this post was submitted on 06 May 2025
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Yes, it will copy everything related to that profile. The passwords are stored in the key4.db file so it shouldn't be copied in that situation.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_what-information-is-stored-in-my-profile
Then there's also the sync feature which might import the passwords even if the file has been deleted, so the sync needs to be disabled on the work pc.
Cool, didn't know where they were stored exactly. Thanks for investigating :)