MozBackup vs Firefox Synch vs Profile Backup/Restore?
I want to move FF to a new machine. I'd like everything moved so that the new installation looks and acts exactly like the old one. From reading the KB and the forum, I see 3 possible ways: (1)MozBackup, (2)Firefox's Synch feature and (3)Manually backing up and restoring my FF Profile.
Which would be best?
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Sync is worth a try, but it's not complete, so you definitely need something more. Personally I lean toward a manual backup, i.e., Windows level copy of the entire profile folder. I've never tried MozBackup.
Perhaps these articles will help:
Recovering important data from an old profile
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Sync is worth a try, but it's not complete, so you definitely need something more. Personally I lean toward a manual backup, i.e., Windows level copy of the entire profile folder. I've never tried MozBackup.
Perhaps these articles will help:
Worked perfectly--and the simplest of all.
Thanks for your help jscher2000.
Bonjours tout le monde, j aimerai savoir ou je peux telecharger MozBackup, pour linux (fedora 17), merci beaucoup
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MozBackup is only available for the Windows platform and not for Linux.
- MozBackup: http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
This program is freeware (even for commercial use) and works on Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7.
You will have to backup the files in the profile folder and copy them to a new profile.