Nuke Duplicate Firefox Extensions

July 14, 2006 1:32 PM

How do I remove duplicate extensions from Firefox 1.5 Mac?

I installed a couple extensions, FlashGot and Download Status Bar, but somehow, there's duplicate entries in the extensions window. I managed to remove the originals, but the dupes remain. Oddly, the dupes show the generic extension icon, and when I select them, the Uninstall button greys out. How can I get rid of them?

posted by SansPoint to computers & internet (6 comments total)

I should add that I've started Firefox in Safe Mode - but the uninstall remains greyed out. I've also tried searching for them in my profile's extensions folder, but again, no luck.
posted by SansPoint at 1:55 PM on July 14, 2006

They're not really there, so you don't have to worry about them. You may want to clean up the extensions list because you are a neat freak, but there is no functional reason to do so.
posted by kindall at 4:18 PM on July 14, 2006

Ah, so, in which case, how do I clean up the extension list? Seeing them there bothers me.
posted by SansPoint at 4:31 PM on July 14, 2006

I second this question. I've got this problem too. How do you do it?
posted by markcholden at 4:51 PM on July 14, 2006 [1 favorite has favorites]

Possibly by hand editing Extensions.edf, in the extensions directory of your firefox folder.

Create a backup of Extensions.rdf in case you munge it up.
posted by orthogonality at 7:18 PM on July 14, 2006

I think this may help with the duplication (specifically the deletion of the three files cited at that link).
posted by WCityMike at 9:56 AM on July 15, 2006