If the Uninstall Wizard does not run, you can start it manually, by running C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe.
If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see Installing Firefox on Linux for details. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder firefox in your home directory to uninstall Firefox.
Removing user data and settings
Uninstalling Firefox with the default options does not remove your user profile, which includes personal information such as bookmarks, passwords and cookies. To do a clean uninstall, you should also remove these files.
- In the Mozilla Firefox Uninstall Wizard that opens, click Next.
- Click Uninstall.
- If Firefox is still open, you must close Firefox to proceed with the uninstall.
- If you want to remove your Firefox user data and settings, put a check mark in the box that says Remove my Firefox personal data. If you select this option, Firefox will not preserve your bookmarks, saved passwords, and other data if it is installed again.
- To provide feedback on your Firefox experience to the development team, select Tell us what you thought of Firefox.
- Click Finish.
- To remove added plugins or other files and folders that may not be removed by the uninstall you must manually delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located here by default: C:\Program files\Mozilla Firefox
- Open the Applications folder.
- Drag the Firefox application to the Trash.
If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see Installing Firefox on Linux for details. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder firefox in your home directory to uninstall Firefox.
Removing user data and settings
Uninstalling Firefox with the default options does not remove your user profile, which includes personal information such as bookmarks, passwords and cookies. To do a clean uninstall, you should also remove these files.
- If you want to preserve your bookmarks, passwords, cookies, and other user data and settings, see Backing up your information.
- Delete the firefox folder that contains your profile folder and the profiles.ini file Delete the Firefox folder that contains the Profiles folder and the profiles.ini file - see How to find your profile for the location.
