Hello,
Newbie here
Can I know all the paths that FF use to install it in Windows 10 b.1903?
Thanks
camelia
SOLVED: FF Install paths?
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SOLVED: FF Install paths?
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Re: FF Install paths?
You can pretty much install wherever you want.
Default install, oh, suppose it depends on OS, & bitness, but either /Program Files/ or /Program Files (x86)/.
Profiles, likewise can pretty much be wherever you want.
Again, default locations are (where I would never want it ), http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder.
Default install, oh, suppose it depends on OS, & bitness, but either /Program Files/ or /Program Files (x86)/.
Profiles, likewise can pretty much be wherever you want.
Again, default locations are (where I would never want it ), http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder.
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Re: FF Install paths?
Thank you very much,therube wrote:You can pretty much install wherever you want.
Default install, oh, suppose it depends on OS, & bitness, but either /Program Files/ or /Program Files (x86)/.
Profiles, likewise can pretty much be wherever you want.
Again, default locations are (where I would never want it ), http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder.
I am looking for the following files but it seems some path changes and some .sqlite names changes also
I have check https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/re ... ld-profile
but everything is very different now
Where are they now? and which .sqlite names changed their names or they do not exist anymore in the current FF version?
Can you please help?
Kind Regards
Camelia
Files and their new location if they still exit that I am looking for:
Frank Lion wrote: Close Firefox and delete -
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<random profile id>\Cache
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<random profile id>\
cookies.sqlite
downloads.sqlite
formhistory.sqlite
places.sqlite
sessionstore.bak
sessionstore.js
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Re: FF Install paths?
So you want to open your profile and delete those files?
Did you try typing
about:profiles
into the address bar and hit enter? The one you want is Root Directory
Don't know how long ago Frank wrote that advice? Some file names have changed
Did you try typing
about:profiles
into the address bar and hit enter? The one you want is Root Directory
Don't know how long ago Frank wrote that advice? Some file names have changed
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Re: FF Install paths?
If you delete places.sqlite, you will lose your history. Make a backup of all profiles before experimenting is usually best.
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Re: FF Install paths?
Put about:profiles in the addressbar and press Enter. All profile paths are then shown. The 'Root' profile is the one you want.candylovergirl wrote: Files and their new location if they still exit that I am looking for:
That was a very old post - http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... #p12105947 to a user with special requirements.Frank Lion wrote: Close Firefox and del
Ignore it (apart from my backing up advice there.)
Even when backed up, we ask that users rename unwanted files, not delete them. However, the user in that link insisted they wanted to delete them.
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Re: FF Install paths?
Yes, I want to open my profile and delete those filesmalliz wrote:So you want to open your profile and delete those files?
Did you try typing
about:profiles
into the address bar and hit enter? The one you want is Root Directory
Don't know how long ago Frank wrote that advice? Some file names have changed
No, I haven not try typing about:profiles into the address bar and hit enter yet, but now I know how to access the Root Directory
Oh! Frank wrote that advice many years ago...
Thank you
Back up done, ready to experimentkerft wrote:If you delete places.sqlite, you will lose your history. Make a backup of all profiles before experimenting is usually best.
Thank you
UnderstoodFrank Lion wrote:Put about:profiles in the addressbar and press Enter. All profile paths are then shown. The 'Root' profile is the one you want.candylovergirl wrote: Files and their new location if they still exit that I am looking for:
That was a very old post - http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... #p12105947 to a user with special requirements.Frank Lion wrote: Close Firefox and del
Ignore it (apart from my backing up advice there.)
Even when backed up, we ask that users rename unwanted files, not delete them. However, the user in that link insisted they wanted to delete them.
Thank you
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Re: FF Install paths?
clearing history, cookies, forms and more
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/de ... ry-firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/de ... ry-firefox
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Re: FF Install paths?
Thank you!Brummelchen wrote:clearing history, cookies, forms and more
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/de ... ry-firefox
Camelia
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Re: FF Install paths?
I'm late here and as you can see I use the ESR version of Firefox...but that doesn't really matter in this case... Even though a backup was done (which can fail at times) it is best to 'experiment' with a playing around with it profile... and leave your main one alone...just my thoughts.candylovergirl wrote: Back up done, ready to experiment
Creating a new Firefox profile on Windows - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
And,.... DON'T TOUCH THAT "Choose Folder..." BUTTON! ... unless you fully know all about it.
...and you can run that new profile at the same time as any of your other profiles by doing what is stated in this ...
Opening a new instance of your Mozilla application with another profile - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
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