Version 68 really should be able to read old database files from before version 60. Obviously the conversion is possible, since the two step upgrade works (I presume).
Otherwise, I can easily see some users trying to go from (e.g.) 52 to 68, losing years of bookmarks and then saying: "Firefox is junk, I'm switching to Chrome". On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:33:52 -0800 Mike Kaply <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, definitely need to go to 60 before 68 or you will lose > history/bookmarks (changes to the database). > > And if you uninstall 32/reinstall 64, the directory name will be an > issue unless you use Program Files (x86) for both. > > I did add a GPO for LegacyProfiles for Windows only. Other platforms, > you need to set the environment variable > > Mike > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 8:55 AM Kris Lou via Enterprise < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Also, the change to x64 will likely run afoul of "one profiles per > > installation," where by installing to a different location > > (%programfiles% vs %programfiles(x86)%) will cause Firefox to > > create a NEW user profile, per user. Setting the environmental > > variable "MOZ_LEGACY_PROFILES" (to 1, or anything) will avoid this, > > but I don't recall if it made it to GPO. > > > > Kris Lou > > [email protected] > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 5:50 AM James M. Pulver <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> I will say, I had major profile issues going on (one) PC from > >> ESR52 to 68. You need to have v60 migrate the user profiles before > >> going to 68 or will need to delete all the user profiles before > >> going to 68. > >> > >> -- > >> James Pulver > >> CLASSE Computer Group > >> Cornell University > >> > >> On 11/20/19 7:22 AM, Dimas Streich (Informàtica Trueta) wrote: > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > Actually we've Firefox 52 ESR installed on over a 1500 PCs and I > >> > want > >> to > >> > update to 68 ESR. > >> > > >> > When distributing Firefox with SCCM, is it more secure to update > >> > previous version by installing the new version over it, or is it > >> > better to previously uninstall the old version? I've read people > >> > doing one or other thing, but is there an official > >> > recommendation? > >> > > >> > Plus that, I'd like to update the x32 versions to x64 where is > >> possible. > >> > In this case, is it always better to uninstall the x32 version? > >> > > >> > Thx > >> > -- > >> > > >> > *Dimas Streich i Colomeda > >> > * Unitat de Tecnologies de la Informació i Comunicació > >> > Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta > >> > Institut Català de la Salut Girona > >> > Departament de Salut | Generalitat de Catalunya > >> > Av.França s/n | 17007 Girona > >> > [email protected] > >> > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> | > >> > http://www.hospitaltrueta.cat > >> > <http://www.facebook.com/icscat> <http://twitter.com/htrueta> > >> > <http://projectecims.wordpress.com> > >> > <http://www.youtube.com/icscat> <http://slideshare.net/icscat> > >> > > >> > Aquest missatge s'adreça exclusivament a la persona destinatària > >> > i pot contenir informació privilegiada o confidencial. Si no sou > >> > el destinatari indicat, us recordem que la utilització, > >> > divulgació i/o còpia sense autorització està prohibida en virtut > >> > de la legislació vigent. Si heu rebut aquest missatge per error, > >> > feu-nos-ho saber immediatament per aquesta via i destruïu-lo. > >> > Abans d'imprimir aquest correu, assegureu-vos que és realment > >> > necessari. _______________________________________________ Enterprise mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise To unsubscribe from this list, please visit https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise or send an email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe"
