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Weird effect when copying profile from windows to mac

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drumstel
drumstel
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When copying a complete profile from a windows machine to a mac. Firefox won't save any passwords anymore. When I start Firefox up and try to access a known site with password, no question comes up!, so when i check the settings in Firefox i can see the check for saving passwords. But when I open the manager i can't find any of the saved passwords from my windows profile. And in addition new passwords made won't stay saved on the mac.

Anyone got any idea why this happens....

Additional information: when I create a new profile in firefox an try to save a new password it works without any issues.

When copying a complete profile from a windows machine to a mac. Firefox won't save any passwords anymore. When I start Firefox up and try to access a known site with password, no question comes up!, so when i check the settings in Firefox i can see the check for saving passwords. But when I open the manager i can't find any of the saved passwords from my windows profile. And in addition new passwords made won't stay saved on the mac. Anyone got any idea why this happens.... Additional information: when I create a new profile in firefox an try to save a new password it works without any issues.

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Wesley Branton
Wesley Branton
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Some of the files in the Firefox profile may be OS-specific, meaning you may have some issues when copying between different operating systems (Windows and Mac OS in your case).

You may want to look at the documentation about Firefox profiles to see what data is stored in which file and then only copy the files that you need.

A far better option for syncing Firefox data between multiple devices would be setting up Firefox Sync on your computers. This will automatically sync your data (bookmarks, logins, passwords, etc) between multiple devices.

drumstel
drumstel Question owner
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Will try it asap and will let you know!

FredMcD
FredMcD
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Make sure you create a backup of your current profile first.

Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles.{web link} I use an add-on that makes backups of my user profile, Just In Case. Unfortunately, it is not compatible with the current Firefox.

Every now and then, open the profile folder and create a copy of the current profile as is to another location on your hard drive. This way you will have a backup.

If you do this each day, you will not lose much data. This should be done with Firefox Closed.

Note: In case you need to restore from these backups, you may need to overwrite old or corrupted files.