Is there an easy way to back up my installation of Firefox, saving all my extensions, plugins and settings?
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Is there an easy way to back up my installation of Firefox, saving all my extensions, plugins and settings?
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Try Moz Backup. It does warn that not all extensions will work, though I had no problems.
I usually just back up my profile directory. On the new computer, I’ll delete the existing one and then restore my backup there.
The directory is:
C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_USERNAME\Application Data\Mozilla
Or simply: %appdata%\mozilla
I think that gets everything, extensions included. This didn’t use to work in the past (it’d require multiple restarts), but I think version 1.5 fixed it?
You could install and use Portable Firefox, which keeps everything Firefox-related in one handy directory in the first place. I have FF installed on a USB drive, so that I can 1) use it at work, where non-standard apps mysteriously disappear from time to time, and B) I can bring my browser, settings, bookmarks, passwords, and even sessions anywhere I go. It’s really handy.
Troy, this might be a strange question, but would you happen to know of any USB drives that can be write-protected with a hardware switch (like the old 3.5" floppies)? I’d love to use Portable Firefox myself, but I don’t want rogue computers tampering with my USB drive…
I don’t, but I’m sure they’re out there.
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Troy, this might be a strange question, but would you happen to know of any USB drives that can be write-protected with a hardware switch (like the old 3.5" floppies)? I’d love to use Portable Firefox myself, but I don’t want rogue computers tampering with my USB drive…
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I have an older 128MB EasyDisk USB key with a write-protect switch. I don’t know if it’s available on current products.