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how do I keep my profile on C drive as I'm runnig it off my dvd player?

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dtonkinson
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I re installed win10 and firefox and saved my profile to a cd I tried to create my profile off the cd but I did something wrong because now my profile goes away and firefox won't run when I eject the cd from the player

I re installed win10 and firefox and saved my profile to a cd I tried to create my profile off the cd but I did something wrong because now my profile goes away and firefox won't run when I eject the cd from the player

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Ain't gonna work with the Profile on the hard drive and Firefox located on a CD.

What is the end result you want to achieve?

dtonkinson
dtonkinson Eieren av spørsmålet
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hey ed thanks for the reply, firefox is on the HD and the profile is on a cd

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Naw, that ain't gonna work. The Profile needs "write" ability and even a 'burner,' or other removal media just ain't gonna hack it.

What are you trying to achieve by moving the Profile away from the default location in AppData > Roaming?

cor-el
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You can use the Profile Manager to create a new profile.

You can copy files like these to the current Firefox profile folder to recover specific data.

  • bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
  • bookmark backups: JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
  • SQLite files like cookies.sqlite (cookies) and formhistory.sqlite (saved form data)
  • logins.json and key3.db (decryption key) for Passwords saved in the Password Manager
  • cert8.db and possibly cert_override.txt for (intermediate) certificates stored in the Certificate Manager
  • persdict.dat for words you added to the spelling checker dictionary
  • permissions.sqlite for Permissions and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for other Site Preferences
  • sessionstore.js for open tabs and pinned tabs and tab groups

You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder: