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How do I take a saved Windows profile and restore on a Mac?

scottgdavis
scottgdavis
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Preparing to purchase a Mac, I saved my Firefox profile per the instsructions in this help. Nos that I have the Mac, I don't know where to copy the saved default file, so I can keep cookies, etc.

Preparing to purchase a Mac, I saved my Firefox profile per the instsructions in this help. Nos that I have the Mac, I don't know where to copy the saved default file, so I can keep cookies, etc.

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Swarnava Sengupta
Swarnava Sengupta
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Profile is a folder which store all your personal data in a safe place

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering%20important%20data%20from%20an%20old%20profile

scottgdavis
scottgdavis Question owner
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Thanks for your quick response. I won't be able to try to fix this for a few days, but I wanted to acknowledge your response. Thanks!

- Scott