If I delete the Firefox profiles folder in Appdata, which would remove all my Firefox personal information such as passwords and browser history?

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• Is it possible to change the default location where Firefox stores its profiles and browsing history

  Normally the profiles and browsing history stores in %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox

  Now, I want to change the location somewhere ("like in the office"), even during installation or after the installation of Firefox.

  Can someone help me...

  Thanks in advance...

  Mickael Kuramala.

  Hello Michael, you can use the Profile Manager to create a new profile in a custom location. more information is available to use the Profile Manager to create and delete profiles Firefox.

• Cannot delete the Windows.old folder

  Original title: when starting to write %systemdrive%\ and when write % WinDir % I have a windows.old file. How do I delete this file with the right path and the directory within the hour? When do right click I don't have option and is not simply to remove

  The question about the title.

  Hello
  1. do you reinstall the operating system?
  2. If so, was your previous Windows XP operating system?
  Windows.Old is created when the operating system is reinstalled. It may contain important data of the installation previous this is why it is advisable to back up the data before you delete the Windows.old folder.
   
  Simple is to delete the Windows.old folder using disk cleanup.
   
  How can I remove the Windows.old folder?
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder
  (Link is mainly for Windows 7, but must also be good for Windows VIsta)
  
   
  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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• Where is the info from the user profile and browsing history in Firefox v30.0?

  After several improvements in version of Firefox, I see is no longer a directory of profiles in X:\Program Files (x 86) \Mozilla Firefox. Is the Firefox file structure even in v30.0? Operating system is Windows 7. If the file has changed, please comment on the default folder used to store the browsing history and cookies. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

  The Firefox profile folder is not with the Firefox program files; no change, he has never been there.

  Type of topic: support in the address bar and press ENTER.
  Then click the button to display the folder to the right of the profile folder to open your profile folder.

• Delete the default user folder

  I recently bought a new laptop and give my old one to my son. I would like to change the user folder by default of my name to his, but am unable to do so. I created a new folder of the user with his name and copied all the default files and folders inside. The old folder of the user who was my original default folder is empty, but when I try to delete, the message window indicates that windows is 14.3 GB of content recycling and then did not finish remove it because it indicates also the folder is open and in-use. I'm afraid that my old (default) user folder and the new are linked somehow, and if I managed to remove an old, I can finish to remove all. Can someone help me complete the process correctly?

  Sorry, you're going to have about it the wrong way. The "Default" folder is a model that is used for all new accounts. Do not delete and and you should not change it unless you know exactly what you are doing. When you create a new account (for example, 'John') and log in under him for the first time then what follows is done automatically:

  1. A profile file c:\Users\John is created.
  2. The content of the default folder is copied to c:\Users\John.

  There is no need to make a copy. Let Windows do its job instead!

• Mail missing after restoring the messaging profile folder

  Hello, I had problems with my file sent and had to restore my profile folder to an old copy of 3 day, but after that my Inbox is missing mail for 16 days, the mail is extremely important because it contains all my orders and working material and I need a way to recover. Please help me! At the moment there is no earlier version or which folder to restore once I open his options on the file to the Inbox, what do I do now?

  restored what and how is the first question. If you mean windows restore, I'm from here. It's a mess of Microsoft, with that I want nothing to do.

  The only constant I can suggest is the right click on the folder in Thunderbird, select Properties, and then store the button fix to force a re-indexing of mail.

• Unable to delete the file or folder, XP falsely claims it is used

  Quite often when you try to delete a file or folder, I get the response "cannot delete [file or folder name]: it is used by another person or program."  Close all programs that might be using the file and try again. »

  "No one else" uses the file and have already put an end to all operations on the file or folder, nothing is to use it.  Something not publishes the file at the end of any activity with her.

  The only solution is to reboot the computer, which is a huge waste of time. Are there any fixes for this problem?

  Will start looking for unlocker

  You don't have to search, simply click on it.  Unlocker.

• Cannot delete the firefox bookmarks & document downloads

  XP - sp3 > firefox 3.6.18: I don't think that this has happened on previous versions of ff. On this pc in order to delete bookmarks, I have to go in "organize bookmarks > bookmarks menu and click right/remove them." On another pc xp in this House, I can just click right/remove from the drop-down list, does not know that one. In any case, after that I reload, deleted bookmarks reappear magically in the list. Also, when I download a program & wait for another time to load, after a reboot sound not in docs/downloads. That's not all, when I delete programs in the downloads that I have already installed or decide that I didn't, once more after a reboot, they magically reappear. One more and after a reboot, the present day story in ff is not registered. Went. I have a lot of programs security (that work well together) who have been here for long time, so I'm sure that they are not interfering, or malicious software. I have no idea what the cause since his happens in firefox & the pc itself. Have not deleted anything in the registry, or any other critical files, have not changed the settings of firefox options, & have not added new addons ff. Same, some have updated. 5 days ago, I added more memory memory Crucial, but I don't think that this has nothing to do with it. I'm trying to think of any other information, I can give you to make it easier for someone to help, so if anyone does & you need more than information, I will be back periodically & provide anything that might help. It has left me speechless. After all the problems that I have read on the forums of firefox on the upgrade to ff4/5, I'll stick with ff3.6.18 for now. Fortunately, no problem with computer laptop win 7 x 64. THANKS for your time/help anyone.

  Hi jeff109,
   
  As this problem is specific to Firefox, I recommend you post your query in the Firefox support forums for assistance.

• Is it safe to delete the Windows.old folder?

  Original title: after you have reinstalled Windows 7, it is safe to delete my window.old files? & one more question...

  It is said during the deletion process if I do this will damage my computer.

  -J' I re installed windows due to a Partition problem earlier, and today I realized that I had these old files from a previous installation (same drive)
  It is safe to delete these files? Thank you.
  In addition, my HDD was reduced in size considerably, from more than 50%. (C:). It was 1 to when I got it, but after you have reinstalled Windows because of a problem, I am now made it is 451 GB.
  Thank you in advance.

  Hi Conner,

  Thanks for keeping us posted and share this information with us.

  As Palcouk suggested, you can remove the "Windows.old" folder if you have saved data on the computer.

  It is not possible for the drive to shrink. I would like you to check the amount of space on the hard disk after you remove the Windows.old folder.

  Let us know if you have other questions about Windows in the future. We will be happy to help you.

• How to delete Windows.old, I can't delete the Windows.old folder after doing a system recovery

  I have changed the ownership of the folder but still cannot delete as usual windows can only slow progress.

  The following may help: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/How-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder?

• How can permission to delete the config.msi folder, I remove this folder?

  I had problems with iTunes and Microsoft Office does not. I am trying to remove the config.msi folder so I can uninstall Apple programs on my laptop. I have changed the permissions for the folder config.msi 'all access' to all users (I'm the only user), it did not work.

  John

  Try this first.
   
  How to take possession of an item in Vista and Windows 7
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html
   
  If she will not yet remove, give a this tool.
   
  Unlocker File Remover
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  Alternative download sites.
   
  Download it from FileHippo
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• Delete the windows.old folder/files? And what is their purpose?

  Remove the windows.old folder?  What is the purpose of this anyway?

  The windows.old folder contains the files of the previous OS. (aka if you upgrade to win7 Vista, the windows.old folder contains the old Vista OS)

  I think you can remove...
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• Why am I unable to delete the windows.old folder

  I was using windows 7. For some reason any I reinstalled it without formatting my data and now I am unable to remove the windows.old folder in c:\. I want to remove it please help me...

  Run the Disk Cleanup Wizard. that it removes.

• The firefox search bar does not work and when trying to manage search firefox engine crashes and I have to force to leave.

  My search bar does not work. I can enter text and the work of AutoFill, but when I hit enter or click the magnifying glass, nothing happens. (The address bar works). I can't change the search engine of google for other engines by default, but they are looking for either. When I open "Manage search engines" menu opens and I can make changes, but then he won't and I leave firefox to get the strength to normal navigation. It drives me crazy, please help! I tried to restart the search engine, my computer, changed such parameters suggested by other pages, but nothing helped. (Safari search bar works, but I don't use Safari, so I would really like to understand how to solve this problem).

  This has happened

  Each time Firefox opened

  Is two weeks.

  I had this same problem. Couldn't Google to search in weeks bar. Drove me crazy.

  Does what you has proposed and made a new profile, but simply copied to a file or folder at a time in the new profile in the Finder and started the profile to test to see if it worked or not for Google.

  It came down to formhistory.sqlite. The second I put that in Trial, the Google bar stopped working. Found out it just saves your form history and past Google searches, so I'm ok with starting over on that. I'll just have to enter my address one more time on the next form I fill out.
  

  I tried just compensation history form and search in Firefox, but that does not solve, so I went ahead and made another new profile and replaced the formhistory.sqlite from this profile file my trial period. It worked, then I did the same thing with 'default '.

  Problem. Solved.

• Why the Firefox icon on my desktop read1788 and not Mozilla?

  Recently on my desktop, Mozilla icon has changed to playback of Mozilla to 1788 (the right writing under blue the symbol for Mozilla Firefox). Is that what Mozilla has done or is there a problem I have to solve and if so how to I solve this problem?

  Also there is a free antivirus protection, which works with Mozilla?

  Thank you in advance for any help you can give me in this case.

  No, the shortcut on the desktop has not been renamed. First of all, make sure it is really pointing to Firefox and nothing else:

  1 right-click on the icon and choose Properties.
  
  2. in the Properties window, click the shortcut tab.
  
  3 make sure that the target field says

  "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
  

  4. If so, then click the general tab.
  
  5. in the top text box, enter the name you want for the shortcut.
  
  6. click the OK button when finished.

  I guess that you are having problems with the avast! Online Security add-on, it is why you have it turned off? Any add-on that scans all the links on each page is bound to add a delay of loading time. If you have more serious problems, you can ask for help on the Avast forum:

  • http://Forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2.0

  This add-on is not required for virus protection and software malware. Here are a few alternatives for the features it offers:

  • WebRep (reputation for visited Web sites rating system)
    • https://addons.Mozilla.org/firefox/addon/WOT-safe-browsing-tool/
    • https://addons.Mozilla.org/firefox/addon/safe-preview/
    • https://addons.Mozilla.org/firefox/addon/Webutation-reputation-security/
  • Correct site (automatic correction of misspelled URLS web)
    • https://addons.Mozilla.org/firefox/addon/URL-Fixer/
    • Or you can simply avoid typing of URLs when loading bookmarks sites or the search results of bar location for sites visited previously.
  • Anti-phishing (phishing protection)
    • This feature is integrated into Firefox.
  • Features "Don't follow" (prevention of the sites of third parties, followed by your web browsing activity)
    • With the EasyPrivacy list' Adblock Plus '.
    • https://addons.Mozilla.org/firefox/addon/Ghostery/