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how can I import Firefox prefs from Win7 to to Win8 Firefox/Nightly

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judith999
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I've copied my preferences from my old computer running Win 7 into %appdata%\mozilla\firefox\profiles on my new computer running Win 8. I have Firefox and Nightly installed on my new computer but I cannot get them to see my old prefs. If I rename the new default prefs to .old, Firefox still won't recognize the imported Win7 preferences.

I've copied my preferences from my old computer running Win 7 into %appdata%\mozilla\firefox\profiles on my new computer running Win 8. I have Firefox and Nightly installed on my new computer but I cannot get them to see my old prefs. If I rename the new default prefs to .old, Firefox still won't recognize the imported Win7 preferences.

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iamjayakumars
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Check this, It helps you to solve the issue

cor-el
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See also:

Main Firefox profile folder:

  • C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\

Location of the disk cache and other caches:

  • C:\Users\<user>\AppData\LocalMozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\