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Firefox wont open

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Fredjames
Fredjames
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I cannot install or open firefox because I get a message saying the profile is missing so I try to create a new profile and it says an unexpected error occurred.

I reinstalled it a few times but no luck. I flushed my cache Tried developer edition

This application does not seem to work at all.

I cannot install or open firefox because I get a message saying the profile is missing so I try to create a new profile and it says an unexpected error occurred. I reinstalled it a few times but no luck. I flushed my cache Tried developer edition This application does not seem to work at all.

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FredMcD
FredMcD
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-run-firefox-when-profile-missing-inaccessible

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox#Navigating_to_the_profile_folder

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles


Type about:profiles<enter> in the address bar. How many profiles are listed? How many should be there? Also, open the folder in your file explorer.