Firefox from USB to Computer ...?

mypenry · 09-07-2007, 09:04 AM

Hi, Ive tried out FF portable on a USB flash drive, and now would like to move it from my USB flash drive to my
computers HDD , is there an easy and simple way to do this that would cause no moving problems..?

Many Thanks Mypenry

Clark76 · 09-07-2007, 05:47 PM

Hello Mypenry

I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong on this but I believe Firefox portable is designed to work on just that, portable devices - flash drive, portable hard drive, etc. If you like FF portable and would like to install it on the hard drive of your computer then I would suggest installing the regular version.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

mypenry · 09-07-2007, 11:42 PM

Hi Clark76..
Thanks for your reply , I was hoping as ive Tweaked / add ons / settings / to my portable
FF, it would have been nice to be able to transfer all the current settings Etc to a new
FF set up on my Computer HDD..

Oh well it looks as if I have to start from scratch ...

Thanks for your advice and comments much appreciated.

Mypenry

malikor · 02-10-2008, 09:30 PM

Firefox Portable can be copied to the internal hard drive of a computer and ran from that directory without any problems.

An addon called FEBE backups your settings, saves it all to one file, and allows you to restore it to another copy of Firefox.

An addon called Foxmarks allows you to backup/restore your bookmarks.

An addon called Password Exporter allows you to backup/restore your passwords.

Use an addon called CLEO to backup your addons and combine them all into one addon file, for easy installation to Firefox.

09-07-2007, 09:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
mypenry Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Thailand Posts: 21 OS: Win XP Media Edition	Firefox from USB to Computer ...? Hi, Ive tried out FF portable on a USB flash drive, and now would like to move it from my USB flash drive to my computers HDD , is there an easy and simple way to do this that would cause no moving problems..? Many Thanks Mypenry

09-07-2007, 05:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Clark76 Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 973 OS: XP Pro, Vista, Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Firefox from USB to Computer ...? Hello Mypenry I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong on this but I believe Firefox portable is designed to work on just that, portable devices - flash drive, portable hard drive, etc. If you like FF portable and would like to install it on the hard drive of your computer then I would suggest installing the regular version. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ __________________ Proud Member of ASAP Proud Member of UNITE If you feel we've helped you, Please Donate to the Forum

09-07-2007, 11:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
mypenry Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Thailand Posts: 21 OS: Win XP Media Edition	Re: Firefox from USB to Computer ...? Hi Clark76.. Thanks for your reply , I was hoping as ive Tweaked / add ons / settings / to my portable FF, it would have been nice to be able to transfer all the current settings Etc to a new FF set up on my Computer HDD.. Oh well it looks as if I have to start from scratch ... Thanks for your advice and comments much appreciated. Mypenry

02-10-2008, 09:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
malikor Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Firefox from USB to Computer ...? Firefox Portable can be copied to the internal hard drive of a computer and ran from that directory without any problems. An addon called FEBE backups your settings, saves it all to one file, and allows you to restore it to another copy of Firefox. An addon called Foxmarks allows you to backup/restore your bookmarks. An addon called Password Exporter allows you to backup/restore your passwords. Use an addon called CLEO to backup your addons and combine them all into one addon file, for easy installation to Firefox.