FF Locations?
Hello
Newbie here,
Windows 10 x64 build 1903 - Firefox 68.0.1 (64-bit)
I know when the 32-bit Firefox version is installed on 64-bit Windows, the default folder path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\
But I want to find all the locations or paths where I can find all the Firefox files, to backup or move to another Machine.
Also I would like to know what kind of data Firefox stores in each location
Thank you very much in advance
Camelia
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الحل المُختار
Firefox uses two locations for the Firefox profile folder.
Location used for the main profile that keeps your personal data (Root Directory on about:preferences).
- C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
Location used for the disk cache and other temporary files (Local Directory on about:preferences).
- C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
See also:
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Download and use the installer from Mozilla.org
From there, you have several options to share user data. 1) Use sync to share the data. 2) Copy the user files from one to the other.
FredMcD said
Download and use the installer from Mozilla.org From there, you have several options to share user data. 1) Use sync to share the data. 2) Copy the user files from one to the other.
Thank you @FredMcD but I still need to find all the locations or paths where I can find all the Firefox files
AND
To know what kind of data Firefox stores in each location
Why? Because I want to learn more about FF
Thank you very much in advace Camelia
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الحل المُختار
Firefox uses two locations for the Firefox profile folder.
Location used for the main profile that keeps your personal data (Root Directory on about:preferences).
- C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
Location used for the disk cache and other temporary files (Local Directory on about:preferences).
- C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
See also:
Thank you very much
They are still more locations where I can find Mozilla in my Windows
For example
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\LocalLow\Mozilla
That I do not know what does it store, and many others that I have see in my Windows...
Is there a list of all the locations that Mozilla creates, installing Firefox to the default folder path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\ ?
Kind Regards Camelia
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Hello Camelia,
Some additional information :
https://www.howtogeek.com/318177/what-is-the-appdata-folder-in-windows/
and :
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/firefox-profile-files-and-folders-explained