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The application “Firefox.app” can’t be opened.

Firefox has worked well on my Mac for a long time but today I get this error and Firefox won't open:

The application “Firefox.app” can’t be opened.


It looks like an error message from Mac OS not Firefox. Unfortunately the message offers no information.

I've tried all of the remedies on the Mozilla troubleshooting site to no avail. Ive reinstalled firefox, rebooted, removed Firefox profiles, etc. Firefox won't even start in Firefox Safe mode.


Any ideas on things to try?

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 3:36 PM

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Apr 16, 2020 10:57 AM in response to LEScott

Greetings, LEScott.


Thank you for trying that and getting back to use, LEScott. It's appreciated. Since it still doesn't work since you reinstalled the macOS, I'd like you to contact Apple Support.


Apple - Support - Product Selection — After selecting this link, choose whichever type of Mac you're using, then type "application" in the Search topics field and select "Application does not respond or quits on launch" from the results. Then choose how you'd like to start the conversation.


Cheers!

Apr 15, 2020 12:38 PM in response to LEScott

Greetings, LEScott.


I see that you're unable to open the FireFox browser n your Mac on macOS Catalina. Good job in the troubleshooting you've tried, and I'm glad to help with this.


How to use safe mode on your Mac -- Since you couldn't open the browser in Safe mode, did you follow the steps under "If the issue continues in safe mode". See if reinstalling the operating system works.


Let me know how that goes.


Take care.

The application “Firefox.app” can’t be opened.

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