> > The old profile is not deleted though. > Ok, thanks.That's what I wanted to confirm.
On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 6:05 PM Dave Townsend <[email protected]> wrote: > The new profile will be clean and empty. Since we know the previous > profile is from a newer version of Firefox there isn't a way to copy its > data without running the same risks as current downgrades. Users can use > Firefox Sync if they want to share data between profiles. The old profile > is not deleted though. > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 10:02 AM bruno ais <[email protected]> wrote: > >> When creating a new profile to accomodate the downgrade, is the previous >> data deleted? Are there options to keep the old profile for just in case or >> selecting to use a new profile cleans the old one completely? >> >> On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 2:43 PM mhoye <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "Dave Townsend" <[email protected]> >>> To: "dev-platform" <[email protected]>; "Firefox Dev" < >>> [email protected]> >>> Sent: 2018-10-18 3:32:36 PM >>> Subject: Coming in Firefox 65: Dedicated Profiles Per Install and >>> Profile Downgrade Protection >>> >>> In Firefox 65 we intend to ship two new features to help prevent user >>> frustration caused by using profiles created by newer versions of Firefox. >>> >>> >>> This has been a serious problem from a community participation >>> perspective for a while now. Making it safe and easy to flip back and forth >>> between versions of Firefox will make casual participation in testing and >>> QA, among many other things, hugely easier and more accessible; I'm quite >>> grateful that we're doing this work. >>> >>> >>> - mhoye >>> _______________________________________________ >>> firefox-dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/firefox-dev >>> >> _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
