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alpenadiver · 06-21-2009, 06:37 AM

You can copy and paste the profile files from the old drive to the new profile on the new drive. You need to show hidden files, and folders first.

Go to Control Panel > Folder Options > View > Select "Show hidden files, folders" once that is done your firefox profile is located at:

In windows 2000, XP - C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXX.default (XXXX will be a alpha-numeric name)

Vista, Windows7 - C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXX.default

To return the fresh install of firefox to the same settings as the old install (including bookmarks, passwords, etc) copy all files from old firefox profile, into the new firefox profile.

06-21-2009, 06:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
alpenadiver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Alpena, Michigan Posts: 346 OS: Windows XP Pro, Windows 7 My System	Re: Firefox Saved Passwords Recovery You can copy and paste the profile files from the old drive to the new profile on the new drive. You need to show hidden files, and folders first. Go to Control Panel > Folder Options > View > Select "Show hidden files, folders" once that is done your firefox profile is located at: In windows 2000, XP - C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXX.default (XXXX will be a alpha-numeric name) Vista, Windows7 - C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXX.default To return the fresh install of firefox to the same settings as the old install (including bookmarks, passwords, etc) copy all files from old firefox profile, into the new firefox profile.