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Thank God for what helps. Also, some might want to know they can run multiple installations as well as profiles of Firefox, or other Mozilla based browsers.

When installing Firefox, choose Custom in the Setup Type window, and if using Windows* install (if 64-bit) in your C:\Program Files folder, and in the next window change the name to such as C:\Program Files\2nd Firefox\.

Choose to place a shortcut on the Desktop and Start Menu (and BTW, the well known free classic start menu (http://www.classicshell.net/) is much an improvement I think)

Then right-click on the new Firefox icon on your Desktop and choose Rename and change the name to distinguish it from your other installation. Then right-click on this Firefox icon on your Desktop and hit Properties, and in the Target box add -no-remote -p to end of the address to your installation and hit Apply. In the example above it would exactly (quotes Included) be “C:\Program Files\2nd Firefox\firefox.exe” -no-remote -p

If you are running Windows 32 bit use C:\Program Files (x86)

Then launch this installation and you will see a window asking you which profile to use. You can create multiple ones (like one for shopping, another for forums, etc.) using different names, and even place the profiles where you want them, or launch other profiles already made Or you can just use the Default profile.

Once you launch Firefox with your chosen profile, then you can easily find out where it is by going to Help (Alt key and H, but you should also right click on the horizontal bars icon at the top and check Menu Bar) and hit Troubleshooting information and then across from Profile Folder hit Open Folder.

Also, the default folder for all profiles (though the names will not be what you named them) can be found by pasting this in your Run window (Winbdows key and r) %UserProfile%_000\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox

If you want to migrate things from another profile then I find the free but no longer supported http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/ works best to back up and restore the whole folder or files.

Most important files to migrate are

cert8.db

formhistory.sqlite

key3.db

persdict.dat

places.sqlite

signons.sqlite

You can manually copy and replace/over-write the default files if you want, by finding the profile folders you want to copy from and to, and closing all Firefox programs, and then copying from one to another. Best to make back ups first.

Most recommended extensions/add-ons are in post 65, esp.

Tab Mix Plus 0.3.8.6 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus
Reduce tab width; Enable multiple tab rows; Change how active tab looks, etc.

FT DeepDark https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ft-deepdark/ Best theme i found.

Memory Restart https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/memory-restart/ Shows (not always accurate) how much ram FF is using, and enables easy restart to flush memory.

ColorfulTabs https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/colorfultabs/?src=search/ Make tabs distinctive. Options to change color per site, etc.

Session Manager 0.7.5 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/session-manager/ Saves sessions where you want them.

*In Linux Ubuntu (based on when I used to use it) , Firefox program should be in /usr/lib/firefox

Profile should be in /home/username/mozilla/firefox (put your user name where it says username)

To add another profile, drag icon from Applications launcher (Start Menu,) to Desktop, r. clk and hit Launcher and change to firefox %u —Profilemanager and click close. Then launch and choose Create new profile.

Hope this helps someone., Glory to God, use PC for good.