How do I stop Firefox from looking for updates for 10 minutes on opening
When I open Firefox it looks for update for 5 - 10 minutes. When it finally opens Firefox is up to date.
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Hi, you can try to go in Firefox options > advanced > Updates and disable updates, but your Firefox will not update alone anymore, for each update you want to make you'll have to do it manually
An update check should not take that long. Have you been having internet troubles of late?
What version are you using?
If there are problems with updating or with the permissions then best is to download the full version and trash the currently installed version to do a clean install of the new version.
Download a new copy of the Firefox application and save the disk image file to the desktop
- Firefox 31.0: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
- Trash the current Firefox application (open the Applications folder in the Finder and drag the Firefox application to the Trash) to do a clean (re)install
- Install the new version that you have downloaded
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Installing+Firefox+on+Mac
Your personal data is stored elsewhere in the Firefox profile folder, so you won't lose your bookmarks and other personal data when you uninstall and (re)install Firefox.