. Today we will look at how you can completely remove Mozilla Firefox.

We all know the section for uninstalling programs in the Control Panel menu. As a rule, programs are removed through it, but in most cases programs are not completely removed, leaving behind files on the computer.

But how then can you completely remove the program? Fortunately, there is such a way.

First of all, let's quarrel the procedure standard removal Mozilla Firefox browser from your computer.

How to remove Mozilla Firefox using the standard method?

1. Open menu "Control Panel" , set the view mode to Small Icons in the top right corner, and then open the section "Programs and Features" .

2. A list will appear on the screen installed programs and other components to your computer. In this list you will need to find Mozilla Firefox, right-click on the browser and in the displayed context menu go to item "Delete" .

3. The Mozilla Firefox uninstaller will appear on the screen, in which you will need to confirm the removal procedure.

Although the standard method removes the program from the computer, folders and registry entries related to the deleted software will remain on the computer. Of course, you can search for remaining files on your computer yourself, but it will be much more efficient to use third-party tools that will do everything for you.

How to completely uninstall Mozilla Firefox using Revo Uninstaller?

To completely remove Mozilla Firefox from your computer, we recommend that you use the utility Revo Uninstaller, which performs a thorough scan for remaining program files, thereby performing a comprehensive program removal from the computer.

1. Launch Revo Uninstaller. In the tab "Uninstaller" A list of installed programs on your computer will be displayed. Find Mozilla Firefox in the list, right-click on the program and in the window that appears, select "Delete" .

2. Select uninstall mode. In order for the program to perform a thorough scan of the system, check the mode "Moderate" or "Advanced" .

3. The program will start working. First of all, the program will create a restore point, because... If problems arise after uninstalling the program, you can always perform a system rollback. After this, a standard uninstaller for removing Firefox will be displayed on the screen.

After the system uninstalls with a standard uninstaller, it will begin its own scan of the system, as a result of which you will be prompted to delete registry entries and folders associated with the program being removed (if any are found).

Please note that when the program prompts you to delete entries in the registry, only those keys that are highlighted in bold should be checked. Otherwise, you may cause the system to malfunction, requiring you to perform a recovery procedure.

Once Revo Uninstaller completes its process, the complete removal of Mozilla Firefox can be considered complete.

Do not forget that not only Mozilla Firefox, but also other programs must be completely removed from the computer. Only in this way will your computer not be clogged with unnecessary information, which means you will ensure optimal system performance and also avoid conflicts in the operation of programs.

One of the most popular browsers is . Among its advantages are convenient data management (bookmarks) and quick opening pages (thanks to caching). Lately due to its functionality and convenience, people began to switch to working on it. But the problem of uninstalling Firefox remains. As it turned out, it's not that simple. Now I will explain to you how to perform this procedure.

Step 1: Uninstall using Programs and Features utility

To do this we should:

As a result of the actions taken, the removal wizard for this browser will open. As you delete, don't forget to check the box. “Delete personal data, profiles and settings from my Firefox”.

I don't have a checkbox on Windows 8.1 (picture from Windows 7).

Advice! Not always, after performing the above steps, the program folder located on the disk disappears - it is worth checking this and, if necessary, deleting it (located at C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox).

It is also worth checking whether profiles and personal data have been deleted. If not, then delete the following folders:

for Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Mozilla
\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla;
for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Vista: \Users\Username\AppData\Local\Mozilla
\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\.

Step 2: Cleaning the Registry

The computer registry is a database that contains the addresses and settings of files. And, of course, a small part of the data about Mozilla Firefox remained in it. The following directories should be removed:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MozillaPlugins;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins.

Other methods:

Important! For earlier versions of OS than Windows XP, you can use the commands appwiz.cpl or control.exe appwiz.cpl (to open the Add or Remove Programs window).

Support programs

There are a number of programs that allow you to perform all these actions with one click. Some of the most convenient (and most importantly tested by me) are:

Uninstall Tools is, in my opinion, the most convenient and powerful utility.
CCleaner – will help clear the cache and registry.
Revo Uninstaller is a powerful force cleaning tool.

Any of these programs will help you effortlessly erase everything left on your computer or tablet from Mozilla Firefox. However, it will be much safer to perform manual removal. I wrote how to do this. Good luck to all!

05.05.2013 Frank 0 Comments

Although Mazila is considered one of the best web browsers, there are times when it becomes redundant.

Defuse him in the usual way does not work. In principle, it is possible, but not advisable. What's the correct way to remove it completely? mozilla browser firefox?

If mozilla firefox is running, close it. Also, look to see if the workflow is still there - otherwise you won’t be able to delete it using the standard method.

Standard way to remove mozilla firefox

To remove the mozilla firefox browser, open and find, or rather click, the program and features option.

Select it (by right-clicking) and at the very top click on the option - delete.

Generally standard way not bad, although it has one drawback - it leaves garbage. To prevent this from happening in the future, I recommend the best option, and use it not only to remove browsers, but all other applications, regardless of whether it is Windows 7, Vista, XP or Windows 8.

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To use the best option for removing mozilla firefox, you will need to go and download the special one. prog. It is free and in Russian (INSTRUCTIONS ARE ATTACHED). Installation also does not require special knowledge.

What advantages will you get compared to removing mozilla firefox using the standard method? When you download, install and run this program, you will see all the applications on your computer right there.

You just need to select mozilla firefox and click uninstall at the top. Only this is only half the work. After removing the browser itself, the “search” option will appear at the bottom. Click on it and the program will automatically find all the “tails”.

All you need to do is check the boxes (click select all) and click delete. That's it - the program will independently clear garbage from the registry, as a result of which junk will not be collected, and as a result, computer performance will not decrease either. Good luck.

If for some reason you decide to remove Mozilla Firefox, then we will help you do it. The reasons may actually be different, but one of the most common is. Then a complete removal and installation from scratch is required. But it may also be that the person simply decided to change the browser to another.

It is very important to remove the browser correctly so that no “stuff” remains from it. Otherwise, in the future, when reinstalling, they can lead to various kinds of errors and bugs in the program. And they can simply slow down the computer, especially if Calculating machine does not have outstanding technical characteristics.

Uninstalling the program itself

Now let's get down to the instructions themselves. And at the first stage we need to remove the browser program itself. To make this happen, do the following:

Cleaning the registry from Firefox

Of course, we removed the Mozilla program, but do not rush to close this article, as you need to do some more steps in order to remove the tails that remained after it.

To do this, we need to go to Start, enter in the search bar: Run (or simply press the Win + R keys.

Then in the window that opens, enter “ Regedit" This will open the registry editor, which we will use to delete the remaining files.

In the Registry Editor we need to find the following folders and delete them. These folders can be found in the following paths (left column):

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MozillaPlugins
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla

All these folders need to be deleted; if they are not there, then nothing needs to be deleted. If you don’t want to search manually, then just write down the paths in the search. Go to the “ tab Edit” and open the link “ Search”, where enter the directory address.

And to finally get rid of all temporary files, you need to do something else. Namely:

That's it, you have completely removed Firefox from your computer. You can reinstall it and not be afraid that there will be any errors.