How to Transfer Firefox Profile to New Computer

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In this tutorial, you will learn How to Transfer your Firefox Profile to a New Computer. When you buy a new computer, you will need to do a fresh install of Firefox.
This means that you will again need to customize your settings, add the bookmarks, save your passwords, and add your extensions. However, the good news is that you really don’t need to go through this whole customization process all over again.
You can save or backup your Firefox Profile and then transfer it to your new computer. This can save you a lot of time and frustration. Firefox saves all your data in a profile folder separate from the main folder where Firefox is installed.
In this tutorial, I will show you step-by-step how to export your Firefox Profile to an external USB flash drive and then transfer it to your new computer.
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@elizabethstricklin4613 Год назад

Perfectly clear. The visuals on where to find things is so much help. Thank you very much Anthony.

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome Elizabeth! Great to know this video helped. Thanks much for stopping by...it's greatly appreciated!

@ndhudecz 2 года назад

Anthony, I tried this on my upstairs computer where I transferred another from downstairs computer to upstairs computer with not all bookmarks from downstairs showing up . I tried it your way and looks like I now have all bookmarks thank you. I will erase the hard drive downstairs on the computer because of freezing issues and now install it bookmarks the way you suggested. The best I FOUND HERE ON RU-vid... THANK YOU!!!!

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Norman! I'm glad this tutorial helped in successfully transferring your bookmarks in Firefox. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@billfuller8396 2 года назад

This was a big help. Your explanation is very clear and easy to follow. Thanks for making this video!

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Bill. Great to know this tutorial helped. Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. It's appreciated...cheers!

@johnpaulflippin9097 Год назад

Woohoo!! Took me a couple tries and switching your video back and forth between computers so that I could close the FF browser where needed and still follow your excellent video step by step, but it worked and everything is there on the new computer now. Thanks so much. 🙂

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Awesome...thanks great John! Great to know that this tutorial helped and you were able to successfully transfer your Firefox profile to your new computer. Thanks much for stopping by...cheers!

@dinaj3326 2 года назад

Awesome, thank you so much for making this video and making it so easy to transfer my bookmarks. I greatly appreciate you! You have saved me many hours of time. Have a very blessed Christmas and 2022

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're most welcome Dina! Great to know this tutorial helped and saved you a lot of time. Thanks for stopping by and for your wishes. Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Blessed 2022 as well...cheers!

@tomhoffmeyer7254 Год назад

This is a wonderful instructional video. I followed your exact instructions, and it worked perfectly. Thank you, Anthony!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome Tom! Great to know this tutorial helped and worked perfectly for you. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@santodomingoexpat6866 Год назад

Was able to do it on my first try. Simple, helpful and accurate. Thank you!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome! Great to know this tutorial helped and worked for you. Thanks for stopping by!

@piratedragon703 2 года назад

thank you. Wasn't sure if this actually worked or not... But I am distro hopping around this week, and Want to be able to see my normal firefox with extensions and bookmarks, and about:configs I have changed out and everything. Saves so much time in the scheme of things. Much appreciated!

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome! I'm glad this tutorial helped. Yeah, it can definitely save a lot of time. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@rodneyshorette 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this excellent tutorial. I would have never figured this out on my own. It was easy andpainless and now my bookmarks are on my new computer

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're most welcome Rodney. Great to know this tutorial helped. Appreciate your feedback and thanks for stopping by. Have a safe and blessed 2022...cheers!

@tomw377 Год назад

Great info! I would have had trouble following your comments without the graphics that show exactly where everything is and should be copied to. The only hiccup I ran into while copying was that a message popped up saying that 3-4 files couldn't be found. After retrying several times I simply hit the "ignore" option and the transfer to my flash drive went very smoothly. I've transferred everything to my new laptop and it seems to be there. The biggest things I wanted are my password and bookmarks and they apparently make the journey in one piece. Thanks loads for your tutorial on this!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome Tom! I'm glad this tutorial helped and you've got your new laptop set up with your passwords and bookmarks. I'm assuming you used the Sync option as well. This will ensure that any missing file issues will be fixed as well. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@gregsettle1581 9 месяцев назад

Good, straightforward instructions, and worked first time. Thank you for your help!

@AnthonyGodinho 9 месяцев назад

You're welcome Greg. Great to know this tutorial helped. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@patrickdoyle7113 2 года назад

Clear, precise and it worked, thank you for an excellent tutorial.

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Patrick. Great to know this tutorial helped. Thanks for stopping by!

@georgeschaeffer3660 11 месяцев назад

works perfect...easy to understand...saved my life with this.....

@AnthonyGodinho 11 месяцев назад

That's great George! Good to know this tutorial helped. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@TheTferrer 2 года назад

Thank you. The process was easy and saved a lot of time.

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Tony! I'm glad this tutorial helped. Thanks for stopping by!

@pallhe 6 месяцев назад

Genius. Very clearly explained and worked like a dream.

@AnthonyGodinho 6 месяцев назад

@pallhe I'm glad this tutorial helped and it worked great for you. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@margaretreid8023 2 года назад

Thank you. This made the process so easy.

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Margaret. I'm glad this tutorial helped. Cheers!

@femiwilliams2014 2 года назад

Excellent straight to the point

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

That's great Femi...I'm glad this tutorial helped...cheers!

@Borgelini Год назад

Worked like a charm, big thanks!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome my friend. I'm glad this tutorial helped...cheers!

@ruechaos Год назад

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Great to know this tutorial helped. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@reddevilunited77 Год назад

Thanks. That was very helpful.

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome my friend. Great to know this video helped. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@sidensvans67 Год назад

Thank you for this useful information .

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome! I'm glad this video helped...cheers!

@user-te2uh4cm7m Год назад

You are a life saver! Thank you!!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome Charles! Great to know this video helped. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@TheFrontierseeker Год назад

Great video, thank you!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome, I'm glad this video helped...cheers!

@LoupeDuffy Год назад

Thank you! it worked perfectly!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

@LoupeDuffy you're welcome. I'm glad this worked for you. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@HabibaALAYA 2 года назад

Thank you so much. Your videos was very helpful

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Alaya. I'm glad this tutorial helped. Thanks for stopping by!

@xornjoix4034 Год назад

Thanks my guy you really saved me great video

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome my friend. Great to know this tutorial helped. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@Bob12369 2 года назад

It worked! Thank you so much.

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Bob! Great to know this tutorial worked for you. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@a.randomjack6661 Год назад

Thank you, very much I seriously need that 🖖

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome. Great to know this tutorial helped...cheers!

@pradeepb7987 Год назад

You save my day !!!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

I'm glad this tutorial helped Pradeep...cheers!

@who-gives-a-toss_Bear Год назад

Try again and it works. Cheers

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Ok, that's great. I'm glad it worked for you...cheers!

@JustAsPlanned1 Год назад

Thanks man!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome my friend!

@dinaradoman8598 2 года назад

Thank you so much!!!

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Dina. I'm glad this tutorial helped...cheers!

@mistercooper6623 2 года назад

Thanks a bunch. Had to reinstall windows to a new ssd and couldn't boot up previous SSD. Thankyou

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome! Great to know this tutorial came handy. It can save a lot of time. Thanks for stopping by...cheers!

@luisandres6837 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@AnthonyGodinho 10 месяцев назад

You're welcome Luis!

@frankferrero5827 Год назад

First of all thanks for the video. Does this change of profile include my old bookmarks,passwords and logins? cheers

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome Frank! Yes, if the Firefox profile that you're backing up and transferring has your old bookmarks and passwords, they will all transfer to the other computer.

@rosewc9 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for this nice clear video. I followed the instructions. All good on the old computer. On new computer, when I clicked "open folder" at the Profile Folder in Firefox Application Basics screen, I got the popup "Location is not available." When I use File Explorer to navigate to the profile folder listed in the Firefox Application Basics screen, I find that the folder does not exist (and I do have "show hidden files" turned on.) Suggestions? Thank you.

@AnthonyGodinho 8 месяцев назад

Hi William, sorry, I was out of town and was not able to respond to you earlier. I'm not sure if you've already figured things out. If not, generally the error "Location is not available." pops up due to permission reasons. First of all, make sure you're signed in as Administrator on the new computer. So, if you've created different profiles, then log into Windows 10 as Administrator. Also, do both the computers have the same version of Firefox? One other way to go to your Firefox profile is to copy & paste the following path into File Explorer (in the address bar top section) without the quotes. "%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\" Hope this works for you!

@rosewc9 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Anthony for your reply.

@AnthonyGodinho 8 месяцев назад

You're welcome William!

@elyaks830 2 года назад

thank you

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome ELYAKS!

@vj9704 Год назад

I ran into 'Destination Path is Too Long' when copying the USB file to the profile folder. I didn't want it to skip copying my files. The other option was to Cancel. What can I do at this point to replace the destination files and folders, and make sure all files are copied. Please help

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Hi there, sorry, I could not respond earlier. I'm just catching up today with my RU-vid comments and questions. The error that you're getting in Windows 10 is due to the limitation with long path files exceeding 256 characters. I'm not sure if you already resolved the issue, if not... One way to deal with this is to zip the folder and then copy it to your USB flash drive and then to your new computer. Once on the new computer, you will need to unzip the folder and then transfer the files to the respective folder. Hope this helps...cheers!

@johnwhorfin5150 Год назад

great work.thankyou

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome john. I'm glad this tutorial helped...cheers!

@johnwhorfin5150 Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho yeah thanx. resetting the pc is like losing your wallet with all the cards and licenses. the money doesn't really matter hehehe

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

LOL, very true John :)

@davidwiggins8926 2 года назад

Thank you

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome David!

@SicketMog Год назад

This is different from how I did it last time; seems quicker. Does this also copy over extensions and custom hotkeys for those extensions? Basically will the new computer open Firefox EXACTLY like the old one did it? Do I need an account/to be logged in on Firefox to do it (never bothered with that)?

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Hi there, yes, it does copy the extensions as well. I personally don't use too many extensions. I think I only have 2 or 3, so I'm not sure about the custom hotkeys for extensions. That being said, it's best to also have a Firefox account and use the Firefox Sync feature on both computers after transferring the Firefox profile. Hope this helps...cheers!

@SicketMog Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho It does help; thank you very much. Just got my new computer set up recently so likely won't use this for a while but will definitely favorite for next time. Thanks again! 👍

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

@sicketmog3920 you're welcome. I'm glad it helped!

@luciannicolae993 2 года назад

Hello, Anthony! How do I transfer not one, but multiple Firefox profiles to a new PC? Thank you.

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

Hi Lucian, if you want to transfer multiple Firefox profiles from one computer to another, you can do the following on your old computer. First make sure to close your Firefox browser: (1) Open File Explorer and type "%Appdata%" (without the quotation marks) in the address bar and hit enter; (2) right-click on the Mozilla folder and click Copy; (3) then plug in your USB flash drive and paste the Mozilla folder (this backs up your Mozilla folder). Once you do the above, go to your new computer and follow the steps below. First make sure to close your Firefox browser: (1) Plug in your USB flash drive (where you backed up your Mozilla folder); (2) right-click on the Mozilla folder and click Copy; (3) Open another instance of File Explorer and type "%Appdata%" (without the quotation marks) in the address bar and hit enter; (4) right-click on the Mozilla folder and click Delete; (5) finally, right-click on the Roaming folder and click Paste. Once you do the above, you can also log into your Firefox accounts on both computer and run Sync. Hope this works for you...cheers!

@SoItGoesCAL34 Год назад

Thanks! I used this a few months ago on our 2 new computers (windows 11) and it worked great. One of those computers died so I am trying to transfer his firefox profile to my old computer *windows 10). I have uninstalled firefox and reinstalled to get a fresh start. Then I moved the contents of his profile into my old computer's new profile. It is not showing any bookmarks or passwords. There are 2 other files in the profile folder besides the xxx.default folder. Do I move them too? Thanks again for the excellent & informative video.

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Hi there, you're welcome! Did you have multiple Firefox profiles? Also, are both the versions of Firefox the same on both computers? Have you tried the Firefox Sync feature after copying the profile?

@SoItGoesCAL34 Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho Thanks for your reply. I appreciate it. One of the folders in the profile folder had a name like ciqgsm2a.default-1485871841732 . I took the contents of this folder and copied it into the new folder with a similar name (had a lot of numbers). This folder has the bookmarks and passwords. It works. Hurray!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

@SoItGoesCAL34 oh ok, that's great. I'm glad you got it working. Thanks for letting me know...cheers!

@pradeepb7987 Год назад

let me know hou you animate red rectangular shapes?

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Hi Pradeep, this particular animation was done in PowerPoint 365.

@gravedigger338 Год назад

thanks

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome!

@Acerthorn 2 года назад

I've been able to update my bookmarks, passwords, and extensions in the past simply by logging in. I'm trying to do that now on the laptop. How do I do that? It's a Windows NT laptop. All I want is my saved passwords from my desktop to appear on my laptop! Why is that so hard? In the past, I've been able to just log in to my firefox account and that was it.

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

Hi there, after you logged into both the computers did you complete the syncing process? Ideally, its best to export and import your Firefox Profile to ensure that all the data is transferred.

@elayneparkes2966 2 года назад

Hello, Anthony. Windows 10 is wanting me to upgrade to Windows 11 on my laptop, but I have read I'd lose Firefox and have to reinstall it from the Microsoft Store. Since this is not a new computer transfer, how do I transfer my profile to the new Firefox install? Even though it's the same computer, do I have to do your process with the USB drive--or can I save my profile folder on my desktop--or will my profile transfer automatically just by logging into the new Firefox install? I use it as my default browser, mostly using Google Chrome for maps, and never Microsoft Edge, so don't want to lose everything and have to start over. Thanks in advance for your time and attention! EP

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

Hello Elayne, ideally, even if you need to reinstall Firefox, it should generally store your profile on your current computer. However, just to be on the safer side, I would suggest backing up your Firefox Profile (on an external drive) like I showed you in this tutorial. Once you upgrade to Windows 11 and reinstall Firefox, log into your Firefox account and see of your current profile automatically transferred over. If not, then you can proceed with part 2 of this tutorial and manually transfer the Firefox Profile. Hope this makes sense and helps. Do let me know how it goes. Good luck!

@elayneparkes2966 2 года назад

@@AnthonyGodinho Hi, Anthony. Thank you very much for replying. I have asked this question on a couple of forums and have not had a reply. I do appreciate it, and I'll let you know!

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're most welcome Elayne. I hope that works for you and all the best with the upgrade to Windows 11...cheers!

@jimmanning4739 2 года назад

great thanks

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Jim!

@adeelakram8115 2 года назад

Do we really need USB to transfer it to another computer , can't we transfer it to G drive and then from G drive we can import the profile on new computer

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

Hi Adeel, no, you don't necessarily need an external USB drive. You can use Google Drive to export and import the profile folder.

@dr.j6747 Год назад

Love it, beautiful! You are a genius! Thank you! Now how do I transfer Desk Top Folders to new computer?

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

You're welcome my friend, I'm glad this tutorial helped! If you have only a few desktop folders that you want to transfer from your old computer to your new computer, you can just copy those folders (from File Explorer, if you're using Windows 10) from your old computer and transfer them to the new computer. This is similar to the process I showed you in this tutorial. Once you do the above, you can then right-click on the specific folder (in File Explorer) and choose \Send To\Desktop. This will create a shortcut to the specific folder. You'll have to repeat this process for the other folders. On the other hand, if you want to transfer your desktop settings, folders, etc. from your old computer to your new computer, you can use the Sync feature in Windows 10. This can be found in the Settings app under \Accounts\Sync. For this you'll need to log into both computers using the same Microsoft account (for example, Hotmail or Outlook email). Hope this makes sense and helps...cheers!

@dr.j6747 Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho Thank you for your kind reply Anthony. I very much appreciate it. I currently have WIN 7, so have to upgrade as Firefox has no more updates. I'm a cyber dummy, but I will see what I can do. I greatly respect your special computer skills and gracious time to help many of us. God bless!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

@dr.j6747 it's my pleasure! Yes, Windows 7 is no longer being updated by Microsoft so most software also won't have updates that work on Windows 7. Does your new computer run on Windows 10 or 11? If you do have any specific questions, please feel free to ask and I'll do my best to help. God bless you too!

@Dezzyyx 11 месяцев назад

@@dr.j6747 actually I thought so too, but Firefox will be supported up until september or something 2024. It just means the next full version of FF won't support Win 7, so this is the last supported version, but again this version will last until 2024, you still get the smaller updates to this current FF version. Most of my software still gets updates too, except Spotify.

@xiscolinho День назад

Hello. Does one's history also get transferred? Thank you

@AnthonyGodinho 20 часов назад

Hi Virgil, yes, the Firefox profile has a filed called "places.sqlite" which stores the bookmarks and browsing history. Cheers!

@Dezzyyx 11 месяцев назад

Why not just use Sync? it includes most things. I'm also curious that by the time I need to do this (when I get new computer in maybe 1 year) Firefox will no longer support Windows 7, which means that my new computer will have the new version of FF while this one will still have the last supported Win 7 version of FF. I've seen mentioned that to do this trick both devices need to have matching version of Firefox, so in that scenario would it become an issue or what will I need to do?

@AnthonyGodinho 11 месяцев назад

Hi there, yeah, in your case you will be using Windows 7 and most likely Windows 11. So it makes sense to only use the Sync option in Firefox rather than transferring the profile folder. When I transferred my Firefox profile, I did it from Windows 10 on both and they both had the same version of Firefox.

@Dezzyyx 11 месяцев назад

@@AnthonyGodinho So if you get everything with the Sync option, why is there even a need for the profile folder trick? Is my question

@AnthonyGodinho 11 месяцев назад

@Dezzyyx for most part, yes, Sync will do the job. I personally prefer using the Firefox Profile folder method because for one, I have the folder as a backup. Secondly, I don't think Sync transfers all the customization in Preferences done via "about:config" (configuration editor). Also, I personally don't like Sync (other than using it the first time when transferring the Firefox Profile) since there is no way to properly control things given that there is no central computer that you can set up to be the master. I have my Sync turned off always.

@Azad_J_Yassin 8 месяцев назад

What if you have multi-container containers ?

@AnthonyGodinho 8 месяцев назад

Hi Azad, do you mean multi-account containers? If so, I'm assuming you're using the Firefox add-on? I've personally never used multi-account containers, so I can't say for sure if it will transfer with your Firefox profile. However, I do know that add-ons are included in the Firefox profile, so most likely they will be transferred. What I would suggest that once you transfer your profile, just use Firefox Sync on both computers.

@SockFullOfCatLitter 2 года назад

Anthony Godinho saved my firefox!!

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

That's great to know...I'm glad this tutorial helped. Thanks for stopping by!

@SockFullOfCatLitter 2 года назад

@@AnthonyGodinho I know I sound all overly-hyped about it, but I am serious. Their SYNC NOW bullcrap would download bookmarks and addons from my entire history and screw everything up. And also they lied and said this method you showed wasn't even possible. I reformatted my PC today and was dreading what I was going to do. You, my friend, are a saint today.

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

@APH yeah, I can totally understand and relate to what you're saying. You're right, the Sync can sometimes mess things up. I generally only run the Sync once I've completed the process I showed in this video. That is, to ensure the two computers have the same profile data, otherwise like you said, it can mess things up. Thanks for your kinds words my friend and more importantly I'm glad this was helpful and saved you a some time and frustration.

@eddiesebastian2209 3 месяца назад

Why can't I find the app data folder when manually searching user files?

@AnthonyGodinho 3 месяца назад

Hi Eddie, the reason you won't find the "AppData" folder is because it's a hidden folder. To display your hidden folders, in File Explorer, go to the View menu item and then check the box for "Hidden Items" under the "Show/Hide" section. Hope this helps...cheers!

@mrstyxxx 2 года назад

Hi Anthony, In one of the steps you say to close out your browser, how do I do this while I am in the middle of the steps? Thank you, Gary

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

Hi Gary, yes, I mentioned twice that you need to closed your Firefox browser - once during the backup of the profile, and then again during the transfer of the profile. In both cases, you're not in the middle of the steps. The main reason, in both cases, you have Firefox open only because you want to get to the Profile folder. After you do so, you need to close the browser because it won't allow you to override the profile unless you've closed Firefox. Hope this makes sense and helps...cheers!

@mrstyxxx 2 года назад

@@AnthonyGodinho Thank you , but how do I close the (firefox) browser? w-7 At 75 I am doing the best I can :)

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome Gary. No problem, in terms of your question - you can close the Firefox browser by clicking the "X" in the top-right corner of the browser window. Hope that helps...cheers!

@mrstyxxx 2 года назад

@@AnthonyGodinho So when you say now you close the browser, just click the X on the page I am on?

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

Gary, which step are you in right now? Is this the first step where you backup of the Firefox Profile folder? If so, as soon as you click on the OPEN FOLDER button (in Firefox), it will take you to File Explorer. What you need to do next is go back to the Firefox browser and click on the "X" in the top-right corner of the browser.

@gricnime 2 года назад

hi, on the official firefox page, they say that profiles need to have the same name in order to use the method you described in your video. btw, this is the best video that explains the process, so thank you for that. so, do names of the profiles really matter now? or is it just the content of the profile folders. i plan to upgrade to a new pc, so i am atm on windows 7 and should have windows 11 on a new pc, will the same process work?

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

@gricnime hi there, you're welcome! I'm glad this tutorial helped. I believe that applies only if you're restoring the profile on the same computer. If you're transferring your Firefox profile to a new computer, you should be ok because that's what I did as well. BTW, you can also use the Sync feature in Firefox on both computers, if you'd like to keep the profiles on both computers in sync with each other. You will need a Firefox account for this because you'd need to login on both computers and turn on Sync. Hope this makes sense and helps...cheers!

@gricnime 2 года назад

@@AnthonyGodinho thank you for your reply!

@ping3488 8 месяцев назад

Will it save all my 40 Tabs, Thanks for all your videos

@AnthonyGodinho 8 месяцев назад

Hi there, you're welcome! In order to transfer/save your open tabs, the Firefox Sync feature is one way to do it after you've followed the process mentioned in this video to transfer the Firefox Profile folder. If you don't want to use the Firefox Sync feature, to transfer open tabs, what you'll need to do is find the file called "sessionstore.jsonlz4" and then copy and paste it into the main Firefox Profile folder on your new computer. You'll find the "sessionstore.jsonlz4" file under the sub-folder called "sessionstore-backups" which is under the main Firefox Profile folder. If you're going to use the second option above, it's best to log out of Firefox Sync from both the computers and you'll also need to make sure you close Firefox before copying/pasting the above mentioned file. Hope this helps...cheers!

@ping3488 8 месяцев назад

I really appreciate your fast response and your suggestion but I think that it would be easier for me to copy all the URL and paste it back in the new Firefox since I have no experience with the Sync feature,I hope it will work !! Thanks again

@AnthonyGodinho 8 месяцев назад

You're welcome! BTW, you don't need to use the Sync feature. Instead, you can just copy the "sessionstore.jsonlz4" file. If you just prefer copying/pasting the URLs of each of the tabs, you can save them in Notepad and then save it onto a USB flash drive to move them onto your other computer.

@ElEcodelTren Год назад

i just want to know how i transfer all the tabs i have opened in one pc to another session in other pc

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Hi there, if you just want to access all your open tabs on another device or computer, just use Firefox Sync feature. You will need to have a Firefox account to do so.

@ElEcodelTren Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho thanks i have it and i have tried that but only allows me to send 1 tab to ther other device.. i have like 100 tabs opened haha

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

@ElEcodelTren woah, that's a lot of open tabs you have there :) That being said, I believe you can still share multiple tabs. You will need to select all the tabs and then share them. In order to select multiple tabs, you can click on the first tab, then press and hold the SHIFT key while clicking on the last tab. You can then share the selected tabs. Hope that works for you...do let me know. Cheers!

@ElEcodelTren Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho thank ypu!! I will try

@AK-yn3wi 9 месяцев назад

Hi, is this also going to transfer opened tabs?

@AnthonyGodinho 9 месяцев назад

Hi there, yes, the Firefox Sync feature will allow you to transfer open tabs from one to the other computer.

@AK-yn3wi 9 месяцев назад

@@AnthonyGodinho Hi, I'm not talking about Firefox Sync, I mean the method shown in this video

@AnthonyGodinho 9 месяцев назад

Hi again, generally, Firefox Sync is the best way to do it after you've followed the process mentioned in this video to transfer the Firefox Profile folder. If you don't want to use the Firefox Sync feature, to transfer open tabs, what you'll need to do is find the file called "sessionstore.jsonlz4" and then copy and paste it into the main Firefox Profile folder on your new computer. You'll find the "sessionstore.jsonlz4" file under the sub-folder called "sessionstore-backups" which is under the main Firefox Profile folder. Hope this makes sense and works for you.

@AK-yn3wi 9 месяцев назад

@@AnthonyGodinho Thank you, this was exactly what I was looking for. Cheers!👍

@AnthonyGodinho 9 месяцев назад

@AK-yn3wi you're welcome! I hope that works for you...cheers!

@dzdebil1878 Год назад

Doesn't work, after I do that all pages open as "Secure connection failed" Error code: SEC_ERROR_LIBRARY_FAILURE

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Hi there, this error can be caused by a server error or a network error but sometimes other applications may be interfering with the proper functioning of Firefox on your computer. This can also be caused by a virus or a malware that is installed on your computer. You're best bet is to refresh Firefox using the Refresh feature which can be found by typing "about:support" in the address bar and hitting Enter. This will open a new page where you will see a "Refresh Firefox" button (top-right corner). Hope this helps...cheers!

@dzdebil1878 Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho tried this on two different computers, and tried it with a fresh install of firefox. still get the same result. If I use "Refresh firefox" it wipes the entire profile back to default.

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

@D Z Debil did you try the Sync feature in Firefox on both computers?

@connorh3398 2 года назад

can i do this with windows to linux

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

Hi Connor, unfortunately, I don't think you can use the same approach when copying and pasting a Firefox profile from one OS (Windows) to another (Linux). You would have to copy specific files/folders (rather than the full profile) and it may not work as intended.

@alchymista2 Год назад

ha, so it's the profile in "Roaming", not "Local" App Data?

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Yes, you're right. It's best to always go to "about:support" (in Firefox) and open the profile folder from there.

@alchymista2 Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho thanks, that's a good point just to let Firefox point us to the correct destination.

@alchymista2 Год назад

Yes! It works if done like this! Thanks!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

@alchymista2 you're welcome! I'm glad it worked for you...cheers! :)

@oldmantemplar8584 Год назад

What about version 103.0.2?

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Hi there, I've not yet updated to 103.0.2, however, the process to transfer your Firefox profile should be the same.

@oldmantemplar8584 Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho Correct me if I am wrong; in the Old Firefox data, I only have 3 folders; top one is ck8ze1gd.default-release qpb4v1cz.default-release-1-1660472744220 uwdfdizw.default-release-1 Which is all from 8/14/2022. Which one do I copy?

@oldmantemplar8584 Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho Well, don't know what went wrong, but it did not work!

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Hi @OldManTemplar sorry, I have been busy so am just getting caught up with my comments and questions. Looks like you had a few Firefox profiles saved. Which one did you backup and transfer to your other computer?

@user-ot1jy5li4f 2 года назад

thank you,why firefox do not do this officially,i love firefox,but sometimes i really dispointed!

@AnthonyGodinho 2 года назад

You're welcome. I'm glad this tutorial helped. Thanks for stopping by!

@mtnestar Год назад

Is there a point where I take the usb stick out of my old laptop and put it in my new laptop? Also, I have never used ctrl+c and +v . Don`t laugh.I am 70 and struggling on my own here.- I got to the point until the Transfer bit.

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

Hello Suzanne, yes, around the 2:19 minute mark (in the video) is where you use the USB flash drive on your new laptop. Essentially, as soon as you backed up the Firefox folder from the old laptop, you can remove the USB drive and connect it to your new laptop. No worries :) I understand that not everyone uses keyboard shortcuts like CTRL+C (copy) and CTRL+V (paste). You can also use the right-click option on your mouse and use the copy and paste options. Hope this makes sense and helps...good luck!

@mtnestar Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho THANK YOU so much for clarifying that.- I thought so- but I still managed to make things go wrong after that,-sigh. I am going to re attempt tomorrow and if I am left still pulling out the grey hairs. I will get my son onto Team Viewer and he can follow your excellent video. Your work is much appreciated,and thank you for replying to me.

@AnthonyGodinho Год назад

My pleasure Suzanne...happy to help! Ok, that sounds like a plan. Do let me know how it goes and if there is anything else I can help you with. Stay blessed!

@mtnestar Год назад

@@AnthonyGodinho -I had a delay-had to return faulty laptop,- but used your advice last night and it worked perfectly.Many thanks.

@mtnestar Год назад

why can I see a line through my writing ?! - there are still too many mysteries in life!