History of Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data

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Revision Status S Editor R Comment
Current   BD minor changes
Approved M AliceWyman deleted nonworking win7 video
Approved M jscher2000 - Support Volunteer Move toolbar customization info from xulstore.json to prefs.js, clarify xulstore.json contents
Approved M Fabi Reverting version
Approved M Justin Fix
Approved M Krzysztof Żelechowski Describe profile lock
Approved M Denys Unified instructions for winxp with other win versions. Some minor changes.
Unreviewed   Denys Unified finding your profile without opening Firefox instructions for win7, win8, win10 & win11. Removed the "Recover user data missing after Firefox update" mention. Some formatting & other minor changes.
Approved M AliceWyman removed bug 1740617 workaround, updated link to renamed article
Unreviewed   unixfan Resubmitted prior changes to the Linux section
Approved M AliceWyman added win11; {for win} -> {for win,win11} (bug 1740617)
Unreviewed   unixfan Fixed grammar, rewrote the Linux section, and commented out Windows XP specific information
Approved   AliceWyman updated links to renamed articles, other minor edits
Unreviewed   Jeff Added commas.
Approved M AliceWyman What information is stored in my profile? changed formatting to highlight files/folders - see discussion
Approved M lucas12 Mention containers
Approved M AliceWyman Intro: removed note. Working with profiles: removed template, added link, other edits
Approved   Underpass deleted a "for fx55" statement
Approved M AliceWyman removed Plugin MIME type - pluginreg.dat (no longer important)
Unreviewed   AliceWyman Search engines: replaced Search bar link; purged pre-fx60 content
Approved M AliceWyman favicons.sqlite for fx55+ (bug 977177); updated link to renamed article
Unreviewed   Wesley Branton Added a reference to the favicons.sqlite file
Approved M AliceWyman {for not winxp} AppData\Roaming\... profile path, link to show hidden files
Approved M AliceWyman edited note on files in the profile with wiki comment, "Recovering ..." article description
Approved M AliceWyman Security device settings: secmod.db pkcs11.txt see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/knowledge-base-articles/712877
Approved M AliceWyman [Fx56] sessionstore.js -> sessionstore.jsonlz4 (see discussion)
Approved M AliceWyman [Fx58] cert8.db -> cert9.db; key3.db -> key4.db; secmod.db -> pkcs11.txt see https://support.mozilla.org/forums/knowledge-base-articles/712877
Approved M Joni removed hashmark
Approved M AliceWyman [Fx55] mimeTypes.rdf file changed to handlers.json (bug 1287658)
Approved M Lan Removed instructions for old Mac versions
Approved M AliceWyman purged pre-fx45 content
Approved M AliceWyman Intro: mentioned installed extensions; What information is stored in my profile?: removed User styles, added Extensions.
Approved M Chris Ilias added search.json.mozlz4 for fx45
Approved M AliceWyman edit to pending revision to update renamed article
Approved M AliceWyman search engines for not fx45 (see discussion), removed outdated content.
Approved M AliceWyman removed link to the Permissions Manager article, [[Give certain websites the ability to store passwords, set cookies and more]]
Approved M AliceWyman edit based on philipp's revision - see discussion
Unreviewed   philipp unify windows steps (based on the right revision this time)
Unreviewed   philipp unify windows steps
Approved M AliceWyman Finding your profile without opening Firefox - edited for multiple profiles.
Reviewed M Bolaram Paul UnReviewed
Approved M AliceWyman update for win10 - see discussion!
Approved   novica Rewrite search summary to less than 140 characters.
Reviewed M FredMcD Update file information to include current and old files
Approved M AliceWyman Toolbar Customization: localstore.rdf -> xulstore.json in fx34 (see discussion)
Approved   AliceWyman updated links based on renamed article, to "Create bookmarks to save your favorite webpages"
Approved M Joni removed localstore.rdf for <34.
Approved   AliceWyman "User preferences" minor edit
Approved M AliceWyman [Fx 32] Passwords: signons.sqlite -> logins.json; added "User preferences", other edits
Approved M user669794 removed share article
Approved   innki Fix the not working case structure.
Approved M Joni Removed downloads.sqlite
Approved   ideato link to About protocol links, about:*
Approved M scoobidiver showfor winxp, win7 & win8, fixed nits and link
Reviewed   jordoburt I want to be able to paste stuff in certian things so i added this user js thing that allows me to
Approved M scoobidiver drop support for Win 2000 from fx13, OS X 10.5 from fx17
Approved   Kadir Topal removed a grammer mistake
Approved M AliceWyman new revision to improve mac instructions for opening profile in Finder - see discussion
Approved M AliceWyman fixed instructions for mac, to open profile folder via the finder - see discussion
Approved M Kadir Topal added a way for Mac users to access their profile without typing
Reviewed   Sumanshu
Approved   scoobidiver fixed links, removed keyword, drop support for fx35
Approved M Michael Verdi New 160 character search summary
Approved M Swarnava Sengupta added the Share this article template
Approved M Michael Verdi fixed mac instructions for finding profile via the finder, added reset firefox template to working with profiles section
Approved   astivelman Corrected two typos.
Approved   Tonnes Strip zero width space chars (e2 80 8b)
Reviewed   tbba
Approved M scoobidiver updated or added links to related articles, added ref. to downloads.sqlite, content-prefs.sqlite, pluginreg.dat, secmod.db, sessionstore.js, webappsstore.sqlite, chromeappsstore.sqlite
Reviewed   EvelinaJ
Reviewed   AliceWyman removed Firefox 3.5 section (EOL) and other minor edits
Approved M scoobidiver used rewritten T:OpenProfileFolder template
Approved M scoobidiver changed keywords
Approved M scoobidiver Removing a useless {/for}
Unreviewed   AliceWyman added missing header
Reviewed   AliceWyman need to show how to find the profile in Firefox 4 when you can't start Firefox
Approved MT Michael Verdi Fixed {for}, added instructions for Fx 4, reworded headings
Approved   Michael Verdi added a summary
Approved   AliceWyman empty edit to get article off of the waiting for review list.

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