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Firefox settings - this is how it works

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Export browser settings from Mozilla Firefox

1st step:
2nd step:
3rd step:
4th step:
Re-import Firefox settings on the new PC
Quick guide: Exporting settings

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In the following tips + tricks article, we will show you how you can export your browser settings under Mozilla Firefox..

Mozilla Firefox saves your settings, bookmarks, etc. in a browser profile. When you buy a new computer, you can take your browser profile with you. We explain how you can export your profile from Firefox and paste it back into a newly installed Firefox.

• Export browser settings from Mozilla Firefox
• Re-import Firefox settings on the new PC

Export browser settings from Mozilla Firefox

Take a look at our step-by-step instructions or read the quick start guide .

1st step:

Open Firefox and go to the burger menu (☰) in the top right corner . There you click on " Help ".

2nd step:

Now click on " Troubleshooting information " in the help area .

3rd step:

Now you will be redirected to a new window. There you go under " General Information " next to Profile Folder to " Open Folder ". Note that the cryptic folder name can be different for you.

4th step:

In the folder that opens, navigate up one level so that you are in the path " C: \ Users \ User \ AppData \ Roaming \ Mozilla \ Firefox \ Profiles \ ". Users must be replaced with their actual Windows username. Save the folder on an external medium such as a USB stick or in a cloud. The backup of the profile folder is now complete. In the next instruction you will learn how to import this folder back onto the new PC.

Note: If you have several profiles, you should of course repeat this process for all profiles..

Re-import Firefox settings on the new PC

You then have to re-import the folder on your new or format PC in the newly installed Firefox. To navigate back to the path " C: \ Users \ username \ AppData \ Roaming \ Mozilla \ Firefox \ Profiles \ " - for users , you must insert your Windows user name. Here you paste the folder again including all copied subfolders and files. The folder for the standard profile should be named xj1gwf5l.default or something similar. The settings are imported into the new Firefox and loaded the next time it is started.

Quick guide: Exporting settings

1. Open Firefox and go to the burger menu (☰) in the top right corner . There you click on " Help ".
2. Then go to " Troubleshooting information ".
3. In the next window, click on " Open folder " under " General information " next to Profile folder .
4. Go one folder level up and copy the entire folder and its contents or the actual folder to an external location, e.g. a USB stick.

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