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Re: FF157/linux profile selection

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On 2026-10-03, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/3/26 00:10, R Daneel Olivaw wrote:
>> The Real Bev wrote:
>>> 150 defaulted to the last profile you used, but since I start it with -P 
>>> I have to actually select it.  Perfect for FF150.  I let 157 make a new 
>>> profile, but 157 defaults to the 150 profile and I have to move to the 
>>> 157 profile (I have maybe 10 to choose from) before clicking.  There 
>>> seems to be no way to change this by either the settings or 
>>> about:config. I am a clumsy and forgetful person and do not want to 
>>> screw up my profiles.   What am I missing?
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> There are four lines with the details for the various profiles - in
>> about:profiles - and you want the last of those four, with the buttons:
>> Rename   Remove   *Set as default profile*   Launch profile in new browser
>> (your current default profile will only have the Rename button)
>> I'll let you work out which of those you want.
>
> It showed FF150 as being located in the FF157 subdirectory.  I set the 
> FF157 profile as default and launched it in a new browser -- which 
> showed ONLY my bookmarks tab, not the other 30 that I use regularly.  I 
> backed out.  It refused to allow FF157 to be the default. I am unwilling 
> to rename FF150 for fear that SOMETHING I value will be destroyed -- 
> which has happened enough times that I now use my unweildy procedure 
> rather than just doing an update.

May I suggest that you do a back up, or that you have a backup. 

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles#w_when-should-i-use-manual-backup

Why/how are you getting a beta version if you really do not want it. 


>
> No, I don't trust programmers to do the right thing.  Turning backspaces 
> in Thunderbird composition into CRLFs has GOT to be a super-stupid 
> error, but there it is.
>

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FF157/linux profile selection The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-10-01 11:55 -0700
  Re: FF157/linux profile selection R Daneel Olivaw <Danni@hyperspace.vogon.gov.invalid> - 2026-10-03 09:10 +0200
    Re: FF157/linux profile selection The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-10-03 07:39 -0700
      Re: FF157/linux profile selection Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> - 2026-10-03 23:22 +0000

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