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How can I determine which profile Firefox 5 is currently using?

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How can I determine which profile Firefox 5 is currently using?

How can I determine which profile Firefox 5 is currently using?

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Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder

Copy and Paste this code in the Code field in the "Tools > Error Console" and click the Evaluate button to see the location of the profile folder.

alert(Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIProperties).get("ProfD", Components.interfaces.nsIFile).path);

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Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder

Copy and Paste this code in the Code field in the "Tools > Error Console" and click the Evaluate button to see the location of the profile folder.

alert(Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIProperties).get("ProfD", Components.interfaces.nsIFile).path);

Incredibly quick reply and right on the money. Thanks!

I don't suppose that you know how one changes which profile FF5 uses? ...

in address bar type: about:cache and look at Offline cache device -> Cache Directory