Firefox Extensions

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Is there any way to install them manually? I've just reloaded everything
and have my Firefox stuff in a backup folder.
 
Thip said:
Is there any way to install them manually? I've just reloaded everything
and have my Firefox stuff in a backup folder.
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The way I have installed extensions manually is to open the Firefox
browser, goto > Tools > Extensions then drag and drop the extension
into the box called "extensions" it should prompt you once you drag the
extension into the box.

HTH.
 
Thip said:
Is there any way to install them manually? I've just reloaded everything
and have my Firefox stuff in a backup folder.
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go to file|open and open the relevant .xpi file.
Install dialogue will guide you through the rest.
 
Is there any way to install them manually? I've just reloaded
everything and have my Firefox stuff in a backup folder.
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This may or may not work. I think it depends on which extensions are
installed -- some of them may use absolute paths, which makes moving
them around impossible.

Create a new profile with your new Firefox, then close Firefox and
overwrite everything in the profile folder with the files from your
backed-up profile.

More ideas and troubleshooting are at
<http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_profile_folder>. (A bit
outdated -- .slt folders are no longer used for profiles.)

If none of that works for you, I think you could create a new profile,
install fresh copies of the extensions you want, then overwrite
prefs.js with your backed-up prefs.js. Most extensions store their
options there, so you wouldn't have to reconfigure everything.
 
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