When you are done with the research, open the about:profiles page again, click the Set as default profile button for your normal profile, then click the Restart normally button to get back to it. The reason for this is that creating a bookmark in your new profile won't help you after the next step.
#SWF VIEWER FIREFOX WINDOWS#
When you figure out what site you wanted to bookmark, drag the "i-in-a-circle" icon to the Windows desktop and drop it there to create a shortcut. When you start Firefox, it should have the history and bookmarks from that swapped-in file instead of the stuff that a brand new Firefox has. It should appear in alphabetical order right after or right before the places-old.sqlite file. Next, copy the old places.sqlite file from your backup into this folder. If you see files named places.sqlite-shm or places.sqlite-wal, which normally would not be there while Firefox is closed, delete those files. Pause while Firefox finishes its cleanup, then rename places.sqlite to something like places-old.sqlite. Leaving that window open, switch back to Firefox and Exit, either: This should launch a new window listing various files and folders in Windows Explorer. In the first table on the page, click the "Show Folder" or "Open Folder" button. type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter.(menu bar) Help > Troubleshooting Information."3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Troubleshooting Information.Open your new profile's Firefox profile folder using either Also, do not change the settings for history. If you normally use Firefox Sync, do NOT set up Sync in this profile. (There are some other buttons, but I think those are still "under construction" so please ignore them.)įirefox should exit and then start up using the new profile, which will just look brand new. Assign a name like June2017, ignore the option to relocate the profile folder, and click the Finish button.Īfter creating the profile, scroll down to it and click the Set as default profile button below that profile, then scroll back up and click the Restart normally button. Inside Firefox, type or paste about:profiles in the address bar and press Enter/Return to load it.Ĭlick the Create a New Profile button, then click Next. That should involve the least risk of severe breakage. (C) Complete your research in the new profile and then switch back to your normal one (B) Replace the empty places.sqlite database in the new profile with the one you want to explore (A) Create a new Firefox profile, and switch over to it