Attempting to open Firefox 16.0.2 Error Message: Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager#Creating_a_new_profile Does not help my situation.
Have installed 16.0.2, but when trying to open it, i get the error message reported in the question above.
Heloo markhaney, can you [http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles#os=mac&browser=fx16 Back up your profile], so to restore again your personal data, and then delete [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profiles.ini_file profiles.ini] file in [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder Profile folder] ?
thank you
Similar Messages
-
Your firefox profile cannot be loaded. it may be missing or inaccessible. Vista
Vista. I tried uninstall and reinstall 3.6.3 and 4 beta 7 with reboot in between.
When I try to start FF 4 beta 7, I still get the message "your firefox profile cannot be loaded. it may be missing or inaccessible"Use a specific [[Managing profiles|profile]] to test Firefox 4.0b7 and keep your current profile for Firefox 3.6.
Moreover, you use an out-of-date version of Firefox 3.6, [[Updating Firefox|update Firefox 3.6]]. -
Firefox profile cannot be loaded it may be missing or inaccessible WINDOWS 8
I have a Windows 8 OS running on a PC. I have been using Firefox as my browser for several months. Suddenly, when I try to load Firefox, I get an error message, "Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible." I have uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox version 21.0 twice, and still get the same error message. How do I get to the profile.ini file using Windows 8, and what am I supposed to do when I ever get there?
There are a few steps to try.
First, try resetting Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems
If this doesn’t solve the problem, trying using the Firefox Profile Manager to remove your old profile and create a new one manually:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
If this still doesn’t work, try deleting the profile.ini file to force Firefox to create a new default profile:
* Make sure that Firefox is closed
* Press Windows key+R to open the Run box
* Type: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox
* Click “OK”
* Delete the file called “profile.ini”
* Run Firefox again -
Message trying to open firefox; your firefox profile cannot be loaded. it may be missing or inaccessible
Firefox is already running but is not responding
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox%20is%20already%20running%20but%20is%20not%20responding
Check and tell if its working. -
I lost Firefox for no apparent reason. I deleted the program and attempted to reinstall and download. Received an error message that read "Your firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible." At the same time, I lost Picasa and all my photos. When I tried to reinstall Picasa, I received the same message about Firefox. Can someone please help. It's driving me nuts.
See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_a_missing_profile
Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins" in case there are still problems.
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile, but be careful not to copy corrupted files.
See:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox -
I can't reinstall firefox. I deleted the profile folder and uninstalled firefox in hopes of clearing up the cookies from some problems I was having accessing my school course through a website. It seems to be downloaded but won't open up because the profile is missing. Help is appreciated thanks!
If you delete the Firefox profile folder, but leave the profiles.ini file then Firefox will try to access the folder that is marked as "Default=1" in the profiles.ini file and that will cause this error message.
*Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/
In Mac OS X v10.7 and later, the ~/Library folder is a hidden folder.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders#Mac_OS_X
You do not have to delete the Firefox profile folder if there is a problem with the cookies.
You would only have to delete the cookies.sqlite file that stores the cookies in case clearing the cookies in the normal way isn't working.
You can try these steps in case of issues with web pages:
You can reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.
*Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
*Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
*Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)
Clear the cache and remove cookies only from websites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
*Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
*Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
*Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes -
<blockquote>Locking duplicate thread.<br>
Please continue here: [[/questions/947572]]</blockquote>
after I received the error message, i uninstalled and then re-installed mozilla firefox. my desktop now has a mozilla firefox icon and a separate folder entitled: old firefox data. i tried a solution posted at the site:Hello poestirs3
press Windows key + R to open the Run box of windows Vista, then type '''%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox''' (or copied from here) and click "'''OK'''" to quickly open the appropriate folder,
then find [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profiles.ini_file profiles.ini file] (see the screenshot how possible looks like) and rename it (right-click on mouse and select rename) to profiles.iniOLD , then when you start firefox again, a new default profile folder will be created and only a single profile, the new "default", will be listed in the Profile Manager.
This new "default" profile doesn't contain any of the profile data or settings stored in your old "default" profile folder, which still exists but is no longer accessible from the Profile Manager.
Your existing Firefox user profile data, which includes bookmarks, passwords, cookies, preference settings and added extensions, will no longer appear in the new profile but you [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox can transfer the data from the old profile folder to the new default profile folder].
see also : [https://support.mozilla.org/el/kb/Recovering%20important%20data%20from%20an%20old%20profile#os=win7&browser=fx17 Recovering important data from an old profile]
thank you -
I have read through the various post / solutions. I can nopt find the profile file on my hard drive. Up until a month or so ago was able to use Firefox on this machine. Now not.
How can I solve this problem?I can not find any of the files you address.
I am tying to install Firefox for the first time. SO, if that is the case, how can any of these various files exist? I cannot access the contents of my "Application support" folder.
I have tried to delete Firefox and start over, and the same error message comes up.
I guess my frustration is how can I have a profile if I do not have Firefox installed? -
This ocurred on my Dell Laptop, it seems, after several reset Firefox to Default. My Dell is an Inspriron/8600. I have removed Firefox and reloaded twice. What should Ido next.
Thanks
Bernard Crotty
<sub>edit: removed your mail address from public display, since the only thing it will attract are spam bots. you will be notified per mail once somebody replies to the thread. (philipp)</sub>Hi Bernard, normally, when doing a Reset, Firefox moves your old profile folder to the desktop (in a folder named Old Firefox Data), creates a new profile folder incorporating some of the data from your old profile, and updates a configuration file with the new profile folder name. It sounds as though this broke down somewhere along the way. Let's see whether it was that third step.
In order to ease the next few steps, please make sure that you can view hidden files and folders. This article has the steps:
* Windows XP: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/win_fcab_show_file_extensions.mspx
* Newer Windows: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hidden-files
To open your Firefox data folder, you can type or paste the following into either the Start menu Run box, Search box, or into the address bar of a Windows Explorer/My Computer window:
%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox
In the folder that loads, you should see a Profiles folder and a file named profiles.ini (it's a text file you can edit with Notepad).
Click into the Profiles folder to see whether you can find a semi-randomly-named folder. If you find it, click into it to confirm that it contains some files and isn't empty. If there is stuff there, let's work with it. Up in the address bar of Windows Explorer, select and copy the semi-random name of the folder, or you can make a note of it somewhere.
Return back up to the Firefox folder. Right-click>Edit the profiles.ini file and it should open in Notepad. You should see something like the following:
[General]
StartWithLastProfile=1
[Profile0]
Name=default
IsRelative=1
Path=Profiles/'''asdf1234.default'''
Default=1
The part of Path after Profiles/ needs to match the name of the folder you copied or noted earlier. Go ahead and fix it and save the file.
Then try to start Firefox again. Any luck?
If the existing profile (post-Reset) is missing completely, or is missing important data, we can grab one of the earlier profile folders from the Old Firefox Data folder on your desktop. For the steps to do that, please see this post: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1025708#answer-641099 -
downloaded firefox 4.0 i completed that then a box popped up saying profile canot be loaded tell me please how to fix this
Did you ever have an older version of Firefox installed in that PC?
-
I have bee using firefox for many years and seemed to have lost it. I downloaded again about 5 times,have tried all suggestions in the forums nothing worked.The only thing is I tried to recover my Profile default fold and it is missing. What can I do? I miss using firefox and would like you back
Hello All.
I've been using Firefox for a long time with a great pleasure of course. I've got today the same problem as you: my profile can't be loaded, missing or inaccessible. I tried all solutions but it was not OK.
Finally, as yesterday I've played with hiddens files in my home directory, I noticed that my "/home/myuser/.cache" was marked with a little padlock: it was access protected. So I just execute:
'''sudo chown myuser /home/myuser/.cache -R '''
and now Firefox is working fine.
I hope this way will be useful for you
Thanks -
Firefox window does not opens. It shows an alert message -"Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible." I have deleted the processes in task manager and restarted Mozilla.Even then it does not opens. Pls get me a solution.
Make a new profile ('[[managing profiles]]'); if the old profile directory is still there, just copy-and-paste its contents into the new profile directory.
-
I am trying to download Firefox on my laptop which runs Vista. I am getting the following error message: Your Firefox profile can't be loaded, it may be missing or innaccessible." Please help.
See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_a_missing_profile
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_in_use
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+is+already+running+but+is+not+responding -
When I try to start Firefox, I get the error message "Your computer must be restarted to complete a previous upgrade of Firefox. Do you want to reboot now?" I have rebooted several times to no avail. Get the same message when I try to uninstall Firefox
Just had this same problem. Based on other suggestions I found on the web, went to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox and deleted all files that ended with upgrade and/or delete. Then I was able to uninstall Firefox and then reinstalled. Hope this helps!
-
Im Using Windows 7 Ultimate. I Uninstall My Firefox Then I Want To Install It Back But When I Install It, I Got This Error Message "Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible. "
I Try To Delete profile.ini But " Access Denied " . How To Fix It ?Tq Philip. You Save My Day. :)
Maybe you are looking for
-
Ok, I recently downloaded the new OS X Lion, and my itunes is appearing in a minimized state, like its not the same size as the other web pages I open. ALso my trackpad is backwards from when I installed the new OS. Also how do I uninstall this syste
-
Something is seriously wrong with my install of CC desktop. The icon won't show up in the upper bar as it always has. When I start it from th finer it starts, but when I select the Apps tab is spins for a while and then quits. Tried re-installing it
-
this may be an easily answered question but how can i on a Mac system set a firefox option or create a function key or strokes to enter my email address for me. i am constantly asked by many sites for it.
-
OBIEE 11g RPD: JDBC Source
Is the OBIEE RPD able to source from a JDBC connection? I have been provided a JDBC connection string, my thoughts are that I would need an ODBC DSN to do this connection. Didn't know if a JDBC connection could setup in the RPD.
-
Hi all, OK I went to insert a Flash button from with in DreamWeaver CS3 and I get a Message window that says "There are no button styles on your system. Please reinstall DreamWeaver CS3. I went to my DW CS3 folder a went to >configuration>Flash Objec