How do I re-install a new firefox 7 (or even revert to 6) and keep my settings & add-ons?
Sigh, wish I'd never upgraded. FF7 has been a hassle because of the constant crashes and unexpected slowdowns on numerous web sites (I have a decent computer, intel i5, 8gb ram, but I also have 1-2 dozen tabs open most of the time).
I'm thinking maybe a fresh start on firefox (I've been on this "profile" for several years now) may help. But I don't want to lose all the add-ons I've put in (including some of the ones I've disabled, but would like to keep anyway, since they may be useful in the future).
I can recover my bookmarks and firefox settings through Firefox sync, I assume. I have my passwords saved locally using roboform, and I don't care about my history, etc.
So, how do I re-install a new copy of firefox 7 (or maybe even revert back to 6) and get my add-ons back (a better way than making a list and installing each individually) and possibly keep some of the settings of these add-ons (I know some of them will let me export their settings)? Thanks.
Firefox 8 comes out Nov 8, look for it on the 9th unless you like to try all day to see if Help>About shows an update. Actually if your anxious try mozilla.com on the 8th.
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