Disable Firefox updates

[andyherman]

Since Mozilla eliminated the ability to turn off Firefox updates, is there a workaround to accomplish this, i.e. turn off the notifications?

 

[Partron22]

Type about:config into your address bar.
That'll get you Advanced Preferences.

A subsequent search for "update" should get you what you need.
Mine says:

app.update.auto	false

Perhaps yours is set to true? I do not get auto updates. I have to look for them.

 

[andyherman]

Mine was already set to "false" There are a ton of "update" categories. I set a bunch that were true to false (not any that applied to "extensions", just "app").

We'll see what that does . . .

 

[Partron22]

Yes. I very well may have set the appropriate flag back in version 32, and don't remember which it is. I wondered about the "false" value I had. But you're doing what I would if it were a problem for me.

 

[ResEdit_ResEdit]

I recently discovered a reliable method that can be easily implemented (and also easily reverted).
Quit Firefox and delete the contents from the ~/Library/Caches/Mozilla directory. Then click once on the Mozilla directory and run the shortcut cmd i for the information in the Finder. Click the "Locked" option there. Done.