waterfox portable 4.1.2.1
aterfox™ portable app made with Lightdesk. An open-source web browser intended to be speedy, ethical and maintain support for legacy extensions
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Download and install the latest portable setup where you want then run waterfox-portable.exe.
If you have already installed Waterfox™ from the original setup, move the following files :
%APPDATA%WaterfoxProfiles*.default* to dataprofiledefault
Then run waterfox-portable.exe and remove Waterfox™ from your computer.
Upgrade
For an upgrade, simply download and install the latest portable setup.
Modifications
Some modifications have been made through policies to ensure portability:
Disable updater : Waterfox updates are turned off.
Don’t check default browser : Stops Waterfox from checking if it is the default browser at startup.
‘Know your rights’: Don’t show on first run.
WhatsNew: Don’t show WhatsNew on first run after every update.
Profile: Profile path is overrided to dataprofile folder (see below).
A shortcut is created at launch to allow native notifications and removed when Waterfox is closed
Configuration
Waterfox™ portable can be configured through the main YAML configuration file:
app:
profile: default
multiple_instances: false
cleanup: false
profile : Name of the profile created in dataprofile<name> (default default)
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