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I LIke FF but a recent chnage of PC has left me frustrated, all the back up files for FF are now resident on my desktop all 55 of them,FF stops if I delete them

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All the back up and sytem files that FF needs to function are on my dektop, (55 in total) when I get rid of them FF stops working.(obviously). Where should they live and how do I get them there and ensure that FF stays working?

All the back up and sytem files that FF needs to function are on my dektop, (55 in total) when I get rid of them FF stops working.(obviously). Where should they live and how do I get them there and ensure that FF stays working?

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hi, please try to create a new firefox profile: Profile Manager - Create, remove or switch Firefox profiles normally that should be located under C:\users\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles...

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hi, please try to create a new firefox profile: Profile Manager - Create, remove or switch Firefox profiles normally that should be located under C:\users\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles...