Re: [gentoo-user] firefox profile uses 100% CPU

[J. Roeleveld]

On Thursday, November 12, 2015 08:10:39 PM thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
> Thelma
>
> On 11/12/2015 05:30 PM, Walter Dnes wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 01:56:28PM -0700, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote
> >
> >> I do agree, but I'm looking for a way to fix it. What file should I
> >> delete from Firefox profile.  I just want to retain bookmarks, passwords
> >> etc.
> >>
> >   Do *NOT* delete any files just see.  I would suggest the following
> >
> > course of action...
> >
> > * Do not start any of the profiles unless the instructions say to
> > * Create 2 new profiles; call them "salvage1" and salvage2"
> >
> >   ***IMPORTANT*** If copying any specific file to "salvage1" screws up
> >   that profile, do ***NOT*** copy it to "salvage2".
> >
> > * Copy the "places.sqlite" file from the bad profile over top of the
> >
> >   "places.sqlite" file in the "salvage1" profile
> >
> > * Start up the "salvage1" profile.  Try surfing for a few minutes.  If
> >
> >   it works, close "salvage1" and copy "places.sqlite" to the same place
> >   in the "salvage2" profile, and skip "Restoring bookmarks from backups".
> >
> > "Restoring bookmarks from backups" (ONLY IF places.sqlite IS DAMAGED)
> > =====================================================================
> > * Copy all the files from the "bookmarksbackup" folder in the bad
> >
> >   profile to the "bookmarksbackup" folder in the "salvage1" profile.
> >
> > * Start up the "salvage1" profile.  Select...
> >
> >   Bookmarks ==> Manage Bookmarks
> >   From the Bookmarks Manager select...
> >   Tools ==> Restore
> >   ...and select a backup.  Obviously, the more recent the better.  If
> >   this works, close the browser ("salvage1") and repeat with the
> >   "salvage2" profile.
> >
> > =====================================================================
> >
> >   There are several more items...
> >
> > https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-da
> > ta
> >
> > Passwords are stored in the key3.db and logins.json files.
> >
> > Site-specific preferences are stored in the permissions.sqlite and
> > content-prefs.sqlite files.
> >
> > Search engines are stored in the search.sqlite file and searchplugins
> > folder.
> >
> > Personal dictionary is stored in persdict.dat
> >
> > etc, etc.  I know that it's painfull, but...
> >
> > 1) Make sure "salvage1" and "salvage2" are both shut down.
> > 2) Copy over *ONE* file listed on the above webpage at a time to the
> >
> >   "salvage1" profile, and launch "salvage1" and try it out.
> >
> > 3) If it works, shut down "salvage1", and copy the same file over to
> >
> >    the "salvage2" profile.  If "salvage1" dies, you've found a culprit.
> >    Copy the file of the same name from the "salvage2" profile to the
> >    "salvage1" profile.
> >
> > 4) GOTO 1 (i.e. "rinse, lather, repeat") and repeat for every file
> >
> >    listed on the webpage I pointed to.  There may be more than 1
> >    corrupted file
> >
> >   After you're finished, you can go to
> >
> > Tools ==> Switch Profile ==> Manage Profiles
> >
> >   There, you can rename or delete the old profile, and rename "salvage1"
> >
> > to the name of your old profile.  Note that this will only affect the
> > name that it is invoked with by the "-P" option.  It will not change the
> > directory name.
>
> Thank you for detailed instructions, that was a good idea but I'm
> puzzled and surprised by the result.
>
> I created two new profiles:
> salvage1 (new)
> salvage2 (new)
> test (this profile is damaged)
>
> Originally started profile salvage1, salvage2 to create all the
> necessary files.
>
> I've copied all the files from: .mozilla/firefox/tscsip8f.test/ (not
> sub-folders)
> to: salvage1 profile, indeed something is dammage CPU goes 100%
> Deleted "salvage1" and recreated it.
>
> Now, I copied files "one by one" from test profile to salvage1 and
> started "salvage1" every time to make sure it work. At the same time I
> copied the same file from "test" to "salvage2" (without starting
> "salvage2"); I was only starting "salvege1" after each file I copied.
> I finished copping all the file from test "one-by-one" starting the
> profile "salvage1" and it worked but when I started profile "salvage2"
> the CPU when 100%.
> So it seems to me every time I was restarting profile "salvage1" Firefox
> was correcting the error some how.
>
> Though, I can not import the bookmarks, I'm on Firefox-bin-38.3.0
> There is no entry: Bookmarks ==> Manage Bookmarks
> I have: Bookmarks ==> Show All Bookmarks
> where I can restore and backup bookmars. I've tried to restore bookmarks
> from file: bookmarks-2015-11-12.json
> but I'm getting an error message: "Unable to process the backup file."
>
> --
> Thelma

Thelma,

Does this mean "salvage1" works, but "salvage2" does not?
Then why not simply keep "salvage1" and remove the broken ones?

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Joost