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why do I need a profile when I am the only one using my computer and programs

I really don't need a profile in Firefox and if I delete the profiles listed, you will wipe out all my bookmarks/settings. Why do I need to see a yellow triangle on the Firefox app icon?

I really don't need a profile in Firefox and if I delete the profiles listed, you will wipe out all my bookmarks/settings. Why do I need to see a yellow triangle on the Firefox app icon?

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Hello

You cannot run Firefox without a profile. A profile isn't a social media account or a login, its simply the folder on your hard drive where Firefox saves your personal information such as bookmarks, passwords and user preferences in a set of files called your profile, which is stored in a separate location from the Firefox program files. If you delete your profile, you delete your data.

That yellow triangle maybe is the "Sync" Warning (you can share a printscreen).

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