Firefox Profile files and folders explained

Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data. All of the changes you make in Firefox, such as your home page, what toolbars you use, extensions you have installed, saved passwords and your bookmarks, are stored in a special folder called a profile.

1. What do I do with my old Firefox data folder?
2. How do I change my Firefox profile folder?
3. Where is Firefox data stored?
4. How do I use multiple profiles in Firefox?
5. How do I transfer my Firefox data to a new computer?
6. How do I get my old Firefox data back?
7. How do I copy my Firefox profile?
8. How do I change Firefox cache location?
9. How do I backup my Firefox bookmarks and passwords?
10. Does Firefox keep history?
11. Where are favorites stored Firefox?
12. Why have my bookmarks disappeared from Firefox?

What do I do with my old Firefox data folder?

The "Old Firefox Data" folder is created when the browser is refreshed. It contains the original profile you were using before the refresh. If anything seems wrong or missing, you might be able to recover what you want from it. Once you are sure you no longer have need of the old profile, you can remove it if you want.

How do I change my Firefox profile folder?

Moving the Firefox Profile to a Different Drive

1. Open the file profiles. ...
2. By default there is only once section [Profile0] that contains the location of your default (and probably only) profile.
3. Change the entry IsRelative to 0.
4. Enter the absolute Path to where you want to Firefox profile to be stored.

Where is Firefox data stored?

Firefox stores your personal data, such as bookmarks, passwords and extensions, in a profile folder on your computer, in a location separate from the Firefox program.

How do I use multiple profiles in Firefox?

Inside Firefox, type or paste about:profiles in the address bar and press Enter/Return to load it. Click the "Create a New Profile" button, then click Next. Assign a name like Work, ignore the option to relocate the profile folder, and click the Finish button.

How do I transfer my Firefox data to a new computer?

Launch Run Utility

1. Launch Run Utility.
2. The very first step is to close Mozilla Firefox. On your keyboard, press and hold the Windows button and the X button. ...
3. Open Firefox Profile Folder.
4. In the bar, type “%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\”. ...
5. Transfer Folder.
6. You can now transfer the folder to a new computer.

How do I get my old Firefox data back?

To restore this data: On the desktop you should see a folder called ''''Old Firefox Data' '''open it and '''copy all the data by highlighting and selecting everything in that folder, then right click and select copy. ''' Now open FIrefox. Head on over to '''about:profiles''' by typing it in your URL bar.

How do I copy my Firefox profile?

If you can't open a profile from within Firefox, see Finding your profile without opening Firefox.

1. Open your profile folder: ...
2. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit. ...
3. Right-clickHold down the control key while you click on a file you want to copy and choose Copy.
4. Open the new Firefox profile folder.

How do I change Firefox cache location?

Setting The Folder

To set Firefox's cache folder, first type “about:config” (omit quotes throughout) into the program's address bar and then hit “Enter.” Right-click on any of the displayed properties, select “New” and then select “String” to display the New String dialog box. Enter “browser. cache. disk.

How do I backup my Firefox bookmarks and passwords?

How to backup the Saved Passwords in Mozilla Firefox

1. First go to the password-export Add-on from Mozilla Site.
2. Click on Add to forefox button.
3. It will start to download the add-on. once downloaded it will ask you for the confirmation of Trusting the Add-on.
4. Restart the firfox.
5. Go to Tools —–> Options —–> Security —–> Import/Export Passwords.

Does Firefox keep history?

As you browse the web, Firefox helpfully remembers lots of information for you – sites you've visited, files you've downloaded and more. All of this information is called your history. ... To temporarily stop Firefox from storing history, see Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history.

Where are favorites stored Firefox?

Hi ToSt, bookmarks are stored together with history in a database file named '''places. sqlite''' in your currently active Firefox profile folder.

Why have my bookmarks disappeared from Firefox?

It's likely that if you go to the about:profiles page, you probably have a new fresh profile that's been set as the default. If you change the default back to your old profile, it should help. See the bottom of the Recover lost or missing Bookmarks page for more information.