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I've recently upgraded my ubuntu version from 20.04 to 22.04. After this my firefox is missing all my passwords and profile etc.

Is there any way to get them back, I did not anticipate this happening when I upgraded!

(After googling, I know that this issue is related to the new version being a snap and the old version being something else. I'm a long term Ubuntu user, but these terms mean little to me, and I choose ubuntu precisely because, in general, I don't have to be a computer scientist to get it working for my needs, so would appreciate answers in plain terms please)

Edit: have found an answer (from here) :

Uninstall firefox snap with:

sudo snap remove firefox Install firefox snap with:

sudo snap install firefox Run snap with:

snap run firefox With the last command you should see the following lines in the terminal:

Importing existing firefox profiles from /home/xxxxxxx/.mozilla/firefox Found default profile: xxxxxxxx.default Import done in 1.826 s

This worked for me.

gaoblai
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  • I guess you didn't have a Firefox Account set up before you upgraded. In all likelihood, that would have saved your bacon. Best set one up now if you don't have a backup of your old 20.04 instance FF setup. – graham Jan 04 '23 at 14:16
  • Putting an answer in the Question is not a good practice. Although your question has been asked several times and a similar answer was given, you should add your solution as an Answer or delete your Question altogether. – FedKad Jan 04 '23 at 14:45

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