Firefox Profile Backup

[runesmithie]

I'm getting started on replacing firefox files ...

 

 

 

I have no idea where to place the default.xqb file, which is mentioned on google an astonishing 0 times....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where do I put it? =\

[Vape]

default.8dgtrndm (eight random digits) is the name of your default Firefox profile. If you create a new one, through the profile manager (Start -> Run -> firefox[Caution: ExecutableFile] -profilemanager) then the profile folder is called Thenameyouentered.8dgtrndm (different random number.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What exactly are you trying to backup? The best way I've found to do this is using the Bookmark Backup extension which backs up all the profile data you select.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obviously, you can just copy and paste the profile folder to a remote location, but you don't really need to backup 100 megs worth of cache, and your history is going to be fairly useless in 3 months' time.

[runesmithie]

default.8dgtrndm (eight random digits) is the name of your default Firefox profile. If you create a new one, through the profile manager (Start -> Run -> firefox.e3e (CAUTION - executable file) -profilemanager) then the profile folder is called Thenameyouentered.8dgtrndm (different random number.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What exactly are you trying to backup? The best way I've found to do this is using the Bookmark Backup extension which backs up all the profile data you select.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obviously, you can just copy and paste the profile folder to a remote location, but you don't really need to backup 100 megs worth of cache, and your history is going to be fairly useless in 3 months' time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahh, I didn't have any folders like that when i was backing up firefox...

 

 

 

All I had was default.xqb, which contains all my bookmarks, cache, whatnot

[Vape]

Hmm, I'm pretty sure all profile folders have to end in eight random digits, but I might be wrong *shrug*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So what exactly do you need help with? I don't understand the question :P

[runesmithie]

Hmm, I'm pretty sure all profile folders have to end in eight random digits, but I might be wrong *shrug*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So what exactly do you need help with? I don't understand the question :P

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Well, sicne I reinstalled windows I'm going back around putting stuff back in the familiar places =p

[Vape]

Correction to self from earlier post: profile folders begin, not end, with eight random digits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure you close Firefox before you start this :) So copy my instructions into notepad or somethnig.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go to old profile folder. Select following files and copy (ctrl+c)

 

 

 

bookmarks.html, cert8.db, cookies.txt, formhistory.dat, key3.db and signons.txt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go to new profile folder. On windows XP that'll be C:\Documents and settings\%YOURWINDOWSXPACCOUNT\Application data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\8dgtrndm.YOURNAME\

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you can't find application data, go to tools -> folder options -> view -> show hidden files and folders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then paste (ctrl+v) the files you have copied and choose to replace existing files.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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