On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:26:28 UTC, Nicky Morrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Henry Sobotka wrote: > > >>Is it possible to move the directory pointed to by SET MOZILLA_HOME? > >> > >>Here is what I tried: > >> > >>- \mozilla\profiles\... was located on n:\ but I want to move it to > >>o:\home\morrown\cfg > >> > >>- I changed SET MOZILLA_HOME to SET MOZILLA_HOME=o:\home\morrown\cfg\ > >>and I move the \mozilla\profiles\... directory to o:\home\morrown\cfg\ . > >> I then rebooted but it is a no-go. > >> > >>Why won't moz use the profile directory after it has been moved? > >> > >>Any and all help appreciated? > >> > >> > > > >Profile info is stored in registry.dat in the top directory of the > >profiles tree. Deleting it should cause its regeneration with the new > >location. > > > > Nope. Tried that. > > > IIRC the profile manager (run "mozilla -ProfileManager") also > >has a button that lets you specify another location; whether or not it > >can properly handle moving profiles I don't know. > > > > If there is a way I haven't found it yet. This not cool. > The way to do it is to use the profile manager to add a new profile. Then, use the browse button to navigate to the directory that holds the profile. Then, enter the name of the actual profile directory as the name of the profile and press the "Finish" button (I think it's called finish). You might get asked a question about an existing profile (too long since I did this). -- David Forrester davidfor at terrigal dot net dot au http://www.os2world.com/djfos2
