# How to transfer staff to new computer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 26, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770 "2016-05-26T23:43:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770/1 "2016-05-26T23:43:37Z")
I got a new computer. Much faster then this one. Transferring files will be very easy. How can I transfer all my Firefox bookmarks and my usernames and passwords? For some programs like Sandbox I will pay again. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770/2 "2016-05-26T23:50:20Z")
Everything on your computer is files: Your profiles, and stored passwords, and programs, and everything else. If you transfer all of the files, then you’re done. New computers usually come with tools to facilitate exactly this. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770/3 "2016-05-26T23:52:44Z")
Firefox has a sync feature. “Synchronize your bookmarks, history, tabs, passwords, add-ons, and preferences across all your devices.” It’s almost like you copied your OP from the description. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770/4 "2016-05-26T23:52:44Z")
For the Firefox stuff, I recommend MozBackup (only available for Windows, though). It will back up your entire profile (bookmarks, stored passwords, etc) into one convenient file that you can restore on the new computer. Before I switched to using Google Chrome, I would periodically run a backup and store it as part of a regular backup of the whole system. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770/5 "2016-05-27T00:13:29Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > For the Firefox stuff, I recommend MozBackup (only available for Windows, though). It will back up your entire profile (bookmarks, stored passwords, etc) into one convenient file that you can restore on the new computer. Before I switched to using Google Chrome, I would periodically run a backup and store it as part of a regular backup of the whole system. Thank you from the new computer! I have ran MozBackup and extracted files. What should I do with them? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770/6 "2016-05-27T00:24:09Z")
You should not need to “extract” anything from the backup. Install Firefox and MozBackup on the new computer. Open Firefox and create a new profile. Next, close Firefox and use MozBackup to restore the \*.PCV file it created on the old computer. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-transfer-staff-to-new-computer/755770/7 "2016-05-27T00:41:03Z")
Thanks! All stuff restored!