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Can't Find AppData Folder

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gaelicfran
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Hi,

My hard drive Failed but I was able to save all my Data to an External Hard drive, I have to re-install Firefox again. I want to recover my old Firefox profile and transfer it to the new hard drive, The problem is I can't find the Firefox App Data Folder on the External Hard drive I have turned on viewing of hidden files and folders but still can't find it.

Would the folder still be on the old hard drive or is there any way i can recover the Folder?

Thanks

Hi, My hard drive Failed but I was able to save all my Data to an External Hard drive, I have to re-install Firefox again. I want to recover my old Firefox profile and transfer it to the new hard drive, The problem is I can't find the Firefox App Data Folder on the External Hard drive I have turned on viewing of hidden files and folders but still can't find it. Would the folder still be on the old hard drive or is there any way i can recover the Folder? Thanks

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zoli62
zoli62
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See and reaf this, i hope, it would be useful. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data

Modified by zoli62

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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You need to un-hide the hidden files and folders in Windows 7.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hidden-files#show-hidden-files=windows-7

Modified by the-edmeister

gaelicfran
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Still can't find it. As I said in Question I have Show hidden files and folders turned on

cor-el
cor-el
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Are you able to access the current Firefox profile folder via Windows Explorer?

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

Can you at least access the <user> folder that you used previously?

Modified by cor-el