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Missing "Reset firefox" option in troubleshooting information page, Firefox 17.0.1 portable

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Missing "reset firefox" option in troubleshooting information page, Firefox portable 17.0.1. I have problems of excess resources used by Firefox unexplained. I tried to use the reset option but can not find on page "Troubleshooting Information". Much appreciate your attention. thanks

Missing "reset firefox" option in troubleshooting information page, Firefox portable 17.0.1. I have problems of excess resources used by Firefox unexplained. I tried to use the reset option but can not find on page "Troubleshooting Information". Much appreciate your attention. thanks

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Portable Firefox does not have the Reset Firefox option, as it doesn't have a profile to point to. Also, portable Firefox isn't an official build of Firefox. So, to answer your question, there is no Reset in Portable Firefox, only in Desktop Firefox with a profile in the proper location. The article isn't talking about Portable Firefox since it isn't an official mozilla build.

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Firefox portable doesn't have the Reset Firefox Option.

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Yes, it does. At least that is what is reported in Firefox's help. See http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems

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Portable Firefox does not have the Reset Firefox option, as it doesn't have a profile to point to. Also, portable Firefox isn't an official build of Firefox. So, to answer your question, there is no Reset in Portable Firefox, only in Desktop Firefox with a profile in the proper location. The article isn't talking about Portable Firefox since it isn't an official mozilla build.

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Now you have made it all clear to me. When I posted my inquire I remarked that it was a portable version, but didn't know that it was not official and hence not supported. Didn´t also know anything about profiles in the browser since I have always used portable versions that now I realize lack that posibility. Thank you very much Tylerdowner for your post. I really appreciate your answer.