Backup and Restore Firefox Profiles Easily
Transferring a Firefox profile from one computer to another can be a pain if you have to do it manually. Sure, you can locate the firefox profile directory and then copy it to the new machine, but then it doesn't automatically show up in the list, etc.
A much easier method for backing up and restoring profiles is to just use the MozBackup application to backup and restore the profiles to a single backup file.
When you launch the application, you can choose to either backup or restore the profile. You can choose which profile to back up, and what file to save it as.
You can restore the profile on another computer by simply launching the MozBackup application on that computer, and then selecting the profile to restore to, and chosing the backup file that you copied from the first computer:
It's really as simple as that.
MozBackup is a legend piece of software. I constantly switch between laptop and desktop and have found MozBackup to be indispensable for my needs. Quick, simple, and I don't think I've ever had an error with it.
Sounds awesome. Thanks. Does the profile backup include extensions?
Hi people
i have recently 'for some reson' lost all of my bookmarks
i have tried loads of things but none worked
can someone tell me how to get them back
i have even done a sytem restore
E-mail me on ryan.blah.56@googlemail.com with your anwers
Just do a search for bookmarks.html
You might find a few of them, just open them and see what one they are.
Then replace the one in your Profile folder with the one you want.
Profiles are here
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\default\