From 88009c2c9198c731786db9cc3aa4470fb097ba5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: HJ <11689349+yokoffing@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:05:10 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Advanced Users (markdown) --- Advanced-Users.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Advanced-Users.md b/Advanced-Users.md index f93ee2b..845f7bf 100644 --- a/Advanced-Users.md +++ b/Advanced-Users.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Different download methods are available: ### Backups -Do note that these settings alter your browser behaviour quite a bit, so it is recommended to either create a completely new [profile][15] for Firefox or backup your existing [profile directory](http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox) before putting the `user.js` file in place. +Do note that these settings alter your browser behaviour quite a bit, so it is recommended to either create a completely new [profile][https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data] for Firefox or backup your existing [profile directory](http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox) before putting the `user.js` file in place. To enable the Profile Manager, run Firefox with [command-line arguments](http://kb.mozillazine.org/Command_line_arguments): `firefox --no-remote -P` @@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ The file should be located at: | -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Windows 7 | `%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXXXXXX.your_profile_name\user.js` | | Linux | `~/.mozilla/firefox/XXXXXXXX.your_profile_name/user.js` | -| OS X | `~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/XXXXXXXX.your_profile_name` | +| macOS | `~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/XXXXXXXX.your_profile_name` | | Android | `/data/data/org.mozilla.firefox/files/mozilla/XXXXXXXX.your_profile_name` and see [issue #14](https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/issues/14) | -| Sailfish OS + Alien Dalvik | `/opt/alien/data/data/org.mozilla.firefox/files/mozilla/XXXXXXXX.your_profile_name` | | Windows (portable) | `[firefox directory]\Data\profile\` | With this installation method, if you change any of `user.js` settings through [`about:config`](http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config) or Firefox preferences dialogs, they will be reset to the `user.js` defined values after you restart Firefox. This makes sure they're always back to secure defaults when starting the browser. However this prevents persistently changing settings you don't consider appropriate. Either edit `user.js` directly, or use the system-wide installation method described below. @@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ Copy the produced file to the Firefox installation directory. The file should be | OS | Path | | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -| Windows | `C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\mozilla.cfg` | +| Windows | `C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\mozilla.cfg` | | Linux | `/etc/firefox/syspref.js`, for older versions: `/etc/firefox/firefox.js` | | Linux (Debian) | `/etc/firefox-esr/firefox-esr.js` | | Linux (Gentoo, Archlinux) | `/usr/lib/firefox/mozilla.cfg`, might also be `/usr/lib32/` or `/usr/lib64/` |