David Forrester 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). >
That worked with 4.61 but it doesn't appear to work with Mozilla. Still searching... Nick
