The solution is to find a decent and credible source of news.
Firefox 64-bit is here
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The solution is to find a decent and credible source of news.
How have they still not sorted this out? I'm sure Mozilla started working on this 5 years ago or more?
Firefox always used to be on the cutting edge of browser development, but it seems like a pretty dated product these days.
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I feel like, although Mozilla say they don't need Google funds, the reality is they are in trouble.
For example, Thunderbird development is now down the drain. It's a dead project and will be offloaded to the community.
Firefox O.S, died. Turned out to be a Dodo.
I fear Firefox is going the same way. They don't seem to be able to get done the most important stuff, like electrolysis (multiprocess).
My prediction is that unless a big player comes along and gives Mozilla funds again like Google did, Mozilla will eventually collapse or get so small and insignificant, that they will fall too far behind the competition to be a viable option for the general user. (Firefox)
Agreed. Given their limited resources, Mozilla make some odd decisions as to how to deploy them.
Firefox OS was a terrible idea. Why did they think there was demand for yet another mobile OS for developing countries, given the availability of really cheap Android phones with an enormous range of apps? And why did they think they could make web apps work, given that Apple tried this with the iPhone and gave up pretty quickly?
They should focus on their core product, ie Firefox.
Firefox OS was a terrible idea. Why did they think there was demand for yet another mobile OS for developing countries, given the availability of really cheap Android phones with an enormous range of apps? And why did they think they could make web apps work, given that Apple tried this with the iPhone and gave up pretty quickly?
They should focus on their core product, ie Firefox.
Just noticed this...
Waterfox has some issues doing certain things where permissions are required.
Example: I use FireFTP and in the local file browser window in Waterfox, I can't modify or delete files from this pane. In Firefox x86 and now x64 I can. So Waterfox hasn't put development into local permissions for stuff like this.
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Many thanks guys. So to keep my bookmarks etc I presume I have to back up the 32 bit version then uninstall it, then install the 64 bit version and import my bookmarks back into it?
When I downloaded and installed 64 bit it picked up exactly where I left the 32 bit version. All my tabs, bookmarks, history, settings were exactly as I left them.
Cause I need the 32bit version for battlelog I use them interchangeably and can only assume they store all this info in the same place.
Cause I need the 32bit version for battlelog I use them interchangeably and can only assume they store all this info in the same place.
Pretty much. Alternatively, back up your entire Firefox profile, which as well as bookmarks also includes history, passwords, UI changes you did, addons, etc. You can find it under:
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C:\Users\*name*\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\ProfilesMan of Honour
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Thanks again Disco P and Orcvader. I backed up first as a precaution and then installed the 64bit version to see if it worked and as Disco P says, it just copied everything from the 32 bit version which I have now uninstalled.
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I installed the 64-bit version yesterday, it wanted to default to Program Files (x86) which was odd but I just continued anyway and let it "upgrade" my 32-bit version - no issues I can see and it does seem snappier than before.