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Firefox saves your personal information such as bookmarks, passwords, and user preferences in a set of files called your Profile, which is stored in a separate location from the Firefox program files. You can have multiple Firefox profiles, each containing a separate set of user information. The Profile Manager allows you to create, remove, rename, and switch profiles.

Firefox saves your personal information such as bookmarks, passwords, and user preferences in a set of files called your [[Profiles|profile]], which is stored in a separate location from the Firefox program files. You can have multiple Firefox profiles, each containing a separate set of user information. The Profile Manager allows you to create, remove, rename, and switch profiles. ;:{note}'''Using multiple profiles and profile management are advanced features intended primarily for extension developers. Unless you are an advanced user, or are troubleshooting a specific problem with Firefox, you should avoid using multiple profiles.'''{/note} __TOC__ = Starting the Profile Manager = ;:{note}'''Important: Before you can start the Profile Manager, Firefox must be completely closed. '''{/note} {for win} *'''Windows 7 and Vista''' # Exit Firefox. To close Firefox, at the top of the Firefox window, select the {menu File} menu, and then select {menu Exit}. # Open the Windows Start menu. In the Search box in the bottom left, type <br/><code>firefox.exe -ProfileManager</code> # Press {key Enter}. *'''Windows 2000 and XP''' # Exit Firefox. To close Firefox, at the top of the Firefox window, select the {menu File} menu, and then select {menu Exit}. # Open the Windows Start menu and click {menu Run...}. # In the Run dialog, enter the following: <code>firefox.exe -ProfileManager</code> # Click {button OK}. ;:{note}'''Note:''' If the Profile Manager window does not appear, you may need to specify the full path of the Firefox program, enclosed in quotes; for example: <code>"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -ProfileManager</code>{/note} {/for} {for mac} # Exit Firefox. To close Firefox, in the menu bar, select the {menu Firefox} menu, and then select {menu Quit Firefox}. # Navigate to {filepath /Applications/Utilities}. Open the '''Terminal''' application. # In the Terminal application, enter the following:<br/><code> /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -ProfileManager </code> # Press {key Return}. {/for} {for linux} If Firefox is already included in your Linux distribution or if you have installed Firefox with the package manager of your Linux distribution: # Exit Firefox. To close Firefox, at the top of the Firefox window, select the {menu File} menu, and then select {menu Quit}. # In '''Terminal''' run: <br/> <code>firefox -ProfileManager</code> {/for} {for win,linux}[[Image:6e2d77cd857fa24e876097c4af69a4a9-1260152566-432-1.png]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:6e2d77cd857fa24e876097c4af69a4a9-1238101167-976-1.jpg]]{/for} If the Profile Manager window does not open, Firefox may have been running in the background, even though it was not visible. Close all instances of Firefox or restart the computer and then try again. = Creating a profile = [[Video:a9904aafa50592076ca8c8f5f1a4dfdc-1245361978-54-0]] # To start the Create Profile Wizard, click {button Create Profile...} in the Profile Manager. # Click {button Next} and enter the name of the profile. Use a profile name that is descriptive, such as your personal name. This name is not exposed on the Internet. {for win,linux}<br/> <br/> [[Image:6e2d77cd857fa24e876097c4af69a4a9-1260153527-579-1.png]] <br/>{/for}{for mac} <br/> <br/> [[Image:6e2d77cd857fa24e876097c4af69a4a9-1238101167-976-2.jpg]]<br/>{/for} # You can also choose where to store the profile, which is useful if you plan on exporting your data and settings to another computer or setup in the future. To choose its storage location on your system, click {button Choose Folder...}. ** {note}'''Note: If you choose a custom location for the profile, store it in a new or clean folder. When you choose to remove the profile, all contents stored in the same folder are removed.'''{/note} # To create the new profile, click {for win,linux}{button Finish}{/for}{for mac}{button Done}{/for}. = Removing a profile = # In the Profile Manager, select the profile to remove, and click {button Delete Profile...}. # Confirm that you wish to delete the profile: {for win,linux}<br/> <br/> [[Image:6e2d77cd857fa24e876097c4af69a4a9-1260152566-432-4.png]] <br/>{/for}{for mac}<br/> <br/>[[Image:6e2d77cd857fa24e876097c4af69a4a9-1238101167-976-3.jpg]] <br/>{/for} ** {button Don't Delete Files} removes the profile from the Profile Manager yet retains the profile data files on your computer in the storage folder, so your information is not lost. *** When you create a new profile, you can copy all of the files inside the old profile's folder to the new profile folder, and your profile information is restored in the new profile. ** {button Delete Files} removes the profile and its files, including the profile bookmarks, settings, passwords, etc. {note}'''Caution: If you use the "Delete Files" option, the profile folder and files will be deleted. This action cannot be undone.'''{/note} ** {button Cancel} interrupts the profile deletion. = Renaming a profile = # In the Profile Manager, select the profile to rename, and then click {button Rename Profile...}. # Enter the new name for the profile. Type in the new profile name, and click on {button OK}. ** '''Note''': The folder containing the files for the profile is not renamed. = Options = == Work Offline == Choosing this option loads the selected profile and starts Firefox without connecting to the Internet. You can view previously viewed web pages and experiment with your profile. == Don't ask at startup == If you have multiple profiles, Firefox prompts you for the profile to use each time you start Firefox. Select this option to allow Firefox to load the selected profile without prompting at startup. * To access other profiles after selecting this option, you must start the Profile Manager first. = Moving a profile = To copy all of your Firefox data and settings to another Firefox installation (e.g. when you get a new computer), you need to make a backup of your Firefox profile, then restore it in your new location. * For instructions, see [[Backing up your information]]. = Recovering information from an old profile = If you have important information from an old Firefox profile, such as bookmarks, passwords, or user preferences, you can transfer that information to a new Firefox profile by copying the associated files. *For instructions, see [[Recovering important data from an old profile]].