Profiles.ini

[dangnad]

Firefox 88

Recently checked my profiles.ini and found several entries including one marked as "default=1" that wasn't default. I changed that but FF is still misbehaving in ways I can't explain. I think I need a fresh profiles.ini file. How should the "perfect" profiles.ini look? That is, the minimum necessary for FF to run smoothly. I'm the only user.

[tanstaafl]

Rather than editing profiles.ini I suggest you enter about:profiles in the address bar and use that profile manager to delete any unwanted profiles, change the default profile etc. Editing profiles.ini directly is error prone.

You might have a mix of old profile entries (from before the dedicated profile per instance feature was added) and newer ones that use a different syntax.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/un ... stallation

[dickvl]

How many profiles do you use regularly ?
If that is only one profile then you would only need a profiles.ini with this profile listed.
Note that current releases also add extra Installxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx data to profiles.ini to lock a profile against a specific Firefox version/installation, so do not get confused by these entries.

The entry marked with Default=1 is the profile that is used when you do not specify a profile via the command line in a shortcut or open an external link in Firefox and Firefox isn't running.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/de ... stallation

[dangnad]

Thanks tanstaafl and dickvl. I just wanted to start with a clean slate, no extra entries. I was able to execute more than one instance of FF (not Window). That is, I click on the taskbar FF icon open one instance then click it again and open a second instance.

Great answers both of you. FF is still the best since 1996. I'll stick with you to the bitter end (which I hope never happens).

[therube]

FF is still misbehaving in ways I can't explain

Could you explain that .

I just wanted to start with a clean slate

Then create a new Profile.

I was able to execute more than one instance of FF (not Window). That is, I click on the taskbar FF icon open one instance then click it again and open a second instance.

That does not sound correct.
What does your testbar icon Properties show?


FF 88, as you know, is well out of date.

[dangnad]

Sorry for being late therube. Mozillazine is not sending me email notification.

Taskbar icon: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"

[therube]

AFAIK, that should be opening a new windows, not a new instance.