Creating about:newprofile from existing profile on about:profiles

[InfoDevkota]

This new profile seems interesting and I was waiting for feature like this.

But I have been using multiple profiles using that about:profiles features.

Now I can create the new profile for the default one. But I can't create new profile for other profiles.

And probably few months / year later, we may remove the about:profiles in favor of about:newprofile. So is there or should there be options to create about:newprofile from existing profiles on about:profiles.

[siffemcon]

Try this to transfer old profile to new:

Open the old profile

- FF menu > Help > More Troubleshooting Information

- under the Application Basics section next to Profile Folder, click 'Open Folder'

Create a new profile with the new Profile Manager

- open the profile folder the same way as above

- close FF

- delete the contents of the new profile folder

- copy the contents of the old profile folder and paste it into the new profile folder

[InfoDevkota]

No, it did not work.

It started acting weird, I used to get the new profile select on opening the firefox. Now, It does not appears. It does have the switch profile option on FF menu, but when I switch to the profile, it does not have the options, and it act as same old profile, no about:editprofile there.

And for some moment, There was just the new profile, and my about:profiles was all null. But Right click on FF icon and open profile manager saves the day.

[siffemcon]

Yeah, the profile systems are different so they can't all be seen at one place.

[mofo]

I totally second this. 

I tried fiddling with the profile folders but it did not work. On the other side I found myself with some profiles that required some more fiddling before to delete. 🙂