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Move mozilla data folder ~/.mozilla on Linux

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Kevin
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I'm trying to move the ~/.mozilla folder to an arbitrary location on my system. I have seen ways to relocate profiles data (with the "--profile" parameter), but firefox keeps creating the ~/.mozilla folder. How can I give firefox a diferent path and avoid haveing ~/.mozilla on my home? I'm using Firefox ESR 68.7 on GNU/Linux Thank you.

I'm trying to move the ~/.mozilla folder to an arbitrary location on my system. I have seen ways to relocate profiles data (with the "--profile" parameter), but firefox keeps creating the ~/.mozilla folder. How can I give firefox a diferent path and avoid haveing ~/.mozilla on my home? I'm using Firefox ESR 68.7 on GNU/Linux Thank you.

Isisombululo esikhethiwe

Firefox uses profiles.ini (and installs.ini) in the default ~/.mozilla location to find all registered profiles.

Did you try to create a symlink ?

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Wesley Branton
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As far as I know, that folder will always be created (regardless of where your profile folder is actually located). This is because Firefox stores a file in that directory with a list of profiles and where they are located.

cor-el
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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

Firefox uses profiles.ini (and installs.ini) in the default ~/.mozilla location to find all registered profiles.

Did you try to create a symlink ?

Kevin
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I would have prefered to remove the entry entierly. But as Wesley Branton pointed out, I now see that is not going to be possible.
However, I have created a symlink and it works fine, thanks cor-el.