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"ERROR: firefox.exe could not be found"

Submitted by mmlmrx on February 8, 2018 - 7:39am

Hi all,
I have been using Firefox Portable for years, but I haven't had this happen before, and I couldn't find any solutions. I usually download each and every update using the normal Firefox update process. I did the same thing this time, closed the browser, and tried to open it again using the FirefoxPortable.exe, but I am getting this error:

Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition, cannot be started. You may wish to reinstall to fix this issue. ERROR: firefox.exe could not be found

Firefox portable and regular installed version together - possible?

Submitted by XVWWVX on February 5, 2018 - 2:41am

Hi

Is it possible -without issues- to have a regular installed Firefox instance and a portable Firefox too, on the same Windows instance? tl;dr I want to use Firefox as normal, and that's no issue, but now -that Quantum is so different- I also want to have a pre-Quantum Firefox (56.0.2) available for one specific site with one specific add-on that is no longer supported and is a must for me. (Please don't suggest alternatives, it has to be the final Firefox before Quantum!)

I can only foresee two potential issues;

For FirefoxPortableESR_52.6.0_Russian.paf.exe Comodo antivirus shows the file is infected with TrojWare.Win32.Backdoor.Tovkater.

Submitted by roman075 on January 26, 2018 - 3:14am

For recently posted on your site FirefoxPortableESR_52.6.0_Russian.paf.exe Comodo antivirus shows the file is infected with TrojWare.Win32.Backdoor.Tovkater.ID

The letter of the drive

Submitted by kanu on January 17, 2018 - 4:24am

So, this one is funny.
I create a new virtual machine with Windows 10 x64 updated (1709). Then I download the FirefoxPortable_57.0.4_English.paf.exe file and install it right on the desktop.
I enter that folder and create a new text file, rename it as aa.bat. Right click, Edit. And add these four lines:

start C:\Users\kanu\Desktop\FirefoxPortable\FirefoxPortable.exe
pause
start c:\Users\kanu\Desktop\FirefoxPortable\FirefoxPortable.exe
pause

Duplicated "App" and "Other" folder FriefoxPortable's folder

Submitted by pixel_xyz on January 16, 2018 - 4:11am

Hello, i've found that in my FirefoxPortable's folder there are duplicated "App" folder and "Other" folder, and these duplicated ones often are named after my email (i.e: App(info@google.com), Other(info@google.com) ).. can anyone please tell me why is that and if i can get rid of one of the duplicates? This happens in many posrtableApps folders as well, such as skype or filezilla. I have my portable apps on box cloud so that i can access them from several PCs. thanks for any help

Firefox Portable 52 ESR isn't launching

Submitted by A. B. on January 14, 2018 - 7:43pm

I tried to install Firefox 52 ESR Portable in order to be able to use the video call feature on Google Hangouts (this feature is officially brokee in later versions and they haven't released a fix for it yet). I've used portable versions of Firefox in the past before with no problem, but this time it's not working.

Different behavior of PortableApps.com Firefox from stock Mozilla Firefox on an important issue

Submitted by trust on January 10, 2018 - 4:30pm

Let's say I'm trying to download a web page (complete) from The Wall Street Journal with both stock Mozilla Firefox Quantum current (57.0.4) and the PortableApps.com version. Arrive through Twitter, get through the paywall; here's your free WS article: https://twitter.com/GaryPR7/status/950014058404564993

Trying to download the above article produces the results I've just described. Success with stock Firefox, failure with portable Firefox. No add-ons, everything is set to default.

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