# How do I 'safely' upgrade my browser?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-safely-upgrade-my-browser/927977>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 14, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-safely-upgrade-my-browser/927977 "2020-12-14T02:50:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-safely-upgrade-my-browser/927977/21 "2020-12-14T04:22:03Z")

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> [@PastTense](#):
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> Again what exactly are the symptoms?

Very similar to being completely drunk, apparently.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-safely-upgrade-my-browser/927977/22 "2020-12-14T04:23:19Z")

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Yep. Not completely, yet, however.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-safely-upgrade-my-browser/927977/23 "2020-12-14T04:27:05Z")

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I would recommend against upgrading anything or trying to fix any problems while drunk.

If you’ve already upgraded and lost stuff, I (or other Dopers) will be here to help fix things back later. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-safely-upgrade-my-browser/927977/24 "2020-12-14T04:28:20Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> I would recommend against upgrading anything or trying to fix any problems while drunk.

Too late!

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-safely-upgrade-my-browser/927977/25 "2020-12-14T04:33:08Z")

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Closed on December 14, 2020, 4:33am UTC



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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-safely-upgrade-my-browser/927977/26 "2020-12-14T13:00:09Z")

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Opened on December 14, 2020, 1:00pm UTC

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**Author:** ![Enjoy\_Slurm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enjoy_slurm/32/3937_2.png) [@Enjoy\_Slurm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enjoy_Slurm)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-safely-upgrade-my-browser/927977/27 "2020-12-15T06:33:29Z")

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Did you upgrade your toaster?

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