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--- other:thunderbird [2020/01/13 13:16]
jypeter
+++ other:thunderbird [2020/03/20 09:28]
jypeter [Restoring a TB configuration directory] Improved the FF note
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   - Start TB and check that everything is OK and that you have access to your existing mailboxes and settings
-<note warning>When following the TB steps to restore a **Firefox** (FF) configuration, **it is possible that FF will create a new configuration**, instead of the one specified in ''profiles.ini''. If that's the case:
+<note warning>**Firefox configuration special note**!
+\\ When following the TB steps to restore a **Firefox** (FF) configuration, **it is possible that FF will create a new configuration**, instead of the one specified in ''profiles.ini''.
+{{ :other:ff_new_profile.png?300 |}}
+If that's the case:
   - Open the profile configuration page, by pasting ''about:profiles'' in the location bar of FF
   - On this profile config page, locate the profile stored in ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox''
@@ Line 80: / Line 86: @@
   - Restart FF
   - Open ''about:profiles'' again and remove the profile(s) that is(/are) not using ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox''
+    * e.g. Remove a profile looking like\\ ''C:\Users\<your_login>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vqtxn50e.default-release''
 </note>

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