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Applications start a different Firefox.

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When an application starts Firefox it starts with a different profile. It is Firefox as if it were just installed, with none of my bookmarks or settings If I start it, either from the shortcut or by going directly to the file in the Firefox folder, it's fine. I tried starting it as admin to see if it was loading a different profile, but that made no difference, it was still fine, with all my bookmarks and tweaks intact. But if a program opens it, it opens as if it were a fresh install. Not a big deal really, not now that I know what it's doing. Really got me the first time though, and it is annoying if I have to close it then and restart to use my bookmarks, etc. I've looked in all the normal places, I can't find another installation. Why would it start with the default profile?

When an application starts Firefox it starts with a different profile. It is Firefox as if it were just installed, with none of my bookmarks or settings If I start it, either from the shortcut or by going directly to the file in the Firefox folder, it's fine. I tried starting it as admin to see if it was loading a different profile, but that made no difference, it was still fine, with all my bookmarks and tweaks intact. But if a program opens it, it opens as if it were a fresh install. Not a big deal really, not now that I know what it's doing. Really got me the first time though, and it is annoying if I have to close it then and restart to use my bookmarks, etc. I've looked in all the normal places, I can't find another installation. Why would it start with the default profile?

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In that case Firefox will start with the profile that is marked as Default=1 in the profiles.ini file.

You can use the Profile Manager to start Firefox with the preferred profile and put a check-mark in the "Don't ask" box.