Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc

**koala** · 03-14-2006, 12:20 PM

MozBackup is a simple utility for creating backups of Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite and Netscape profiles. It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, cache, etc.

1jackjack · 03-17-2006, 06:34 AM

Will this program backup your options (i.e. proxy settings) and your "bookmarks toolbar" settings?

Cheers

**koala** · 03-17-2006, 09:08 AM

They should be covered by 'General Settings' which are backed up by default as part of your Profile.

azhar5i · 04-27-2006, 04:54 AM

Yeah thats right!

These are the features that make mozilla my favourite web browser although i get problem some time to browse some web sites in that as they are spacially designed for IE.

But no doubt i love mozilla firefox features

Cor'e · 05-05-2007, 09:28 AM

I use the FEBE extension, does a great job and runs within FF2003.
=)

**Go The Power** · 06-16-2007, 07:53 PM

This is what I was looking for thanks Koala

Akifia · 01-06-2008, 06:33 PM

Whoa. Finally, a program to back-up my bookmarks and settings! I can't even begin to define how frustrating it was, loosing all of my links when I'd update FireFox...

Technologist · 09-06-2008, 02:58 AM

Just backup Mozilla folders located in "Programs Files" & "Application Data" and restore them when needed after installing firefox & thunderbird overwriting all files

no need to have a 3rd party application

you will get back all settings , extensions , extensions' setting , bookmarks and "messages folders and rules"

regards,,,

shuuhen · 02-08-2009, 09:14 AM

In addition to the FEBE extension that Cor'e mentioned, Foxmarks is also an option. Foxmarks works great for me and is an operating system independent way to synchronize your Firefox data. It has some profile and password syncing capability (the latter off by default - and I haven't tried it). Still haven't done much with the profiles myself though.

~~matthewforu~~ · 03-12-2009, 07:59 AM

Visit this link http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.5/faq/profile.html to know much about the back up of the profiles of the mozilla .

GregW17 · 04-28-2009, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azhar5i

Yeah thats right!

These are the features that make mozilla my favourite web browser although i get problem some time to browse some web sites in that as they are spacially designed for IE.

But no doubt i love mozilla firefox features

Here, try installing this addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419
It's called IE Tab. Basically, what it does is give you an icon on your status bar that lets you switch between Firefox and IE for the tab you're in by clicking it (it will run a virtual iexplore.exe process within the browser). You can even set it to always use IE for certain sites (it defaults to IE for Microsoft Update at the very least) through the addon's options menu.

edit: Foxmarks works great, just make sure you don't delete the saved passwords or the next time Foxmarks syncs.......
(especially watch out for the antivirus programs that try to enable the "always clear my private data" and disable the "check before clearing private data" options *cough*Norton 360*cough*)

TJ Belfiore · 05-01-2009, 06:29 PM

This may be a stupid question, but does is support add-ons and themes?

**ssj4Gogeta** · 05-05-2009, 07:09 AM

I second FEBE. It runs from within Firefox. You can select exactly what part of your profile you want backed up. It can also be used to roll all your installed addons and themes into one single addon file which can be used if you choose to create a new profile or for a new intallation. It also lets you schedule backups and lets you set reminders for backups.

I also second IEtab. I've never had to use IE since installing it.

Label Printers · 07-08-2009, 03:57 AM

It's good. I will use it for bookmarking details and profiles in Mozilla. Thanks for information.

03-14-2006, 12:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,204 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc MozBackup is a simple utility for creating backups of Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite and Netscape profiles. It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, cache, etc. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 11-25-2006 at 03:33 PM.

03-17-2006, 06:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
1jackjack Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 89 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Will this program backup your options (i.e. proxy settings) and your "bookmarks toolbar" settings? Cheers __________________ Ubooboo.net - Ubuntu fixes for newbs

03-17-2006, 09:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,204 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	They should be covered by 'General Settings' which are backed up by default as part of your Profile. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

05-05-2007, 09:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cor'e Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 11 OS: XP	Re: Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc I use the FEBE extension, does a great job and runs within FF2003. =) Last edited by koala; 05-05-2007 at 09:59 AM. Reason: added link

06-16-2007, 07:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,929 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc This is what I was looking for thanks Koala __________________

04-27-2006, 04:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
azhar5i Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: london Posts: 2 OS: win2000	Yeah thats right! These are the features that make mozilla my favourite web browser although i get problem some time to browse some web sites in that as they are spacially designed for IE. But no doubt i love mozilla firefox features

01-06-2008, 06:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Akifia Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	Re: Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc Whoa. Finally, a program to back-up my bookmarks and settings! I can't even begin to define how frustrating it was, loosing all of my links when I'd update FireFox... Last edited by Akifia; 01-06-2008 at 06:34 PM. Reason: Typo.

09-06-2008, 02:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
Technologist Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 OS: VISTA	Re: Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc Just backup Mozilla folders located in "Programs Files" & "Application Data" and restore them when needed after installing firefox & thunderbird overwriting all files no need to have a 3rd party application you will get back all settings , extensions , extensions' setting , bookmarks and "messages folders and rules" regards,,,

02-08-2009, 09:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 980 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc In addition to the FEBE extension that Cor'e mentioned, Foxmarks is also an option. Foxmarks works great for me and is an operating system independent way to synchronize your Firefox data. It has some profile and password syncing capability (the latter off by default - and I haven't tried it). Still haven't done much with the profiles myself though. __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.

03-12-2009, 07:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
~~matthewforu~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 174 OS: Windows Xp	Re: Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc Visit this link http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.5/faq/profile.html to know much about the back up of the profiles of the mozilla .

05-01-2009, 06:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
TJ Belfiore I said no but I wanted it Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Paradise, California Posts: 3,443 OS: 7 x64, XP x86	Re: Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc This may be a stupid question, but does is support add-ons and themes? __________________ Regards, TJ Belfiore "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon

05-05-2009, 07:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta Custom User Title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 1,855 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista, Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, Leopard (Kalyway) My System	Re: Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc I second FEBE. It runs from within Firefox. You can select exactly what part of your profile you want backed up. It can also be used to roll all your installed addons and themes into one single addon file which can be used if you choose to create a new profile or for a new intallation. It also lets you schedule backups and lets you set reminders for backups. I also second IEtab. I've never had to use IE since installing it.

07-08-2009, 03:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
Label Printers Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: Backup and Restore Mozilla Profiles, Bookmarks etc It's good. I will use it for bookmarking details and profiles in Mozilla. Thanks for information.