Missing profiles folder and files

Hi all,
I had the damn "snap-do" malware on my Firefox, so I tried uninstalling FF completely and then re-installing it to fix the problem... but that just led to the issue of Firefox now not being able to find my old profile.
I am currently getting the error message;
"Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible."
I know there are plenty of other threads regarding this issue but they all point to the direction of creating a new profile using the following method: "Launch the Run dialog box, type in: firefox.exe -p ...".
When I try this though I get the same error as before.
In short, I absolutely cannot find the "profile.ini" file, and am assuming it no longer exists on my system.
Can anyone help?

Hello,
Reinstalling Firefox doesn't normally solve anything, as most problems are confined to the profile. You can use the Reset Firefox feature instead, which preserves essential data like bookmarks and passwords.
* [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]]
# Press the Windows logo orb on the taskbar to bring up the Start Menu.
# In the search box, type the following then press Enter: '''%AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\'''
# In the Windows Explorer window that opens, you should see the ''profiles.ini'' file.
# If the file is missing, you can create it manually in Notepad. The contents should look something like the following, substituting the example profile folder name with your actual profile folder name.
<pre><nowiki>[General]
StartWithLastProfile=1
[Profile0]
Name=default
IsRelative=1
Path=Profiles/2htx1693.default</nowiki></pre>
----

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i've created a shared folder on Mac OS X Server.
I'm the admin of Server.
I've enabled me and other users to read/write in that shared folder.
Now a subfolder (and file) created by other users sunder that main shared folder are READ-ONLY to me (and only to me) while all the other local network users can read and WRITE those subfolders/files.
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I've added again my name and now disclosure triangle is avaible and i can setup also me ...
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Can you select multiple folders in LR Library to move to the same location or do you need to do one at a time? This would be onen benefit of doing it outside of LR.
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I have a webdisk mounted om my desktop, which resides on my ISP's server. This way I can edit and update HTML files on the fly in GoLive, without having to use FTP.
During a few unnoticed network interruptions, I saved changes to open files on the webdisk, which actually weren't available at the time. Still, GoLive saved those files, somewhere I can't find them. They show in GoLive's 'open' window and they even open. A new file can also be saved in the same folder.
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First install from scratch: erase through disk utility, install OS X Mavericks (using Recover mode), restart ok - Used Migration Assistant to restore applications and data only - Mail crashed each 5 inutes and asked constantly for password of my 2 accounts, links between folders and files not OK and attaching a doc was complicated. I downloaded the update same problems
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Still struggling to understand why copying the entire root dir to a disk image and then restoring from that image did not, as expected, yield an identical system, and why I even had to reinstall after doing this.
Because there is a lot more going on under the hood than merely copying files.
The only way to do what you want is to use cloning software like Carbon Copy Cloner.
My advice is to rescue your personal files to a regular non-TimeMachine external drive, Zero erase the ENTIRE drive and install OS X fresh and update, then your programs from original sources and files from backup.
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