On Tuesday 17 March 2020 18:01:53 Phil Dobbin wrote: > On 17/03/2020 12:19, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Hi Gene > > > On Tuesday 17 March 2020 08:03:08 Marco Möller wrote: > >> > The -p option wiped out my history replacing it with links to fb > >> > etc, > >> > >> Are you sure that it didn't simply create a new profile, and what > >> you now see is this new, fresh, empty, profile? The new profile is > >> supposed to be empty, this is why you created it. > >> > >> Most likely the newly created profile became set as the default > >> profile and therefore now this new profile is what you now see. > >> > >> The old profile should still be present and untouched. Type into > >> the address bar the following, but don't mess things up with the > >> functions there (here you could actually destroy your old > >> profile!), simply read what will be shown on the screen: > >> > >> about:profiles > > > > just one. The new one. > > have you been using Firefox's Sync service (it's in Prefs)? > > that will restore all your p/w bookmarks etc etc. > No experience with it, I just tried to join yesterday. Very insistent on a cell phone # and just quits if you don't give it one. But only 1 cellphone, a trackfone I keep alive for calling for help if my pickup strands me someplace, registered to the missus. As fones go, I don't worry about the spelling as it doesn't deserve that much respect. POS is worth a lot less than the 100 a year to keep it working
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