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I use Allway Sync to synchronize my desktop and notebook. I've included the firefox profile folder in the sync and it works fine.

Highlighted by giclin

I also use Firefox Portable on a USB stick (as well as OpenOffice). I've got a really cool setup using U3 LaunchPad and a free auto-loader package called Xtraveller (http://software.u3.com/ -- Find it under the utilities menu - if your USB stick supports U3 apps). I have set up LaunchPad to auto load Xtraveller which in turn auto-loads PortableApps and then Firefox Portable. All of this is takes place without a single keystroke from me.

With the addition of Keepass Portable (a password manager) which can be configured to auto-load if desired, this process pretty much ensures that my web-browsing experience is the same no matter whose computer I am on. Additionally I don't have to install any software or leave anything unwanted in someone else's cache (passwords, browsing history, etc.)

Highlighted by amortal

On my home PC, I have a 'normal' copy of Firefox, then I install Portable Firefox on every other machine I need to sync. I then zip up my profile directory (see Daniel's comment above for location) and upload it to a free online file hosting service like DivShare or put it on a USB flash drive or similar. I then copy this profile into the Portable Firefox profiles directory on every other machine.

This seems like a pain to do on a frequent basis, but by using the Foxmarks and Google Browser Sync it automatically syncs bookmarks, history, cookies, saved passwords and even saved tabs/windows without having to replace the profile. So, in actual practice, I find I only have to replace the Portable Firefox profile when I make major changes to my main Firefox, such as new extensions or changing browser settings. Hope this helps!

Highlighted by amortal

if you want to access the same profile with multiple users/multiple computers on a LAN, you can edit the profiles.ini file (located in %windir%\Documents and Settings\%user%\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox), changing the IsRelative value to 0 and typing the path you want the profile to be stored at, e.g. C:\Firefox Profiles. Then just copy your existing profiles to that folder, and edit the profiles.ini file for all users/computers to point at that location.

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