Look in that directory to find the names of the new profile’s directory. The new profile will have been created in. 2: Get the directory name of the new profile. It will be copied to a new profile just before starting Firefox Firefox will actually always be using a copy of of the “Clean” profile, while “Clean” remains untouched. If you are following these instructions, stop after Step 3. If you want a completely clean profile with no configuration or extensions at all, then do NOT start Firefox with that profile at all, ever. ~mozilla/firefox.Īfter creating “Clean”, start Firefox using that profile, and configure it to your requirements, then close that instance of Firefox. Also, that your new profile is in the default location, namely. 1: Create a clean profileįor the following steps, I will assume you have set up a brand new profile, possibly using these instructions, and that your new profile is called “Clean”.
Only the last step is new, so in the post you are now reading, we will cover how to copy and use the clean profile as needed. If you are using Ubuntu and Unity, you can find out how to run different profiles from the Launcher using these instructions. You can find out how to create and use a new profile using these instructions. The trick is never to actually use the clean profile itself (except optionally while setting it up) you always take and use a copy.
This post describes one way to achieve both those things. Or perhaps you use different Firefox profiles, for different purposes, and don’t want to have to install all your favourite extensions and configuration changes every time you create a new profile. One that is exactly as if you had just installed it.