Windows 10: Firefox Tip, transferring profiles from a old pc

Discus and support Firefox Tip, transferring profiles from a old pc in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; If you are coming from a old pc and need to transfer your old profiles try this. Go to your old pc Press Windows + R to open the run command... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by timmyriggie, Dec 30, 2020.

  1. Firefox Tip, transferring profiles from a old pc


    If you are coming from a old pc and need to transfer your old profiles try this.

    Go to your old pc

    Press Windows + R to open the run command

    type%appdata%

    Go to the mozilla folder

    Click Firefox

    and Profiles

    Copy the folder(s) if you have more than one folder

    Make a folder on the desktop. Paste on Desktop in the folder for example using control v


    To add those profiles to a new pc

    Paste the profiles you copied from the old pc on a thumb drive/external hard drive

    Once that is done

    Install firefox as normal

    To transfer the new profiles do these steps

    There's many different methods but this easier

    Press Windows + R to open the run command

    Type firefox (or firefox.exe) -p

    You see choose user profile

    There is a default folder. Leave this be
    Click create profile
    Make a name if you want
    Click choose folder
    There should be the default folder only
    Find the folder you created on the desktop
    And paste it in that folder
    Once complete, you see all data intact. You may have to key in the passwords again on newer firefox.

    Hope this helps

    If this is in the wrong section, feel free to move

    :)
     
    timmyriggie, Dec 30, 2020
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  2. CountMike Win User

    steps to transfer firefox bookmarks from old hdd to nw windows 10 pc

    Can't you just sync it using an Firefox account ?


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    CountMike, Dec 30, 2020
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  3. slozomby Win User
    I need help on how to transfer Firefox cookies to another OS

    Cookies are stored in the cookies.sqlite file in the Firefox profile folder.

    You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

    • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
     
    slozomby, Dec 30, 2020
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  4. bumgarb42 Win User

    Firefox Tip, transferring profiles from a old pc

    Add-Ons for Firefox crash since update to 80

    I left Firefox open over night and attempted to login to LastPass this morning - all the addons crashed. I had Firefox Task Manager open at the time and before attempting the login all addons were in the list and not using very much resources. After attempting login, all of the addons disappeared from the Firefox Task Manager list.

    I will try the additional suggestions.

    If I want to try a new profile without losing my saved/sync profile (and hopefully with the option of syncing my data back into the new profile) what steps should I take? Or is it just a given that if it is profile corruption, the sync profile is junk...?

    Thanks!


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    bumgarb42, Dec 30, 2020
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