We have two Windows desktop computers. One still runs Windows 10 because it does not have the requirements Microsoft set for a Windows 11 upgrade. Recently Windows 10 was… (прочетете още)
We have two Windows desktop computers. One still runs Windows 10 because it does not have the requirements Microsoft set for a Windows 11 upgrade. Recently Windows 10 was reinstalled on the Windows 10 computer, choosing the option to remove apps and settings. Firefox was reinstalled. It started without problem and continues OK. However there is a problem.
Before reinstalling W10, I had copied the Firefox Profile folder to a USB drive. More specifically, I have a copy of Roaming > Mozilla > Firefox > Profiles.
Prior to copying the Profiles folder from the USB to the computer, I reread a couple of web pages, including Mozilla, about transferring Profiles. At that point I realized that I may have made a mistake. The web pages stressed that Firefox should not be running when the Profiles folder copying is being done. I’m pretty certain that I had not shut Firefox down. So I am writing this in hopes that someone will be able to tell me how I can replace the current Profiles folder with the folder that is saved on the USB.
What follows is some information that I hope can be helpful.
On the USB:
The Profiles folder contains two subfolders. Each subfolder’s name ends with .default-thirteen digits, the first six digits being identical. The “Date modified” on one folder is a little more than a week old; the other is over 5 years old.
On the W10 computer:
In the Roaming > Mozilla > Firefox > Profiles folder, there are 4 subfolders:
1st. ~ .default-13 digits starting with 1597077, 695 Mb
2nd.~.default- 13 digits starting with the same1597077, 78 Mb
3rd.~.default-release, 130 Mb
4th.~.default-release, 90 Mb
All “Date modified” are very recent, including one date today
So I’m hoping that someone will read this to be able to help me bring Firefox back to what it was before the W10 was reinstalled.