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Missing profile but Firefox still works

I have Firefox installed on a Windows 11 desktop. The profile is missing, yet Firefox is working fine, and I see all of my bookmarks, etc. I have windows set to show hid… (read more)

I have Firefox installed on a Windows 11 desktop. The profile is missing, yet Firefox is working fine, and I see all of my bookmarks, etc.

I have windows set to show hidden files.

When I try to run %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ it tells me that the location is unavailable.

I cannot find the profile anywhere in file explorer, despite multiple tries to search for it.

If I go to Help > Troubleshooting Information, I see a "Location is not available" message, shown in the attached image.

I could uninstall and reinstall Firefox, but I'd prefer to solve this because the exact same thing is happening to my Thunderbird profile. It doesn't exist anywhere, yet I can see all of my emails and it appears to be working properly. I only found this problem because I wanted to backup my emails but was unable to.

Both of these profiles must exist somewhere, but I've tried everything to find them. Please help me fix this in Firefox, and then if I have a fix here I'll try to apply it to Thunderbird, where I have a lot of emails I'd hate to lose.

Asked by sarehder 1 week ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 week ago

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Bookmarks import said 0 imported?

Hello, I just used the Firefox 141.0 (aarch64) wizard for Raspberry Pi OS 1.0, to import bookmarks from Brave, however the wizard said 0 bookmarks imported. I also manua… (read more)

Hello, I just used the Firefox 141.0 (aarch64) wizard for Raspberry Pi OS 1.0, to import bookmarks from Brave, however the wizard said 0 bookmarks imported.

I also manually exported and imported the bookmarks.html file and the latest bookmarks aren't appearing at the top. It seems the bookmarks are nested in some bookmarks directory by default. I'm confused?

Also I tried a manual import several months ago but same issue about some strange nesting structure rather than simply appearing at the top. Now I'm really confused and worried I'll lose my bookmarks as there's about 3 version in various nested structures. Please help just make an easy move to Firefox.

Asked by kinhswch 1 week ago

Answered by kinhswch 1 week ago

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Deleting Search History

I have searches from a year (or more) ago that are still popping up and I don't know why. I have done multiple clears of my entire history and individually removed old se… (read more)

I have searches from a year (or more) ago that are still popping up and I don't know why. I have done multiple clears of my entire history and individually removed old searches when they pop up - they still keep coming back.

Asked by ian140 1 week ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 week ago

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Two Mac Systems, Two Different Firefox Experiences

I have two Mac systems, a 2018 Intel Mac Mini, and an M1 2020 MacBook Pro, both running Sonoma 14.7.6. On the Mac Mini, Firefox opens to the familar "Recommended Stories"… (read more)

I have two Mac systems, a 2018 Intel Mac Mini, and an M1 2020 MacBook Pro, both running Sonoma 14.7.6. On the Mac Mini, Firefox opens to the familar "Recommended Stories". On the MacBook Pro Firefox opens to a long list of items I'm not the least bit interested in. How do I get the MacBook Pro back to nothing but the "Recommended Stories"? I don't want/need NHL, NFL, NBA,Television, MLB, Pro Soccer, Education, Food, Health, Parenting, etc., etc., etc.

Asked by Homer712 1 week ago

Answered by Konstantina Papadea 1 week ago

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Change Firefox Account email

HI I want to change my Firefox Account email to a new one because my email [email removed]@gmail.com has been hacked and i want to change it to my new email: [email remov… (read more)

HI I want to change my Firefox Account email to a new one because my email [email removed]@gmail.com has been hacked and i want to change it to my new email: [email removed]@gmail.com

Asked by Adin 1 week ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 week ago

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Firefox main process repeatedly consume large amount of memory

Since recently 1~2 version, my Firefox keeps consume large amount of memory and release it repeatedly Even I restart Firefox and do nothing, it will start doing this aga… (read more)

Since recently 1~2 version, my Firefox keeps consume large amount of memory and release it repeatedly

Even I restart Firefox and do nothing, it will start doing this again

I use about:processes and about:memory to capture this seems the main process's "tab.query" causing this, please check

PS: sometime it will consume till system max (64GB) and cause my OS out of memory. PS2: that wave-like memory usage is cause by Firefox

Asked by nununene 1 month ago

Answered by TyDraniu 1 month ago

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Stop Firefox showing my location when 'Googling'

Firefox show's my location when 'Googling' In 'about:config' I have my geo set to disable, I tried it enabled and turning it back, also in 'Settings' Location shows empt… (read more)

Firefox show's my location when 'Googling'

In 'about:config' I have my geo set to disable, I tried it enabled and turning it back, also in 'Settings' Location shows empty and I can not get it to see Google nor can I manually insert it.

Any idea what is going on please??

Dave.

Asked by EF80 1 week ago

Answered by TyDraniu 1 week ago

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I can’t access my Firefox account

Hello, My previous Firefox account under the email m**********i@*****ail.com has been locked. The message says it was locked due to a returned confirmation email, but th… (read more)

Hello,

My previous Firefox account under the email m**********i@*****ail.com has been locked. The message says it was locked due to a returned confirmation email, but the email is working fine now — I’m currently receiving emails from Firefox.

I’m unable to log into the old account to resolve the issue or change the email. I have since created a new account (this one), but I would like to recover access to the original account if possible.

Could you please help me unlock it or advise on the next steps?

Thank you.

Asked by SuMo Bot 1 week ago

Last reply by Paul 1 week ago

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Is there an API that allows extensions to change vertical tab related settings?

Hi, I want to make a simple extension for Firefox that auto toggles vertical tab based on the aspect ratio of the Firefox window. I found `sidebar.verticalTabs` in about… (read more)

Hi, I want to make a simple extension for Firefox that auto toggles vertical tab based on the aspect ratio of the Firefox window. I found `sidebar.verticalTabs` in about:config that toggles vertical tabs, but a simple googling tells me that it is not possible for web extension to modify about:config values. Is there any other API that toggle vertical tabs? Thanks!

Asked by regunakyle 1 week ago

Answered by regunakyle 1 week ago

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Dark theme not working on tool bar and top of Firefox window.

When I select Dark Theme, I DON'T wanr to see this. I just noticed this on my Linux Mint desktop machine tonight when I logged in. I also have Dark Reader installed and… (read more)

When I select Dark Theme, I DON'T wanr to see this. I just noticed this on my Linux Mint desktop machine tonight when I logged in. I also have Dark Reader installed and it isn't affecting ioit eitherit either. Make this go away. It burnsssssss!

Asked by MetalRider 1 week ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 week ago

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Windows 1 and 2

Windows 10; Firefox 141.0 According to the "View recent browsing across windows and devices" command: "Window 2 is current" and there is "Window 1" (which contains rece… (read more)

Windows 10; Firefox 141.0

According to the "View recent browsing across windows and devices" command:

"Window 2 is current" and there is "Window 1" (which contains recent work)

My question(s):

How can I switch from window 2 (current) to window 1 (recent work)? and/or How can I combine both windows?

Thank you. (For your information, I have had a partial stroke, and I am 79 years old.)

Asked by ecrangle 1 week ago

Answered by Vexi 1 week ago