I have been using Firefox Portable Version 142.0.1 for a while. Now it will not start.
The first thing I noticed was that my backup operation was having problems because it was saving information into the profile/datareporting/archive directory despite data reporting being turned off. Further complicating thing is that the archive directories and files require odd administrator access which foiled the backup and would not allow me to delete them.
Whether it is related or not, now it simply won't start up.
I copied a backup of the firefox portable directory to my desktop from a backup that was successful and that does start up.
Any clue what I need to do to get my Firefox portable back?
If I can get it back and stop it from saving those files that would be super terrific!
Thanks in advance.
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Sorry to bump up this topic, did you find a solution to the issue?
I experienced a similar issue due to ESET Browser Protection being enabled for all browsers.
After the issue with the weird prompts for permission from an administrator and subsequently from myself, Firefox Portable eventually ended up complaining about running from a read-only location.
If you are using ESET antivirus, you may find the solution under the topic named "Read-only location - Profile folder locked - ESET Browser Protection".
As a last resource, you may try to restart Windows under Safe Mode, and check if the issue persists, because there may be some other software interfering with Firefox functionality under Normal Mode.