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The easiest, and complete, way to backup is to copy your entire profile directory when Firefox is closed. Just backing up `prefs.js` file is not enough, and not recommended by this wiki.[^1] The easiest, and most complete, way to backup is to copy your entire profile directory when Firefox is closed.
To find your profile directory, go to about:support and about the 10th item listed is Profile Folder with an Open Folder button. Only backing up `prefs.js` file is not enough and is not recommended by this wiki.<sup>*</sup>
When copying your profile directory, make sure Firefox is closed. Rename your copied folder to something meaningful, and keep the original name (for an easy rollback). For example, if the profile folder is called jiu9k8gm.default, a backup copy might be called jiu9k8gm.default-backup or jiu9k8gm.default-pre-arkenfox-userjs. :stop_sign: Always make a backup!
Be aware, that this is your entire profile. So rolling back will not keep any new cookies, saved passwords, bookmarks, extension changes and the like. ## Instructions
### Create a new profile
1. To find your profile directory in Firefox, go to `about:support`.
2. Find the 11th item listed, **Profile Folder**, and select **Open Folder** button.
3. Close Firefox. Copy the contents of the folder.
4. In Explorer (Windows) or Finder (macOS), go back a page to see all the Firefox profiles.
5. Create a new folder, and paste the contents into it.
6. Rename your copied folder to something meaningful, and keep the original name (for an easy rollback).
* For example, if the profile folder is called `jiu9k8gm.default`, a backup copy might be called `jiu9k8gm.default-backup` or `jiu9k8gm.default-pre-betterfox-userjs`.
7. Open the new profile folder and paste the contents into it.
8. Close the window. You now have a backup profile! :smile:
> [!WARNING] Be aware that this is your entire profile. So switching back to your old profile will not keep any new cookies, saved passwords, bookmarks, extension changes, etc.
> Critical content demanding immediate user attention due to potential risks.
Always make a backup! ---
[^1]: prefs.js is a runtime file that includes more than just your pref changes, and backing up prefs.js does not cover all the things a user.js can alter. <sup>*</sup> `prefs.js` is a runtime file that includes more than just your pref changes, and backing up `prefs.js` does not cover all the things a `user.js` can alter.