How to move your Firefox Profile to a new computer

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How to move your Firefox Profile to a new computer

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  • @ANTTTCA
    @ANTTTCA6 жыл бұрын

    google recommended your video, and they where right to do so. Excellent video

  • @Neocharm
    @Neocharm4 жыл бұрын

    JoeTeck, you really know how to show a Noob a good time. Just switched to W10 and didnt want to do everything over again. Thanks

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank for that!! That is what I am here for!!

  • @Day_Tripper39
    @Day_Tripper393 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir! This was exactly what I needed to fix my firefox.

  • @Tech316Ent
    @Tech316Ent4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, your video really helped me

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is awesome!

  • @jafrad.thomas8399
    @jafrad.thomas83993 жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh. Thank you for this video. I definitely was not doing the steps correctly and unfortunately, Mozilla's support page did not provide a clear answer. The video model really simplified the process. Again, thanks for this video, your clear explanation, and cheerful humor.

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome. Glad I was able to help!

  • @telmd1
    @telmd14 жыл бұрын

    Perfect!!!

  • @shaker94
    @shaker944 жыл бұрын

    It's work. Thank you very much ;)

  • @cliffsalisbury7714
    @cliffsalisbury77144 жыл бұрын

    Would this also work on Thunderbird. I am going from Windows 7 to Linux. I have a new install on Linux machine and can receive and send emails but do not have my contacts installed from the old machine. I think it has something to do when you open a new install Thunderbird gives the new profile a new name and the old profile name is showing when you copy. If you open the old profile folder and just copy all of the contents and then open the new profile folder and paste would this work?

  • @valeera5415
    @valeera54156 жыл бұрын

    nice video thanks

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    6 жыл бұрын

    Valeera your welcome, glad you liked it

  • @chilldock4279
    @chilldock42794 жыл бұрын

    For Firefox 70.0.1 (64 bit) you need to also copy installs.ini and profiles.ini to the firefox folder or it won't work. Just follow the instrutions on this video and add the aforementioned files. Works fine! Thanks for video Joeteck :)

  • @KevinRaubRocks
    @KevinRaubRocks5 жыл бұрын

    perfect bro. thank youuuu

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Glad I could help!

  • @raymondhouser5174
    @raymondhouser51743 жыл бұрын

    Would have been easier to follow if the resolution for your screen were higher.

  • @christinesutton6507
    @christinesutton65072 жыл бұрын

    This is very good, but I have several - 5 - profiles in that roaming/profiles folder. so I'm confused about that. Also, there is another profiles folder in appdata/local/mozilla/profiles. Do we do anything with that?

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    2 жыл бұрын

    Only do what I do and it will.work..look at the newest profile and move that one.

  • @des2610
    @des26105 жыл бұрын

    Man your awesome! Worked perfect for me But.....I copied the the profiles folder complete and it didn't work (should have watched your vid till the end). so then I copied the profile.ini file over and it worked perfect.

  • @almast3r933
    @almast3r9333 жыл бұрын

    Very useful video. One question though: my machine crashed when i was browsing through mozilla ( a lot of open pages at the time) but my ssd with all my data was intact. If i move all the data to to profiles file on my new machine, when i open mozilla will it still open all the pages i was using at the time the pc crashed ? Does it also move the browser history ?

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    3 жыл бұрын

    Should move everything

  • @almast3r933

    @almast3r933

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Joeteck okay thank you very much !

  • @rhhutchins194
    @rhhutchins1943 жыл бұрын

    I was with you up to the end where what you did on screen and what you said didn't match up in my mind. Could you please go over what you did again. I've watched it a dozen or more times and didn't get it. I can easily find and copy my FF Profile folder on my old system and even get it pasted in the right place on the new system. What I didn't follow was when you opened and copied one of the profiles (from the old machine or existing on the new one?) then pasted it someplace (the profile existing on the new machine?). Also, you went too fast over what files from the folder that you copied. Did you copy all of the old files in the Profiles folder and paste them into the Profiles folder on the Win 10 system without deleting the files in the folder on the new system?

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    3 жыл бұрын

    Go into the profile of current PC, copy its contents to a folder. Go to new pc and paste contents of the other profile. Now your not copying the folder, but rather what is inside of it. Your new profile has already been established. So, you just copying the contents of one to the new.. is that clearer?

  • @127evie
    @127evie4 жыл бұрын

    I can see my profile for firefox without unchecking unhide protected operating system files to continue on with clicking appdata. I could find my mozila profile without doing that. When I first followed your instruction it's messed everything up when I selected everything and copied it to my zip drive. I had to jump through some hoops to get my mozilla folder back. When I went to roaming there was only one file. It had moved an icon on my desktop and some other things were on my desktop, including a folder that said old firefox data. I had to delete all of that and then there was a huge amount of files in my trash. When I restored it all I could then find it the way you show it. It also placed a folder that says old firefox data from the 1st of the month. I'm afraid to delete that. The data that is now in the proper place has data from today.

  • @hetbet3879
    @hetbet38793 жыл бұрын

    Thank you you save me i just subscribe thank god.

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hetbet, you're welcome

  • @hetbet3879

    @hetbet3879

    3 жыл бұрын

    i have the brain damage

  • @rzc0624
    @rzc06244 жыл бұрын

    Does this also work for transferring all the tabs?

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    4 жыл бұрын

    Eveything associated with that profile

  • @nxsivex
    @nxsivex3 жыл бұрын

    Does this transfer the certificates?

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, everything as it was. You're copying your profile.

  • @stefanmilanovic85
    @stefanmilanovic853 жыл бұрын

    Will you get notification on your phone if Gmail is connected to the profile you are moving?

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, it will have no idea. Youre not copying yours are you?

  • @stefanmilanovic85

    @stefanmilanovic85

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Joeteck I am not sure I will copy it at all. I was thinking about it, but it wouldn't be right or moral. But thank you for answering me. Have a nice day.

  • @bitblesser9029
    @bitblesser90296 жыл бұрын

    Did not work for me. Gues I will do the export to html as firefox suggests

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    6 жыл бұрын

    If you do it that way you'll lose your structure. I would try it again, you may have grabbed the wrong location.

  • @potot100941
    @potot1009415 жыл бұрын

    How about the tab

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    5 жыл бұрын

    Galaxy Tab?

  • @NWilson
    @NWilson3 жыл бұрын

    Oh there has been got to be something simpler.

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nope, this is the only way..

  • @XxLeatonSxX
    @XxLeatonSxX4 жыл бұрын

    Bruh thanks a lot

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome

  • @syedhasanmohiuddin827
    @syedhasanmohiuddin8274 жыл бұрын

    Does this transfer the browser history ?

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great question, I believe so..

  • @syedhasanmohiuddin827

    @syedhasanmohiuddin827

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Joeteck Just did the whole process, and yes sir , it does transfer the browser history as well. Thank you very much .

  • @GoBroncos9
    @GoBroncos94 жыл бұрын

    will all of your cookies be sent over to the new pc too?

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    4 жыл бұрын

    Everything in the profile

  • @GoBroncos9

    @GoBroncos9

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Joeteck Thanks!

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GoBroncos9 my pleasure!

  • @Person-mh6xq
    @Person-mh6xq Жыл бұрын

    Please: do NOT use music in your background. Distracting and no one wants to hear it. We want info- not entertainment.

  • @Joeteck

    @Joeteck

    Жыл бұрын

    Old video, I no longer do it

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