How to Backup Firefox Extensions, Bookmarks, Themes and Preferences

How to Back Up Your Bookmarks on Mozilla Firefox

 

If you have Mozilla Firefox, and have a lot of bookmarks (favorites), then you might want to read this article to know how to back them up. This is also very useful if you want to take your bookmarks and put them on a different computer.

Up Your Bookmarks

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   Open bookmarks
   Open up your bookmarks and go to "Organize Bookmarks"
   
   

   File Backup Tools

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   Select all your bookmarks
   Select all your bookmarks.
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   Export
   Select "export" in the file menu.
   
   • NOTE: Under Mozilla Firefox V 3.6.10, go to the "Import and Backup" tab in the top margin.
   • Select "Export HTML".
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   Save location
   Select your save location and file name

edit Installing Bookmarks

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   Go to the Bookmarks tab, then "Organize Bookmarks"
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   Import
   Go to the File tab, then "Import"
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   Select From File
   Select "From File"
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   Select the file
   Select the Bookmarks file.
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   Select Open
   Select "Open"     
6. You can save this to a flash drive, or a CD/floppy or you can transfer it to another computer for keeping there. You can also keep a copy on your computer, in case your bookmarks are deleted.

If you are anything like me, you use different computers as you move from place to place. There is nothing more annoying than losing your favorite Firefox Extensions, Themes, Bookmarks, etc., as you move from computer to computer. Here is an easy way to have a consistent set of tools available on each machine.

1. Install Google Browser Sync (see External Links).
   

   • FEBE - Firefox Extension Backup Extension.
     

     FEBE Options
   • CLEO - Compact Library Extension Organizer.
     

     CLEO Options



2. 3
   Right-click to the right of the menu and choose Customize. Drag the FEBE and CLEO icons onto the toolbar.


3. 4
   Click the down arrow on the FEBE icon. Set the default backup directory for FEBE and set your backup options.


4. 5
   Back up Firefox into the destination directory.


5. 6
   Click the down-arrow on the CLEO icon. Set the default directory and options.


6. 7
   Select the extensions to combine into a single package and click OK.


7. 8
   Put this on an online folder so you have access to it from any machine you are working on.


8. 9
   Reinstall the backed up profile onto the target machine and restart Firefox. You should have everything that was on the previous browser.

You can simply back up your entire profile in CLEO, which you can restore on any other machine running Firefox.

TOOLS LINK :

FEBE homepage: http://febe.SoftwareByChuck.com FEBE FAQ: http://febe.SoftwareByChuck.com/febeFAQ.html FEBE backup tutorial: http://softwarebychuck.com/febe/tutorial/febe101.html FEBE profile restore tutorial: http://softwarebychuck.com/febe/tutorial/febeRestoreProfile.html
	CLEO: http://cleo.SoftwareByChuck.com CLEO FAQ: http://cleo.SoftwareByChuck.com/cleoFAQ.html
	OPIE: http://opie.SoftwareByChuck.com
	TEBE homepage: http://tebe.SoftwareByChuck.com