You are here

What's the purpose of the FirefoxPortable.exe? What happens if I directly execute App/Firefox64/firefox.exe?

4 posts / 0 new
Last post
AbramRatcliff
Offline
Last seen: 7 years 1 week ago
Joined: 2017-11-21 05:13
What's the purpose of the FirefoxPortable.exe? What happens if I directly execute App/Firefox64/firefox.exe?
Ken Herbert
Ken Herbert's picture
Offline
Last seen: 1 hour 18 min ago
DeveloperModerator
Joined: 2010-05-25 18:19
Portability

If you directly run firefox.exe you will run the app in non-portable mode, so you will leave folders/files/settings behind on the computer, and will lose your settings if you try to run it on a different computer.

AbramRatcliff
Offline
Last seen: 7 years 1 week ago
Joined: 2017-11-21 05:13
I see. Is there anyway to

I see. Is there anyway to pass commands through FirefoxPortable.exe? They seem to not have the same effect as when passed directly to the underlying executable.

For example I like to use "-P Second Profile" when running Firefox occasionally.

Edit: I'm taking rubbish, it works fine.

John T. Haller
John T. Haller's picture
Offline
Last seen: 3 hours 41 min ago
AdminDeveloperModeratorTranslator
Joined: 2005-11-28 22:21
-P is local

The -P switch is for local profiles only. If you'd like to use a second profile with Firefox Portable, please use Firefox Portable 2nd Profile.

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

Log in or register to post comments