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| ====== Firefox (FF) notes ====== | ====== Firefox (FF) notes ====== |
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| <note tip>The Firefox configuration (settings, etc...) is stored by default in the user's Windows directory. It's a good idea to move it to another known place, in order to be able to back it up or move it to another computer!</note> | <note tip>The Firefox configuration folder (settings, etc…) is stored by default somewhere in a hidden section of the user's Windows directory (C:\Users\<your_login>). |
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| | It's a good idea to move this folder to another known place, in order to be able to back it up or move it to a new computer later! </note> |
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| | <note warning>\\ If you are using Linux, go the the [[other:linux:tb_ff|Thunderbird and Firefox on Linux]] page</note> |
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| The steps for moving/restoring the FF configuration directory are the same as the the [[other:thunderbird|Thunderbird steps]], except that the location of the configuration directory is slightly different | The steps for moving/restoring the FF configuration directory are the same as the the [[other:thunderbird|Thunderbird steps]], except that the location of the configuration directory is slightly different |
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| * TB configuration directory: | * TB configuration directory: |
| * Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<your_login>\Application Data\Thunderbird | * **Windows XP**: ''C:\Documents and Settings\<your_login>\Application Data\Thunderbird'' |
| * Windows 7: C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird | * **Windows 7** or **Windows 10**: ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird'' |
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| * FF configuration directory: | * FF configuration directory: |
| * Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<your_login>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox | * **Windows XP**: ''C:\Documents and Settings\<your_login>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox'' |
| * Windows 7: C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox | * **Windows 7** or **Windows 10**: ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox'' |
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| | <note warning>**If you get a new FF profile** instead of the expected one when you restart FF, make sure you follow correctly the steps explaining how to use ''about:profiles'' to **change the default profile**, at the [[other:thunderbird#a_note_about_the_firefox_profile_on_the_thunderbird_page|bottom of the detailed TB page]]</note> |
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