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cannot restore old firefox profile
I realise this post is not exclusively related to Windows 10, but someone out there may be able to help me.
I carelessly ended up with a virus today and it played havoc with my Firefox browser. Fortunately a couple of weeks ago I had saved a copy of my Firefox profile with all the bookmarks, extensions and passwords etc. . The problem is that when I place this profile file in its correct location, Firefox will not open. I receive a message saying that 'Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible.
This situation is probably due to the fact that shortly after saving my Firefox profile, I created a new user account for Windows 10, and then changed its name via the Control Panel. The original name for the new account however still appears in File Explorer under C:\Users as I could not change it there.
How can I get my original Firefox profile to open? I cannot understand why it is not working as it was fine until I got the virus earlier today.
All suggestions gratefully received!!
Florio