Migrating files/folders from old profile to new

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noel_envoide
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Migrating files/folders from old profile to new

Post by noel_envoide »

Thanks to the-edmeister, perhaps the best lesson I've ever discovered in regards to Firefox, and browser management in general, is how to create Firefox profiles via the Profile Manager

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... &t=2821799

I want to verify exactly which files and folders I can confidently transfer from one profile to a new or an already established profile without causing unexpected issues.

I'm not seeking sync advice.

I need to identify files can I manually transfer from one profile to another. Files that are perhaps not unique to a particular profile due to that Profile's unique configuration, that may cause some type of conflict or corruption, or unforeseen problems when moved to a new profile.

Due to my ignorance, I don't know if the following is a great example, but this is basically what I'm talking about: Moving addons.json, extension-preferences.json, extensions.json, extension-settings.json, and the extensions folder to another profile that has either no addons installed, or a different set of addons installed.

According to https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/re ... ld-profile, these are the files that can be safely transferred:

places.sqlite
favicons.sqlite
key4.db
logins.json
permissions.sqlite
search.json.mozlz4
persdict.dat
formhistory.sqlite
cookies.sqlite
cert9.db
handlers.json

Currently, my Profile creation also includes:

The "sessionstore-backups" folder
sessionCheckpoints.json
sessionstore.jsonlz4

I need advice about the possible migration of the "Settings" folder, and the following list of files:

activity-stream.discovery_stream.json
activity-stream.topstories.json
AlternateServices.txt
autofill-profiles.json
blocklist.xml
broadcast-listeners.json
cert9.db
compatibility.ini
containers.json
content-prefs.sqlite
notificationstore.json
pkcs11.txt
protections.sqlite
SecurityPreloadState.txt
serviceworker.txt
signedInUser.json
SiteSecurityServiceState.txt
targeting.snapshot.json
Telemetry.FailedProfileLocks.txt
Telemetry.ShutdownTime.txt
times.json
webappsstore.sqlite
xulstore.json

Please also let me know if any other folders are ok to relocate as well.
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Re: Migrating files/folders from old profile to new

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Continue here > http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... &t=3102459
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