Quick FF questions

Jimmy1983 · 15 Nov 2007 at 21:24

just made a new account in vista, how can I get all my FF details from my old account to my new account. I talking about FF extensions/bookmarks etc.

Cheers all

tolien · 15 Nov 2007 at 21:55

Copy \Users\[username]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\ to the same point for your new username.

Jimmy1983 · 15 Nov 2007 at 22:06

Cheers anyway, can't figure it out will just install the apps again.

MarcLister · 15 Nov 2007 at 22:26

It's not too hard mate.

The folder might be hidden so you'll need to unhide them. Then just go to C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\ and copy the Profiles folder over.

Jimmy1983 · 15 Nov 2007 at 22:30

Jimmy account with the profiles I want,

new account,

Do I need to copy the 'vj4ammer.default' over the 'fjlwfj09.default' file?

MarcLister · 15 Nov 2007 at 22:41

The fjlwfj09.default is your new account? You don't need a new account. Just copy the old profile over but so its in the same sub-folder as the current one.

Jimmy1983 · 15 Nov 2007 at 22:45

MarcLister said:
The fjlwfj09.default is your new account? You don't need a new account. Just copy the old profile over but so its in the same sub-folder as the current one.

'fjlwfj09.default' has been created in the new user account Jim. Iam trasnfering everything from Jimmy to Jim.

jimmy account, profile folder

MarcLister · 15 Nov 2007 at 22:56

Delete the new profile and copy the old one over. I think that is what you need to do from what you've said. Or keep the new one and copy the old one. Then load the profile manager and Firefox should give you a choice between the two profiles.

http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile

tolien · 15 Nov 2007 at 23:36

You're looking at the wrong folder - as Marc's link points out, it's AppData\Roaming you want. I was thinking of %APPDATA% and XP and got it all mixed up. Mea culpa.

Copying the folder you've shown screenshots of would only show the disk-based browser cache (i.e. the browser's copies of pages you've visited).

Rebelius · 16 Nov 2007 at 03:06

just to clarify, as the actual paths seem to be given for XP above,

you want to delete C:\Users\Jim\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fjlwfj09.default

and replace it with C:\Users\Jimmy\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj4ammer.default

note that your screenshots have Local where they should have roaming.

Jimmy1983 · 16 Nov 2007 at 18:21

Rebelius said:
just to clarify, as the actual paths seem to be given for XP above,

you want to delete C:\Users\Jim\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fjlwfj09.default

and replace it with C:\Users\Jimmy\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj4ammer.default

note that your screenshots have Local where they should have roaming.

Done as above, now I can't open FF :mad:

Tried restaring, and closing everything running.

tolien · 16 Nov 2007 at 21:54

If there isn't a Firefox process in Task Manager, take a look at this.

Jimmy1983 · 16 Nov 2007 at 22:50

tolien said:
If there isn't a Firefox process in Task Manager, take a look at this.

Thanks anyway, but I can't see anything in task manger. Tried a restart, and deleted both profiles from the Jim and Jimmy account and FF still isnt opening.

Thanks anyway, think its just a case off a re-install off FF

MarcLister · 16 Nov 2007 at 23:24

As long as you remember that reinstalling FF won't touch the profile. You need to delete the profile folders as well.