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Firefox crashes

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platodavis
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Firefox 39.0 June 30, 2015 6:10 PM iMac OS X 10.8.4 Failed with this pop-up : "Profile Missing" "Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible. OK"

Firefox 40.0 Thursday, July 30, 2015 6:10 PM iMac OS X 10.8.4 Failed with this pop-up : "Profile Missing"

/Users/craigdavis/Desktop/Profile.png

Crash ID: bp-b05391a1-138b-4e55-b714-a2b9a2150327

Library: Firefox; Profiles: r8t1sbym.default-1438501188619 bookmarkbackups bookmarks-2015-07-11_499_mOMakekqHYmWAwIhtKGmkQ==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-12_499_rytWnNxE-ul-46XwGxtMSw==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-15_499_vIJmyd1JCsUxj7u0Egl5Bw==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-16_499_s0Qc-b730KcpZFwSH9Rlug==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-17_499_-KwtfIyIkC5ZPxbmyE2Xig==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-18_499_fbEkzYKxpzkVNWb1z+0gJQ==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-21_499_4MZ8PjP5Wg548MWgyUedwg==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-22_499_YIbnx6P3-J04v1JT-e2fWg==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-23_499_0UgRSb6vFtUhJfv+9E9KHg==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-24_501_4QlKiH1IXwPSTgGZCnps0g==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-27_501_P+24+z3LKwPzTkjU3vNiEA==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-28_501_9kLehAJsk4FuOmFqLSging==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-29_501_992JxInZNaoEQanuc5KcPw==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-30_502_4N1yzgvcxuQYP3JplFH4Dw==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-08-01_503_obbXXyIlZq4aGNSE9hCiIw==.jsonlz4 compatibility.ini cookies.sqlite crashes events datareporting state.json formhistory.sqlite healthreport state.json healthreport.sqlite key3.db logins.json minidumps places.sqlite prefs.js sessionCheckpoints.json sessionstore.js signedInUser.json times.json

Firefox 39.0 June 30, 2015 6:10 PM iMac OS X 10.8.4 Failed with this pop-up : "Profile Missing" "Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible. OK" Firefox 40.0 Thursday, July 30, 2015 6:10 PM iMac OS X 10.8.4 Failed with this pop-up : "Profile Missing" /Users/craigdavis/Desktop/Profile.png Crash ID: bp-b05391a1-138b-4e55-b714-a2b9a2150327 Library: Firefox; Profiles: r8t1sbym.default-1438501188619 bookmarkbackups bookmarks-2015-07-11_499_mOMakekqHYmWAwIhtKGmkQ==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-12_499_rytWnNxE-ul-46XwGxtMSw==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-15_499_vIJmyd1JCsUxj7u0Egl5Bw==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-16_499_s0Qc-b730KcpZFwSH9Rlug==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-17_499_-KwtfIyIkC5ZPxbmyE2Xig==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-18_499_fbEkzYKxpzkVNWb1z+0gJQ==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-21_499_4MZ8PjP5Wg548MWgyUedwg==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-22_499_YIbnx6P3-J04v1JT-e2fWg==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-23_499_0UgRSb6vFtUhJfv+9E9KHg==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-24_501_4QlKiH1IXwPSTgGZCnps0g==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-27_501_P+24+z3LKwPzTkjU3vNiEA==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-28_501_9kLehAJsk4FuOmFqLSging==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-29_501_992JxInZNaoEQanuc5KcPw==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-07-30_502_4N1yzgvcxuQYP3JplFH4Dw==.jsonlz4 bookmarks-2015-08-01_503_obbXXyIlZq4aGNSE9hCiIw==.jsonlz4 compatibility.ini cookies.sqlite crashes events datareporting state.json formhistory.sqlite healthreport state.json healthreport.sqlite key3.db logins.json minidumps places.sqlite prefs.js sessionCheckpoints.json sessionstore.js signedInUser.json times.json

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guigs
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The crash is from version 36 of Firefox and is from 2015-03-24 00:35:28 however the two messages mentioned are indicators that the profile.ini file is not correct since you have copied the profile folder and its contents below. To start Firefox and avoid the profile missing error, you can try to start Firefox with the Profile Manager:

How to recover a missing profile: