Default Application Installation and User Profile Directories
Firefox
| OS | Application Directory | User Profile Directory | Temporary Directory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Vista/7 | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\ | C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\ (or %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\) |
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\ (or %LOCALAPPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox) and C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\ |
| Windows 2000/XP | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\ | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\ (or %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\) |
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\ |
| OS X | /Applications/Firefox.app | ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/ | ~/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/ |
| Linux | ???? | ~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/ | n/d |
Thunderbird
| OS | Application Directory | User Profile Directory | Temporary Directory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Vista/7 | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\ | C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\ (or %APPDATA%\Thunderbird\) |
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Thunderbird\ (or %LOCALAPPDATA%\Thunderbird\) and C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\ |
| Windows 2000/XP | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\ | C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Thunderbird\ (or %APPDATA%\Thunderbird\) |
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Thunderbird\ |
| OS X | /Applications/Thunderbird.app | ~/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/ | ~/Library/Caches/Thunderbird/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/ |
| Linux | ???? | ~/.thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/ (or ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/ on Debian/Ubuntu) |
n/d |