C:app-update
). This directory will be referred to as the outside directory throughout the instructions below so please make a note of its location. Grant the user account you are using Full Control permissions on this directory if it doesn't have these permission already.updater.exe
from the application's installation directory that is to be upgraded into the outside directory. If you would like to display the updater user interface while it is applying the update also copy the updater.ini
into the outside directory.cd 'C:Program FilesMozilla Firefox'
or cd 'C:Program Files (x86)Mozilla Firefox'
). Important: running the update from within another directory will fail to update the existing installation properly with Firefox 3.6.x and below, SeaMonkey 2.0.x and below, and Thunderbird 3.1.x and below.<path to installation directory>
is used by applications for update staging and when manually applying a mar the value for this command line parameter must be the path to the installation directory.update.status
will be created in the outside directory. Open the update.status
status file in an editor (e.g. notepad.exe). If the update is successful then the file will contain the text 'succeeded'. If it does not contain the text 'succeeded', then the update.log
file may be consulted to diagnose at what step the update failed. A failed update should leave the original application's installation intact. DO NOT continue to the next section unless the update succeeded.update.log
to the uninstall
directory inside of the application's installation directory.uninstall.update
./app-update/
). This directory will be referred to as the outside directory throughout the instructions below so please make a note of its location. Grant the user account you are using write, read, and execute permissions on this directory if it doesn't have these permission already.updater.app
from inside the application's package that is to be upgraded into the outside directory. For Firefox 3.5 and above, SeaMonkey 2.0 and above, or Thunderbird 3.0 and above if you would like to display the updater user interface while it is applying the update also copy the updater.ini
into the outside directory. The updater.app
package and updater.ini
file are located in the app bundle's Contents/MacOS/ directory (e.g. for Firefox it is located in Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/
).cd /Applications/Firefox.app/
). Important: running the update from within another directory will fail to update the existing installation properly with Firefox 3.6.x and below, SeaMonkey 2.0.x and below, and Thunderbird 3.1.x and below.<path to installation directory>
is used by applications for update staging and when manually applying a mar the value for this command line parameter must be the path to the installation directory.update.status
will be created in the outside directory. Open the update.status
status file in an editor (e.g. TextEdit). If the update is successful then the file will contain the text 'succeeded'. If it does not contain the text 'succeeded', then the update.log
file may be consulted to diagnose at what step the update failed. A failed update should leave the original application's installation intact.<path to outside directory>/
). This directory will be referred to as the outside directory throughout the instructions below so please make a note of its location. Grant the user account you are using write, read, and execute permissions on this directory if it doesn't have these permission already.updater
from the application's installation directory that is to be upgraded into the outside directory. If you would like to display the updater user interface while it is applying the update also copy the updater.ini
into the outside directory.<path to installation directory>
is used by applications for update staging and when manually applying a mar the value for this command line parameter must be the path to the installation directory.<path to installation directory>
is used by applications for update staging and when manually applying a mar the value for this command line parameter must be the path to the installation directory.update.status
will be created in the outside directory. Open the update.status
status file in an editor (e.g. vi). If the update is successful then the file will contain the text 'succeeded'. If it does not contain the text 'succeeded', then the update.log
file may be consulted to diagnose at what step the update failed. A failed update should leave the original application's installation intact.How To Uninstall Applications On Mac
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