If you want to switch back to your old profile, just start the Profile Manager again instructions above and select the old profile. You can also have Firefox start a selected profile automatically, so you don't have to pick one each time the browser is launched. Do this by checking the Don't ask at startup option. Backing up your profile folder in Firefox is easy. Just follow these steps which assumes you know how to manage files on your computer :. It's possible to move the location of a profile folder.
The Search sidebar will open. A list of profile folders will appear. Click on the profile folder you wish to open it will open in a window. Click the Windows Start button, and select Run…. Click the Finder icon in the dock. On the menu bar, click the Go menu, hold down the option or alt key and select Library.
A window will open containing your Library folder. Open the Application Support folder, then open the Firefox folder, and then the Profiles folder. Your profile folder is within this folder.
This will open the About Profiles page. To manage profiles, find the profile you want to change and choose from these buttons underneath that profile:. You can have multiple Firefox programs installed in different locations. To start the Profile Manager for a specific Firefox installation, replace firefox. If Firefox is already included in your Linux distribution or if you have installed Firefox with the package manager of your Linux distribution:.
The P is capitalized. Alternatively, you can use -ProfileManager instead of -P. If the Profile Manager window still does not open, Firefox may have been running in the background, even though it was not visible.
Close all instances of Firefox or restart the computer and then try again. After starting the Profile Manager as explained above, you can create a new, additional profile as follows:. You will be taken back to the Profile Manager and the new profile will be listed. When you first start Firefox with the new profile, you will be prompted to sign in to your Firefox Account so that you can sync your data with the new profile see below.
This page has been accessed , times. All Rights Reserved - Privacy Policy. To create a new Firefox profile the following assumes a standard Firefox installation on a standard Windows Operating System : Type about:profiles into the Firefox address bar and press the Enter key. Go to the Windows Start Menu bottom left button and then select 'Run'.
Click the 'Create Profile Type in a new name in the 'Enter new profile name' box and click 'Finish'.
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