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other:firefox [2023/09/28 10:50] (current)
jypeter Added a link in case we get an incorrect (new) default profile
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 ====== Firefox (FF) notes ====== ====== Firefox (FF) notes ======
  
-<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>​
  
 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
  
   * 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''​
  
   * 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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