On Chrome, like Firefox, there are two ways to do a browser reset. With this, we have restored the old profile. and choose to "Replace the files in the destination". Then we open the randomly named profile folders.įinally, we drag all the contents from the old (Firefox Backup) profile folder to the current profile folder. In both folders, we open the "Profiles" sub-folder. We just close the browser and open both the Firefox folder and the old folder (Firefox Backup, in the example) in new windows. If renaming the old profile didn't fix our problem, we can restore the previous profile. Next time we open Firefox, it will create a new profile - and a new "Firefox" folder.įirefox will open as if we just installed it for the first time, quick tour and all. We just rename the Firefox folder to anything else, e.g. This will open the Mozilla folder that has the Firefox profiles. With Firefox closed, we open a "Run" window with Win+R and type: %appdata%/mozilla This is the last resort kind of solution, in case we can't even open Firefox in Safe Mode. We will see how to find the profile in the next section. This way, we can restore the deleted settings to the new profile. Firefox keeps it in case the Refresh didn't help with the problem. This is something like the Windows.old folder, but easier to delete. This will open the Firefox Safe Mode window, which gives us the choice to Refresh Firefox.Įither way, after the browser reset, Firefox copies our old profile data on the desktop, in a folder named "Old Firefox Data". We just need to open a "Run" dialogue, by pressing the Windows key + R, and type: firefox -safe-mode If Firefox is too damaged to reach the about:support screen, there is an alternate way to start a Refresh. To do a Firefox Refresh, we need to type in the URL field: about:support But redundancy is the most important aspect of backing up data. This seems to make setting up Firefox Sync redundant.
While a full browser reset would erase everything, Firefox Refresh will keep our personal data: Or we can take the nuclear option and delete our whole profile. On Firefox, there are two ways to do a browser reset. We now have Firefox Sync working its magic.īy clicking on Manage, we get to see what this mode will sync.Īs with Chrome, there is no progress indicator, so we give it a couple of minutes to sync. Soon we receive an email to confirm our account. We have no idea why only people under 25 get a specific date, and everyone else gets the generic "1990 or Earlier". and then enter a valid email, a password, and a birth date. To back up all our personal settings in Firefox, we just select "Sign in to Sync" on the menu. We should give it five minutes or so to sync everything, before performing the browser reset. There is no progress indicator for the backup.
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