Firefox allows you to create multiple profiles for saving your bookmarks, user names and extensions. To manage those profiles, it is helpful to locate your Firefox profile folder on your computer. Once you locate the profile folder, you will be able to backup your profiles or move them to a new location.
Find Your Firefox Profile Folder on Your Computer
Click 'Start' from the desktop and then choose 'Run' from the menu.
In the 'Open' line, type '%AppData%' (without the quotes) and press the 'OK' button. This will automatically open the 'Application Data' folder on your computer.
Browse through the list of folders until you find the 'Mozilla' folder. Double-click the folder.
Find the 'Firefox' folder and double-click to open the folder.
Locate the 'Profiles' folder and double-click it as well.
Find the 'xxxxxxxx.default' folder and open it up. The Xs represent 8 random letters and numbers that will be unique to your computer.
Locate the profiles found in this folder.
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_2033372_locate-firefox-profile.html#ixzz1W2AYWyQT
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Locate Your Firefox Profile Folder
Firefox allows you to create multiple profiles for saving your bookmarks, user names and extensions. To manage those profiles, it is helpful to locate your Firefox profile folder on your computer. Once you locate the profile folder, you will be able to backup your profiles or move them to a new location.
Instructions
Click 'Start' from the desktop and then choose 'Run' from the menu.
In the 'Open' line, type '%AppData%' (without the quotes) and press the 'OK' button. This will automatically open the 'Application Data' folder on your computer.
Browse through the list of folders until you find the 'Mozilla' folder. Double-click the folder.
Find the 'Firefox' folder and double-click to open the folder.
Locate the 'Profiles' folder and double-click it as well.
Find the 'xxxxxxxx.default' folder and open it up. The Xs represent 8 random letters and numbers that will be unique to your computer.
Locate the profiles found in this folder.
Read more: http://goo.gl/xloEp
