Firefox Portable

Hi All,

I'd like to clean up all my portable apps to ensure that there are no redundant files and that the profile structure is correct.

As I see it I have two options.

1) Export the profile extention data out of FF in use and import it into the (blank) FF in the portable app suite.

2) Overwrite the (new/blank) data FF directory in the portable apps suite with the data directory currently in use.

I'd prefer to start on a clean sheets with all my portable apps, i.e. use the executables as shipped in the suite rather than copy the old/upgraded apps currently in use into the new suite.

I followed the instructions here, which state

#1 Download the free Shockwave Player from the Macromedia website

#2 Run the installation routine and, instead of letting it install to a local browser, select to choose your browser

Trouble is, when I installed shockwave, it never offers this option. The only input it allows the user is whether to install google toolbar. After it's finished installing, my IE pops up automatically, I have no control over it. I never get the option to install to, or use, FFportable at any time.

If so, can you check your FF profile dir? Mine gains lots of temp files FF is NOT cleaning up. Shutting down Avast! stops this, but I am also running U3 launcher and even corporate-mandated MicroTrend on my host, so just need to know if these are relevant details or not.

Directory of F:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile

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11/21/2006 08:39 AM 185,597 bookmarks-1.html
11/21/2006 08:39 AM 185,597 bookmarks-2.html
11/21/2006 08:39 AM 185,593 bookmarks-3.html
11/21/2006 08:39 AM 185,597 bookmarks-4.html
11/21/2006 08:39 AM 185,597 bookmarks-5.html

I have not seen this addressed anywhere. I have followed the instructions for copying my profile over from my hard drive. I want to copy my extesnions voer from my hard drive to my USB drive. I can find the extensions directory on my harddrive but do not knwo wehre to put them on the USB.

Hi,

Is Firefox portable traceable? If I use this browser on my work computer and send email through this browser will 'IT' be able to track me, the places I visit and email I have sent with this? Howabout Thunderbird? I am not sure about this and need to know for sure. I know Firefox leaves no trace of personal info but can someone tell if I was using the application at all?

Thanks for your help-

riojan

I get to the Normal place to load it, it starts but says it will not load! I can't save the extension.xpi to 'USB' then install VIA "FILE:open file".

**Found the OLD note never mind**

Hi,

I run portable firefox from a networked drive on several Windows XP PCs. But whenever I log-in to a second machine, I have to close firefox on the first PC, otherwise I get the message:

"Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system"

Having read the forums, I see that the decision was taken to disable the .INI file option to enable multiple instances... Is there anyway I can re-enable that? Or if possible, could it be re-enabled for users like me?!

Many thanks, and keep up the

Hi Guys,

I am having a problem with slow portable FireFox 1.5.0.8, now Ive done some searching and it would appear that this issue is related to the following two root causes.

a) Some session or crash recovery extensions I have installed e.g. TabMix Plus

b) The thumb-drive that I am using

Both of the above seem to be valid reasons and yes disabling session saving does speed up the drive however the problem is that I LOVE saved sessions because I don't have to remember to do anything when I'm closing Firefox. So the question is how can I get around this?

Also the issue is intermittent not persistent so its fine some days and then sometimes all of a sudden it grinds to a halt and this seems to be independent of the number of tabs open. As its intermittent it would rule out the possibility of B but also if I run portable FF 2.0 then its fine while 1.5.0.8 is dead. So I would guess that it would leave me with the session saver as being the root cause but portable FF 2.0 has session management too why isn't this affected?

Im using FF portable very long time now.
Every version before I did the same procedure:
-DL an official portable FF
-Exchange the programm folder with an official german version.
This had been working fine every time.

Now I did the same with a FFP 2.0RC and an official FF2.0 German.
It works fine too, but from time to time I had some problems

Starting Firefox on my home PC
- I have other bookmarks (mostly a bookmark.html from an very old local profile)
- all profile-settings on default ( p.e. "download to desktop")
- all filter of addblock plus are gone
All this happens in my portable profile and this is a permanent change.

All the other apps on my drive work, except for FireFox. http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/7550/asdfbs1.jpg
See, it is stuck at just over 21k, when usually it needs about 23 to get going.
Anybody know how I can fix this?