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driver = FirefoxDriver(options)
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+ ** Note** : Whether you create an empty ` FirefoxProfile ` or point it to the directory of your own profile, Selenium
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+ will create a temporary directory to store either the data of the new profile or a copy of your existing one. Every
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+ time you run your program, a different temporary directory will be created. These directories are not cleaned up
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+ explicitly by Selenium, they should eventually get removed by the operating system. However, if you want to remove
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+ the copy manually (e.g. if your profile is large in size), the path of the copy is exposed by the ` FirefoxProfile `
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+ object. Check the language specific implementation to see how to retrieve that location.
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+ If you want to use an existing Firefox profile, you can pass in the path to that profile. Please refer to the official
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+ [ Firefox documentation] ( https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile )
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+ for instructions on how to find the directory of your profile.
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## Service
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+ ** Note** : Whether you create an empty ` FirefoxProfile ` or point it to the directory of your own profile, Selenium
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+ will create a temporary directory to store either the data of the new profile or a copy of your existing one. Every
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+ time you run your program, a different temporary directory will be created. These directories are not cleaned up
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+ explicitly by Selenium, they should eventually get removed by the operating system. However, if you want to remove
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+ the copy manually (e.g. if your profile is large in size), the path of the copy is exposed by the ` FirefoxProfile `
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+ object. Check the language specific implementation to see how to retrieve that location.
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+ If you want to use an existing Firefox profile, you can pass in the path to that profile. Please refer to the official
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+ [ Firefox documentation] ( https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile )
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+ for instructions on how to find the directory of your profile.
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## サービス
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+ ** Note** : Whether you create an empty ` FirefoxProfile ` or point it to the directory of your own profile, Selenium
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+ will create a temporary directory to store either the data of the new profile or a copy of your existing one. Every
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+ time you run your program, a different temporary directory will be created. These directories are not cleaned up
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+ explicitly by Selenium, they should eventually get removed by the operating system. However, if you want to remove
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+ the copy manually (e.g. if your profile is large in size), the path of the copy is exposed by the ` FirefoxProfile `
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+ object. Check the language specific implementation to see how to retrieve that location.
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+
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+ If you want to use an existing Firefox profile, you can pass in the path to that profile. Please refer to the official
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+ [ Firefox documentation] ( https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile )
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+ for instructions on how to find the directory of your profile.
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## Service
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</div >
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+ ** Note** : Whether you create an empty ` FirefoxProfile ` or point it to the directory of your own profile, Selenium
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+ will create a temporary directory to store either the data of the new profile or a copy of your existing one. Every
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+ time you run your program, a different temporary directory will be created. These directories are not cleaned up
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+ explicitly by Selenium, they should eventually get removed by the operating system. However, if you want to remove
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+ the copy manually (e.g. if your profile is large in size), the path of the copy is exposed by the ` FirefoxProfile `
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+ object. Check the language specific implementation to see how to retrieve that location.
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+
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+ If you want to use an existing Firefox profile, you can pass in the path to that profile. Please refer to the official
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+ [ Firefox documentation] ( https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile )
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+ for instructions on how to find the directory of your profile.
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