Cannot reacquire firefox. error message reads "your firefox profile cannot be loaded. it may be missing or inaccessible.

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

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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Moreover, you use an out-of-date version of Firefox 3.6, [[Updating Firefox|update Firefox 3.6]].

Your firefox profile can not be loaded. it may be missing or inaccessible

i just updated my computer, after i did so, firefox wont open, it says your firefox profile can not be loaded, it may be missing or inaccessible. I have read every thread in here, and nothing works. i can't find the profiles.ini folder and i cant create a new profile. what to do now?

A likely cause is a problem with the profiles.ini file and the profile marked as Default=1 in this file is no longer present on the hard drive.
*/Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/Firefox/
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/profiles.ini_file
You can use one of these to make Firefox create/use a new default profile:
*Delete the profiles.ini file to force Firefox to create a new default profile
*Use the Profile Manager to create a new profile
*Use "Choose Folder" when you create a new profile to select the location of a lost profile and recover this profile
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Managing+profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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Firefox is already running but is not responding
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox%20is%20already%20running%20but%20is%20not%20responding
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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
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When I download and try to install Thunderbird I get the message "Your Thunderbird profile cannot be loaded, it may be missing or inaccessible".

Because of a virus, I redownloaded Thunderbird 24.4.0 and it completed until trying to open Thunderbird when I get the message "Your Thunderbird profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible." I know the profile exists in a "recovered files" folder. I've tried to move it to the current Thunderbird folder but get the same message. I've tried to follow a Mozillazine article but it's too complicated. Is there any online help, such as chat or phone?

I think I have finally figured out how to reply to you. Even though your email says to reply to [email protected], that just goes into dead space.
So to answer your question, the profiles.ini file has in it:
<pre><nowiki>{General}
StartWithLastProfile=1
{Profile0}
Name=default
IsRelative=1
Path=Profiles/ghdigdus.default</nowiki></pre>
Also, I want to mention that there is a Thunderbird folder in C:\ just above the Users folder. It has two profiles in it, one of which is the e00qmtzd.default folder.
Are we getting closer to solving this problem?

I cannot open firefox. i receive an error message instead: " your firefox profile cannot be loaded. It is missing or inaccessible" help

<blockquote>Locking duplicate thread. 
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

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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
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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.
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*Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)
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*Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
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*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

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I bought a new IMAC Apple pc a month ago and am used to Windows. I am new to MAC software and tried to solve the issue myself by searching online and through your database without success. Can you please help by sending step by step instructions on how to fix the above issue.

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Creating a profile":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
If the new profile works then you can transfer some files from an old profile (if you have one) to that new profile
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible... Help!?

One moment I was able to use Firefox just fine and the next, I'm getting a pop up message:
Title: Missing Profile:
Message: Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. it may be missing or inaccessible.
I cannot open firefox at all and I'm at a loss of what to do. I can't even troubleshoot firefox because firefox is trying to open but it can't.
What I believe happened was that firefox was in the middle of updating/trying to open in safe mode and somehow got interrupted. I have been looking around online trying to find a solution and so far I've been coming up short and any help would be appreciated!
I have Windows 7.
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Try to delete the profiles.ini file to force Firefox to create a new default profile.
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profiles.ini_file http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profiles.ini_file]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox ]

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Did you delete the profiles.ini file?
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/profiles.ini_file
You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
*Windows: %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\ C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
*Linux: ~/.mozilla/firefox/
*Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/
You can use one of these to make Firefox create/use a new default profile:
*Delete the profiles.ini file to force Firefox to create a new default profile
*Use the Profile Manager to create a new profile
*Use "Choose Folder" when you create a new profile to select the location of a lost profile and recover this profile
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Managing+profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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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.

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