How To Restore Windows Firefox Profiles in Ubuntu?
I wanted to restore those profile as it is in Firefox on Ubuntu. Here’s what i did to achieve this:
1. Fire up Terminal and start Firefox profile manager using command:
firefox -ProfileManager
2. Now there are two solutions, either you want to keep both Windows and Ubuntu Firefox profiles in sync or just want your add-ons back with no future synchronization.I’ll discuss both these methods though i used the sync method.
a) Keeping Windows and Ubuntu Firefox Profiles in Sync
To do this when you create a new profile for Firefox with Profile Manager, select the profile folder to be same as that used by Windows Firefox Profile.
The Windows Firefox Profiles are located in
[Windows Drive]:\Documents and Settings\[User]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
for Windows XP and for Windows Vista
[Windows Drive]:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
Use the same folder that Firefox on Windows uses for your profile and your Firefox profile on both Windows and Ubuntu will be synchronized. Once you select the folder click Finish to add the profile.
b) One Time Restore
If you just need your bookmarks and plugins from Windows profile with no future synchronization, then select the default folder and create the profile.
Now you need to copy each and every file from your Windows Firefox Profile folder using path mentioned above to your Ubuntu Firefox Profile Folder.
Ubuntu Firefox profile folder is located in your home directory under .mozilla/firefox/ It might require showing hidden files. Use Ctrl+H to show hidden files to get to your profile folder.
3. After setting up profiles, now i wanted to create launchers for various profiles in Top Bar. To do this simply right click on empty space in topbar and select Add to Panel and then click on Custom Application Launcher.
Type in a Descriptive Name for your Firefox Profile and use command as
firefox -p [profilename] -no-remote
Using -no-remote allows you to run multiple profiles simulatenously. You may skip it if you need to run only single Firefox profile at a time.
With these steps, you can keep both Windows and Ubuntu Firefox Profiles in synchronization and use anyone anytime without losing settings, bookmarks or add-ons.
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