The extension is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\AppName\firefox\addonName
I followed the instructions from here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Adding_Extensions_using_the_Windows_Registry
The latest application updater also updates our add-on for Firefox so we can deploy the Mozilla signed add-on that works with FF 43. However, Firefox fails to detect that the add-on has changed/updated even though the documentation states that “You can force Firefox to notice changes by deleting and recreating the directory, or by touching the modification time of the directory.”
The C:\Program Files (x86)\AppName\firefox\addonName has the “modified” date updated; I also tried to manually update it by renaming the folder to addonName1 then making a copy and renaming the copy to addonName. Both dir and File Explorer confirm that the folder create/modified dates are updated yet Firefox still refuses to see the changes and, as a result, the addon is still listed with the old version number and disabled because it “could not be verified for use in Firefox and has been disabled.”
What’s the proper way to update an unpacked add-on installed through Windows Registry? Is there any other way to force Firefox to “re-scan” the add-ons and detect that install.rdf has changed?