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Windows Drive Subst - Firefox and Thunderbird loose their extensions

Submitted by GavinHolt on June 7, 2020 - 12:11pm

Hi

I always use "subst p: %CD% >nul 2>nul" to mount my portable drive.
This has given very good service over many years.

I am new to PortableApps and love Firefox/Thunderbird - specifically because Firefox takes it's full profile on the stick (unlike Chrome).
However, when I add extensions they disappear when I move to another computer and am allocated a differnet initial drive letter.
I can carry them *.xpi and "install from file" - every time - but it's a pain.

Bug / feature request

Submitted by Hgumx544WfaF25gT on June 4, 2020 - 6:44pm

1. Firefox ESR Portable cannot start after Tor Portable

I see this as a bug because I can start Tor Portable AFTER I start Firefox ESR but not the other way around.
Firefox detected there was another instance of Firefox running and failed to start.
Tor portable do not have this restriction. Would the development team please port the relevant code from Tor to fix this please.

multiple instances ?

Submitted by novw on May 8, 2020 - 12:44pm

I am on the mozila site too because FF-portable suddenly does the weirdest thing. In short: when I click a link in mail or anywhere else a NEW instance of firefox portable seems to start, with a different profile. Same exe, 2 different profiles from 2 different locations on my pc.

( https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/images/2020-0... )

Question from the person that has been very helpful on mozila forums:

"-no-deelevate" as user_pref() ? For PortableApps Firefox?

Submitted by pstein on May 8, 2020 - 12:48am

As you know it is NOT possible (any more) to drag & drop URLs from Firefox to Windows Explorer in newer Firefox any more.

As a solution serves the commandline flag "-no-deelevate".

So when users call

D:\tools\firefox.exe -no-deelevate

Drag & Drop is possible again.

Ok, now I installed Firefox Portable from PortableApps:

https://portableapps.com/de/apps/intern ... x_portable

Firefox Portable loses customizations when moved

Submitted by HamiltonBurger on April 29, 2020 - 12:54pm

On Windows 10 with FF 75.0

After just now moving the entire Firefox Portable to a new location, customizations are missing from the toolbar and menu bar (I use a lot) and extensions don't appear in the Customize Firefox page. Extensions are listed correctly on the Add-ons page but they have no icons. I do have full access to my bookmarks and history.

Moving the program back to the original location restores everything but I don't want it there anymore.

Help, please.

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