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add comments to prefs.js in firefox

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COKEDUDE
COKEDUDE
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Can you add comments to your prefs.js file? I know you can't edit it while firefox is running, but I would think after you close firefox you can edit your prefs.js file. I have done that and after I restart firefox my comments disappear. Can anyone explain why this is happening?

Can you add comments to your prefs.js file? I know you can't edit it while firefox is running, but I would think after you close firefox you can edit your prefs.js file. I have done that and after I restart firefox my comments disappear. Can anyone explain why this is happening?

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ideato
ideato
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Hello COKEDUDE,

it is better to create a user.js file than to edit the Prefs.js file .

If you have create a valid user.js file then when firefox starts it will overwrite any settings in prefs.js with the corresponding settings from user.js so you can do your comments in the user.js file.

see also : http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration

and : Removing user.js entries


thank you

user633449
user633449
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Also, update your Firefox Update Firefox to the latest release