How To Backup And Restore A Firefox Profile On Linux

Firefox Profile Backup

1. Launch your terminal and navigate to the ~/. mozilla directory from your home folder with the following command. ...
2. Use tar command to compress your entire ~/. ...
3. Once the compression is complete, move the archive file to any safe location of your choosing.

1. How do I restore my old Firefox profile?
2. How do I copy my Firefox profile?
3. Where are Firefox profiles stored Linux?
4. How do I fix a missing Firefox profile?
5. Should I keep old Firefox data folder?
6. How do I export my saved passwords from Firefox?
7. How many people use Firefox?
8. How do I export Firefox history?
9. How do I manage Firefox profiles?
10. Where are Firefox addons stored?
11. Where are favorites stored in Firefox?

How do I restore my old Firefox profile?

Restoring a profile backup

1. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit. Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox. ...
2. If your existing profile folder and profile backup folder have the same name, simply replace the existing profile folder with the profile backup, then start Firefox.

How do I copy my Firefox profile?

If you can't open a profile from within Firefox, see Finding your profile without opening Firefox.

1. Open your profile folder: ...
2. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit. ...
3. Right-clickHold down the control key while you click on a file you want to copy and choose Copy.
4. Open the new Firefox profile folder.

Where are Firefox profiles stored Linux?

In Linux the main Firefox profile folder that stores personal data is in the hidden "~/. mozilla/firefox/" folder.

How do I fix a missing Firefox profile?

ini file, using these steps:

1. Click on the Windows Start button and click on Run...
2. Type %appdata% in the Run box and click OK. The hidden Application Data folder will open.
3. Double-click the Mozilla folder.
4. Double-click the Firefox folder.
5. Delete (or rename, for example, to profiles. iniOLD) the profiles. ini file.

Should I keep old Firefox data folder?

The "Old firefox Data" basically is old Firefox data, as the name implies. You don't need it, but you can use it as a back up if you wish, although it is very unlikely that you will need or want it. Check out this thread for more details. This folder is not related to updating firefox.

How do I export my saved passwords from Firefox?

Export usernames and passwords

1. Click on the menu button. ...
2. Click Logins and Passwords. ...
3. Click the Firefox Lockwise menu (three dots), then click Export Logins….
4. A dialog box will appear to remind you that passwords are saved as readable text. ...
5. You can choose the file name and location where this exported data will be saved.

How many people use Firefox?

Firefox Statistics and Facts

According to browser usage statistics, there are over 250 million Firefox users globally.

How do I export Firefox history?

Firefox doesn't have a way to export the History as a text file. The JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder only store the bookmarks and not the history. Firefox doesn't have a way to export the History as a text file. The JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder only store the bookmarks and not the history.

How do I manage Firefox profiles?

Manage profiles when Firefox is open

Type about:profiles into the address bar and press the Enter key. This will open the About Profiles page. The following options are available: Create a New Profile Click this and follow the prompts in the Create Profile Wizard (see the Creating a profile section below for details).

Where are Firefox addons stored?

Chosen solution. Most add-on data is stored in a folder in the Firefox user profile. However, some information is stored in the profile folder also.

Where are favorites stored in Firefox?

Hi ToSt, bookmarks are stored together with history in a database file named '''places. sqlite''' in your currently active Firefox profile folder.