Closed Bug 1473203 Opened 6 years ago Closed 5 years ago

Restarting Firefox from about:profiles can start wrong profile

Categories

(Toolkit :: Startup and Profile System, defect)

Product:
Toolkit
Component:
Startup and Profile System
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1528252
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox63 --- affected

People

(Reporter: tawn, Unassigned)

Details

STR:
Create 2 profiles
Set one to open without asking
Launch the other profile (via -P profile)
Open about:profiles
Click 'Restart normally'

Expected: Restarts browser with currently open profile
Actual: Restarts browser with profile set to open without asking

Doesn't accomplish whatever was the purpose of restarting the browser. Particularly annoying if the other profile is dedicated to another Fx channel in which case it can corrupt the profile. (Fortunately I had a backup.)

Since the end of support for XUl add-ons, about:profiles or 
Browser Console -> Ctrl+Alt+R have been recommended as an alternative method of restarting the browser. Note that Ctrl+Alt+R *does* restart with currently open profile.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 5 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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