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What can I clean out of my profile folder?

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Lady Aleena
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I have the following files in my profile folder, and I want to know what I can clean out of there without having to create a new profile and transferring the information over.

adblockplus addons.sqlite addons.sqlite-journal blocklist.xml bookmarkbackups bookmarks.html cert8.db cert_override.txt chatzilla chrome chromeappsstore.sqlite colorzilla compatibility.ini compreg.dat content-prefs.sqlite cookies.sqlite cookies.sqlite-shm cookies.sqlite-wal downloads.sqlite extensions extensions.ini extensions.log extensions.rdf extensions.sqlite firebug forecastfox.sqlite formhistory.sqlite key3.db lightweighttheme-footer lightweighttheme-header localstore-safe.rdf localstore.rdf mimeTypes.rdf minidumps parent.lock permissions.sqlite persdict.dat places.sqlite places.sqlite-shm places.sqlite-wal pluginreg.dat prefs.js reminderfox search.json search.sqlite searchplugins secmod.db sessionstore.js sharing@addons.mozilla.org signons.sqlite stylish.sqlite superstart tidy tidy_base.html tidy_cleanup.html urlclassifierkey3.txt weave webappsstore.sqlite xpti.dat

I have the following files in my profile folder, and I want to know what I can clean out of there without having to create a new profile and transferring the information over. adblockplus addons.sqlite addons.sqlite-journal blocklist.xml bookmarkbackups bookmarks.html cert8.db cert_override.txt chatzilla chrome chromeappsstore.sqlite colorzilla compatibility.ini compreg.dat content-prefs.sqlite cookies.sqlite cookies.sqlite-shm cookies.sqlite-wal downloads.sqlite extensions extensions.ini extensions.log extensions.rdf extensions.sqlite firebug forecastfox.sqlite formhistory.sqlite key3.db lightweighttheme-footer lightweighttheme-header localstore-safe.rdf localstore.rdf mimeTypes.rdf minidumps parent.lock permissions.sqlite persdict.dat places.sqlite places.sqlite-shm places.sqlite-wal pluginreg.dat prefs.js reminderfox search.json search.sqlite searchplugins secmod.db sessionstore.js sharing@addons.mozilla.org signons.sqlite stylish.sqlite superstart tidy tidy_base.html tidy_cleanup.html urlclassifierkey3.txt weave webappsstore.sqlite xpti.dat

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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What's your goal by "cleaning" your Profile?

Lady Aleena
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Getting rid of obsolete files that could cause conflicts or are no longer used by Firefox in hopes of making Firefox run better. Firefox has gotten slower with each new update.

cor-el
cor-el
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Best is to create a new profile if you want to get rid of remnants from older Firefox versions or extensions that you no longer have installed.

Modified by cor-el