History of Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data Category: How to Revision history for: English Show Helpfulness Votes Chart Compare Selected Revisions Revision Status S Editor R Comment Nov 24, 2024, 12:16:25 AM Current AliceWyman minor edits to search summary and Intro Nov 6, 2024, 8:16:34 AM Approved M Denys Added bug 1731753 workaround, optimized win instructions Sep 21, 2024, 3:58:21 PM Approved M AliceWyman updated link for {for win10,win11} "View hidden files and folders in Windows" Aug 3, 2023, 1:46:26 AM Approved BD minor changes May 23, 2023, 6:53:35 AM Approved M AliceWyman deleted nonworking win7 video May 15, 2023, 7:03:41 AM Approved M jscher2000 - Support Volunteer Move toolbar customization info from xulstore.json to prefs.js, clarify xulstore.json contents Mar 27, 2023, 12:51:14 AM Approved M Fabi Reverting version Mar 23, 2023, 11:37:11 AM Approved M Justin Fix Jan 16, 2023, 5:28:47 AM Approved M Krzysztof Żelechowski Describe profile lock Jul 13, 2022, 10:44:32 PM Approved M Denys Unified instructions for winxp with other win versions. Some minor changes. Jun 20, 2022, 6:38:21 AM Unreviewed Denys Unified finding your profile without opening Firefox instructions for win7, win8, win10 & win11. Removed the "Recover user data missing after Firefox update" mention. Some formatting & other minor changes. May 31, 2022, 9:56:08 PM Approved M AliceWyman removed bug 1740617 workaround, updated link to renamed article Nov 11, 2021, 4:50:04 AM Unreviewed unixfan Resubmitted prior changes to the Linux section Nov 10, 2021, 10:43:20 PM Approved M AliceWyman added win11; {for win} -> {for win,win11} (bug 1740617) Oct 1, 2021, 7:22:33 AM Unreviewed unixfan Fixed grammar, rewrote the Linux section, and commented out Windows XP specific information Apr 29, 2021, 7:04:34 PM Approved AliceWyman updated links to renamed articles, other minor edits Mar 24, 2021, 12:28:32 PM Unreviewed Jeff Added commas. Oct 2, 2020, 5:48:45 AM Approved M AliceWyman What information is stored in my profile? changed formatting to highlight files/folders - see discussion Aug 9, 2020, 2:29:33 PM Approved M lucas12 Mention containers Jun 25, 2019, 6:58:28 AM Approved M AliceWyman Intro: removed note. Working with profiles: removed template, added link, other edits Nov 27, 2018, 9:55:33 PM Approved Underpass deleted a "for fx55" statement Nov 27, 2018, 9:20:36 PM Approved M AliceWyman removed Plugin MIME type - pluginreg.dat (no longer important) Nov 27, 2018, 9:10:46 PM Unreviewed AliceWyman Search engines: replaced Search bar link; purged pre-fx60 content Oct 8, 2018, 8:39:25 PM Approved M AliceWyman favicons.sqlite for fx55+ (bug 977177); updated link to renamed article Oct 8, 2018, 3:14:14 PM Unreviewed Wesley Branton Added a reference to the favicons.sqlite file Apr 11, 2018, 2:53:52 AM Approved M AliceWyman {for not winxp} AppData\Roaming\... profile path, link to show hidden files Feb 6, 2018, 9:04:09 PM Approved M AliceWyman edited note on files in the profile with wiki comment, "Recovering ..." article description Jan 28, 2018, 12:37:51 AM Approved M AliceWyman Security device settings: secmod.db pkcs11.txt see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/knowledge-base-articles/712877 Jan 26, 2018, 10:10:10 PM Approved M AliceWyman [Fx56] sessionstore.js -> sessionstore.jsonlz4 (see discussion) Jan 26, 2018, 12:47:52 AM Approved M AliceWyman [Fx58] cert8.db -> cert9.db; key3.db -> key4.db; secmod.db -> pkcs11.txt see https://support.mozilla.org/forums/knowledge-base-articles/712877 Oct 11, 2017, 2:12:18 AM Approved M Joni removed hashmark Aug 31, 2017, 7:35:31 AM Approved M AliceWyman [Fx55] mimeTypes.rdf file changed to handlers.json (bug 1287658) Jun 26, 2017, 3:02:27 AM Approved M Lan Removed instructions for old Mac versions Nov 6, 2016, 5:05:05 AM Approved M AliceWyman purged pre-fx45 content Aug 2, 2016, 9:38:15 PM Approved M AliceWyman Intro: mentioned installed extensions; What information is stored in my profile?: removed User styles, added Extensions. Jun 11, 2016, 7:32:09 AM Approved M Chris Ilias added search.json.mozlz4 for fx45 Mar 29, 2016, 8:44:52 PM Approved M AliceWyman edit to pending revision to update renamed article Mar 29, 2016, 8:39:37 PM Approved M AliceWyman search engines for not fx45 (see discussion), removed outdated content. Nov 15, 2015, 5:08:31 AM Approved M AliceWyman removed link to the Permissions Manager article, [[Give certain websites the ability to store passwords, set cookies and more]] Aug 15, 2015, 9:31:06 AM Approved M AliceWyman edit based on philipp's revision - see discussion Aug 15, 2015, 9:02:26 AM Unreviewed philipp unify windows steps (based on the right revision this time) Aug 15, 2015, 8:58:28 AM Unreviewed philipp unify windows steps Aug 5, 2015, 10:20:43 PM Approved M AliceWyman Finding your profile without opening Firefox - edited for multiple profiles. Aug 2, 2015, 6:30:00 AM Reviewed M Bolaram Paul UnReviewed Jul 31, 2015, 3:01:39 AM Approved M AliceWyman update for win10 - see discussion! Jun 21, 2015, 2:23:12 AM Approved novica Rewrite search summary to less than 140 characters. Mar 8, 2015, 11:51:34 AM Reviewed M FredMcD Update file information to include current and old files Dec 3, 2014, 2:13:35 AM Approved M AliceWyman Toolbar Customization: localstore.rdf -> xulstore.json in fx34 (see discussion) Nov 15, 2014, 4:37:08 AM Approved AliceWyman updated links based on renamed article, to "Create bookmarks to save your favorite webpages" Oct 17, 2014, 7:58:58 AM Approved M Joni removed localstore.rdf for <34. Sep 6, 2014, 7:30:30 PM Approved AliceWyman "User preferences" minor edit Sep 6, 2014, 1:46:53 AM Approved M AliceWyman [Fx 32] Passwords: signons.sqlite -> logins.json; added "User preferences", other edits Aug 24, 2014, 4:11:40 AM Approved M user669794 removed share article Jun 6, 2014, 6:35:44 PM Approved innki Fix the not working case structure. Jun 6, 2014, 7:19:32 AM Approved M Joni Removed downloads.sqlite Jul 26, 2013, 12:46:56 AM Approved ideato link to About protocol links, about:* Jul 5, 2013, 4:45:19 AM Approved M scoobidiver showfor winxp, win7 & win8, fixed nits and link Feb 10, 2013, 1:27:01 AM Reviewed jordoburt I want to be able to paste stuff in certian things so i added this user js thing that allows me to Oct 15, 2012, 7:13:30 PM Approved M scoobidiver drop support for Win 2000 from fx13, OS X 10.5 from fx17 Sep 19, 2012, 12:13:57 AM Approved Kadir Topal removed a grammer mistake Sep 12, 2012, 9:52:57 PM Approved M AliceWyman new revision to improve mac instructions for opening profile in Finder - see discussion Sep 11, 2012, 11:35:38 PM Approved M AliceWyman fixed instructions for mac, to open profile folder via the finder - see discussion Sep 10, 2012, 1:14:57 AM Approved M Kadir Topal added a way for Mac users to access their profile without typing Aug 31, 2012, 4:52:58 AM Reviewed Sumanshu Aug 1, 2012, 2:22:55 AM Approved scoobidiver fixed links, removed keyword, drop support for fx35 Jun 28, 2012, 9:09:26 AM Approved M Michael Verdi New 160 character search summary Jun 21, 2012, 6:46:16 PM Approved M Swarnava Sengupta added the Share this article template May 9, 2012, 2:19:21 AM Approved M Michael Verdi fixed mac instructions for finding profile via the finder, added reset firefox template to working with profiles section May 8, 2012, 1:11:16 AM Approved astivelman Corrected two typos. Mar 4, 2012, 6:11:12 AM Approved Tonnes Strip zero width space chars (e2 80 8b) Oct 18, 2011, 11:39:46 AM Reviewed tbba Sep 27, 2011, 11:44:35 PM Approved M scoobidiver updated or added links to related articles, added ref. to downloads.sqlite, content-prefs.sqlite, pluginreg.dat, secmod.db, sessionstore.js, webappsstore.sqlite, chromeappsstore.sqlite Sep 27, 2011, 3:45:21 AM Reviewed EvelinaJ Sep 17, 2011, 9:11:02 AM Reviewed AliceWyman removed Firefox 3.5 section (EOL) and other minor edits Sep 17, 2011, 4:22:41 AM Approved M scoobidiver used rewritten T:OpenProfileFolder template Aug 21, 2011, 12:11:43 AM Approved M scoobidiver changed keywords Feb 9, 2011, 5:02:44 AM Approved M scoobidiver Removing a useless {/for} Feb 9, 2011, 4:13:52 AM Unreviewed AliceWyman added missing header Feb 9, 2011, 3:36:34 AM Reviewed AliceWyman need to show how to find the profile in Firefox 4 when you can't start Firefox Feb 1, 2011, 6:50:16 AM Approved MT Michael Verdi Fixed {for}, added instructions for Fx 4, reworded headings Nov 30, 2010, 11:44:00 PM Approved Michael Verdi added a summary Nov 24, 2010, 4:00:25 AM Approved AliceWyman empty edit to get article off of the waiting for review list. Compare Selected Revisions You are about to mark this revision as Ready for Localization. Are you sure you wish to proceed? Submit Cancel Document contributors AliceWyman Chris Ilias philipp jscher2000 - Support Volunteer Underpass novica Kadir Topal Tonnes Michael Verdi scoobidiver Swarnava Sengupta ideato user669794 astivelman Sumanshu Wesley Branton Lan innki Joni Jeff lucas12 Krzysztof Żelechowski Fabi unixfan Denys Justin BD