Why does Firefox attempting to change things on my hard drive every time I open it?

I have never needed to change my hard drive when I log into firefox except for an updated version. Why is this happening?

Check that you do not run Firefox as Administrator.
Right-click the Firefox desktop shortcut and choose "Properties".
In the Compatibility tab, make sure that Privilege Level: "Run this program as Administrator" is not selected.
You also need to check the Properties of the firefox.exe program in the Firefox program directory.

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