When installing A new Version Of Mozilla Fire fox Do take a backup of your fire fox profiles!!!
Incase you are using the earlier version of Mozilla fire fox say fire fox 1.0 version on your system then you must make sure that your system has the minimum requirements needed to install the new version say Mozilla fire fox 2.0 or even the fire fox 3.0. If you have not checked to see whether the minimum requirements are met then there may be problems like bad functioning of the fire fox web browser on your computer system. If the downloaded web browsing software application is not suited for your system then the satisfaction of a hassle free web experience is not achieved.
Once you have installed the new version on your computer it is necessary to check if the web browser is working to your full satisfaction. The advice given for this particular problem by old experienced users of Mozilla fire fox is to take a backup of the profiles folder and other web browsing data which may have been already stored. Mozilla fire fox is a stable web browser and a flaw arising out of installation is very remote but still making a backup of profiles is highly reccommended as a word of caution.
It would be disastrous if all the web browsing data, web browsing preferences, web browsing history and bookmarks are lost during the process of installation of the upgraded version. By taking these precautions the end user can enjoy all the fantastic features of the Mozilla fire fox web browser.
If the end user fails to take these precautionary step while installing the latest version of Mozilla fire fox then there can be no guarantee that there will absolutely no problems which could arise during the installation of the setup file. Taking the precautions like making a backup of all the profiles of the existing Mozilla fire fox helps the end user to avoid damage in case of the installation process malfunctioning while upgrading.
First you must know what a back of profile is. It is the sum total of all the web browsing preferences of the end user while he or she surfs on the net. Each end user has his or her own individual web browsing preferences. Thus every user has a default profile folder. In case a separate profile folder has not been created then all the web browsing data, web browsing preferences, web browsing options, bookmarks and web browsing history will get stored in this default profile instead.
In order to take a backup of this profile the end user has to locate the profile folder in the fire fox web browser he or she is using which can be found on the user’s hard drive and just make a copy of the same to any other part of the hard drive. This is just like making a copy of your contents folder on to your hard drive. Make sure not to make any changes to this back up folder and keep it safe for any future use. If any problem arises all the user has to do is to restore the backed up files to the profile folder of the newly installed Mozilla Firefox web browser. Once the backup copy has been replaced all the web browsing data , web browsing options, web browsing preferences , web history , book marks will be become available to the end user on the new web browser.
This will ensure that no lasting damage can be made. With the help of the back up copy of your profiles. Even if the end user need further assistance he or she can approach the Mozilla community of developers who are always at hand any time to be of help to the Mozilla fire fox user.
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