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how to move settings from one computer to another?

blueyes1012
blueyes1012
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i'm going to be getting a new laptop -- how do i move all of my settings, bookmarks, etc. from one computer to another. i've checked the help section - it talks about a profile -- i'm not sure i have that? can someone help -- 1 - set up a profilem and 2 - how to transfer it from one to the other --

thanks so much for your help

i'm going to be getting a new laptop -- how do i move all of my settings, bookmarks, etc. from one computer to another. i've checked the help section - it talks about a profile -- i'm not sure i have that? can someone help -- 1 - set up a profilem and 2 - how to transfer it from one to the other -- thanks so much for your help

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Yes - Firefox has a "profile". See these KB articles.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles