{"id":62892,"date":"2017-10-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2017\/10\/12\/profiles-shmofiles-whats-browser-profile-anyway\/"},"modified":"2017-10-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T00:00:00","slug":"profiles-shmofiles-whats-browser-profile-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/profiles-shmofiles-whats-browser-profile-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"Profiles, Shmofiles: What\u2019s in a browser profile, anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social media profiles, personal profiles, user profiles. Life online is filled with so many profiles that it\u2019s hard to keep track of what\u2019s in all of them, or even what they\u2019re used for. And if you are conscientious about your online privacy, it\u2019s pretty important to know. So we thought we\u2019d clear up at least one profile mystery for you: your browser profile.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-346 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2017\/10\/FX_BLOG_PROFILE_US_1380x750.jpg\" alt=\"Life online is filled with so many profiles that it\u2019s hard to keep track of what\u2019s in all of them, or even what they\u2019re used for.\" width=\"1380\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your browser profile is the folder where we store your Firefox stuff: the home page you\u2019ve selected; your browsing preferences and history, including the cookies you\u2019ve accepted; the bookmarks and passwords you\u2019ve saved; the extensions, add-ons and toolbar customizations you\u2019ve added; your security and device settings. Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data\">the full list<\/a> of what\u2019s in there, as well as directions for how to find yours.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, your browser profile is made up of all the stuff we need to remember to run Firefox the way you\u2019ve asked us to run it. That\u2019s it. No life curation or flattering selfies required.<\/p>\n<p>We store your browser profile in a separate place from Firefox itself so that your information will be safe and sound. This way you can also uninstall Firefox without losing your settings, and you don&#8217;t have to reinstall Firefox to clear your information or troubleshoot a problem.<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s one mystery solved for the day. All you have to do to maintain this profile is keep browsing freely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media profiles, personal profiles, user profiles. 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