That's the default behavior, but you can prevent it using a command line parameter.
See: https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/browser/installer/windows/installer/FullConfig.html /RemoveDistributionDir=false Mike On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 11:33 AM Eddie Rowe <[email protected]> wrote: > I discovered today that Firefox ESR 68.12 and Firefox 78.2 may have logic > built into the .EXE installer to delete folders on systems containing our > enterprise policies. After applying the upgrade to a system I noticed the > Enterprise policies were inactive. Dropping to the file system I noticed > the C:\Program files\Mozilla Firefox\Distribution\ folder was missing. > We use a third party tool to patch and I think it has its own issues with > this release so all testing was done manually applying the .EXE upgrade. > > > > *Setup:* > > · Windows 10 x64 > > · Firefox ESR (we moved to 78 to I saw this with 78.2 and I tested > 68.12 and duplicated the behavior) > > · Policies.json file used > > · Windows Group Policy Preference refreshes our Policies.json file > > > > *Steps to Reproduce:* > > 1. Install/setup Firefox ESR 68.11 or 78.1 and verify policies.json > file is in the proper folder and enterprise policies are applied ala > about:policies > > 2. Launch the upgrade (.EXE installer) and as soon as the dialog > appears “Doing a Little Housekeeping” you will notice the C:\Program > files\Mozilla Firefox\Distribution\ disappears > > 3. Group Policy will eventually replace the files, but if the browser > is closed and launched when the files are missing, all the hard work to > harden Firefox goes by the wayside. > _______________________________________________ > 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" >
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