What Firefox files or folders must I copy from my old Windows 10 laptop (which will not boot) to my new Windows 11 laptop with Firefox?
My wife's old Windows 10 HP laptop quit working last week do to some Operating System failure while it was trying to do an update. It finally did a reboot and now it is useless, at least as it is! It will NOT complete the boot process after trying all of the options offered. All that I am able to is exit out of Windows to a "DOS prompt." I am able to get to the Mozilla Firefox folder and others contain within. The new Windows 11 laptop I bought her is working fine with a fresh Firefox browser installed about a week ago. What she wants is her web links, settings and saved passwords "copied" from the old laptop and installed on the new one! We have no idea how many there are to retrieve! I'm hoping that there might only be one folder that I can copy via "command line" prompt to a USB drive and move the file(s) to the new laptop the same way. Can anyone tell me what I need to know? Thanks in advance! Tim O.
All Replies (2)
Hello,
First of all, does your firefox account have sync enabled? if so, you can directly log into firefox using that account and retrieve all bookmarks without the hassle of using command prompt.
If you do not have an account or do not have sync enabled, there are steps to copy files onto a USB drive to port to the new laptop : Also, you're in luck :) the passwords bookmarks, and some other essential info are stored into this directory : Bookmark, password, etc... C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile.default> Note : words like "yourusername" or "profile.default" is meant to be what your username is.
This is to copy ONLY the folder, not the subfolders. If you want to copy everything, scroll down a little bit copy C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile.default> E: OR F: So, If your USB drive is a E: drive, type this : copy C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile.default> E: If your USB drive is a F: drive, type this : copy C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile.default> F:
To copy subfolders and subdirectories using CMD, do this : KEY NOTES : /s is to copy subdirectories, /e is to copy empty folders. xcopy C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile.default> E:\Backup\ /s /e
If your USB drive is a E: drive, type this : xcopy C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile.default> E:\Backup\ /s /e If your USB drive is a F: drive, type this : xcopy C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile.default> F:\Backup\ /s /e
Useful tips : If you want to remove the folder when copying the files, just replace the copy or xcopy in front of the command with move
Lastly, this response is kinda long, mainly because I would like to do everything in detail.
You must log in to your account to reply to posts. Please start a new question, if you do not have an account yet.