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		moosingin3space on Oct 6, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Firefox 56: Last Stop Before Quantum A forum thread[1] suggests it may be possible to use the profile refresh functionality to recover most of the profile. Only problem is that it does not preserve extensions or settings. [1]: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3032457

twobyfour on Oct 6, 2017 [–]

What does it preserve, then? (Bookmarks? That's the easy thing to restore. Transfer to another browser then transfer back.)

moosingin3space on Oct 6, 2017 | [–]

This link should clarify what is preserved by the refresh.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-a...

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