thunderrooster Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Great work like it alot. Suggestion though, might want to exclude extensions. When updating or installing a new version sometimes you have to delete the extension folder cuase firefox and tbird wont start. Look in the mozilla forums you will see what I mean it comes up a good bit. Have you told anyone from the mozilla forums yet about cuase I am sure they would like to know there is a another program to backup firefox and thunderbird. Most replies for backup programs is there is only one and its discontinued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted March 23, 2005 Author Veteran Share Posted March 23, 2005 Thunderrooster: I am not aware of any such problem. I remember MozBackup used to have such issues, but to my experience BackupFox has a success rate of 100%. Anyway, I have not posted about BackupFox anywhere but here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricobird Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Jolly good show, Mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cryton Subscriber² Posted March 25, 2005 Subscriber² Share Posted March 25, 2005 Great extension! Thanks for your efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid The Kid Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 (edited) I've just joined this forum. The software seems great but unable to make it work on my pc. I use xp home & tries 0.73 & 0.72. I download it, extract it to a new folder, works fine but created a backup file of 22 bytes !!! Created a new profile, then it created a backup file on 3xx KBs. I tried a backup on thunderbird too but same result. And please what is that admin thing people are talking about? Thanks for helping Sid Edited March 25, 2005 by Sid The Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrar Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 nice lil extension man thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrar Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 wtf double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjaminzsj Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 So handy a tool! I'll appreciate more if it has a linux version :D and I never thought that the backup file can be that huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted March 26, 2005 Author Veteran Share Posted March 26, 2005 Staind, backup files is usually small when cache is excluded. Oh, and I might be opening the source (VB :( ) soon so it can be ported to other OSes. Anybody willing to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Kenobi Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 OMG! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! you saved my life...errr.....mozilla/firefox! w007!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted March 26, 2005 Author Veteran Share Posted March 26, 2005 I've just joined this forum. The software seems great but unable to make it work on my pc. I use xp home & tries 0.73 & 0.72. I download it, extract it to a new folder, works fine but created a backup file of 22 bytes !!! Created a new profile, then it created a backup file on 3xx KBs. I tried a backup on thunderbird too but same result.And please what is that admin thing people are talking about? Thanks for helping Sid 585671669[/snapback] Okay, please check this: C:\Documents ad Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini (replace USERNAME with your own) Does this file exists? If yes, do you mind posting its contents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Nifty program. Good job (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid The Kid Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 (edited) Okay, please check this: C:\Documents ad Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini(replace USERNAME with your own) Does this file exists? If yes, do you mind posting its contents? 585673537[/snapback] Yes the file exist, and for profile0, the Name is the same as my profile folder name. Maybe I should have told you earlier that my profile folder is not at it's default location: I created a folder in E: and i've always been using it as my profile folder (and I encountered no problem with it) And no problem I can send you it's content or the file (but where) if you want Thank you Edited March 26, 2005 by Sid The Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted March 26, 2005 Author Veteran Share Posted March 26, 2005 Ah... thats what I thought. BackupFox needs profiles to be in the default location. I'll add support for absolute profile paths in a future version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaviaal Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I've tried to use the program to transfer all my settings from my laptop to my home pc. I've never been able to recreate the tab-settings from my laptop on another installation of Firefox, so copying it would be very nice. Unfortunatly, it isn't working, but maybe I'm doing something wrong: - I've installed Firefox 1.0.2. on my home pc, same version as on my laptop, everything in default locations - Created a backup of my laptop with backupfox 073 - Loaded the backup onto my home pc - and then nothing, just a blank screen with, unclickable, TNR letters. I've attached a screenshot. Raptor: what can I do? Thnx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid The Kid Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Ah... thats what I thought. BackupFox needs profiles to be in the default location. I'll add support for absolute profile paths in a future version. 585673952[/snapback] Ok thanks. I tried the software with default location profile folder, worked fine and it has that thing I was looking for and which was missing in Mozbackup: backup &restore of chrome.rdf Also, I noticed that the restored profile will only work correctly if the bckup file is restored in the same profile folder it was backuped from. Please confirm me it is normal (is that due to the entries in chrome.rdf?) I think all these problems would not exist anymore with FF 1.1 as (I heard it somewhere) profiles will work with any profile folder even if it is moved etc. Can someone confirm? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordtinuviel Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 i have my profile at the default location and it only creates a file of 1k Profile folder: C:\Documents and Settings\Daeron Tin?viel\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox The profiles.ini exists: [General] StartWithLastProfile=1 [Profile0] Name=default IsRelative=0 Path=C:\Documents and Settings\Daeron Tin?viel\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox Default=1 any ideas? with thunderbird happens the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispen Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 good job dude , will use it asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted March 26, 2005 Author Veteran Share Posted March 26, 2005 Sid the Kid: Yes, due to enties in some files within the profile, it has to retain directory structure. I cannot confirm the Firefox 1.1 question though (If its true, then it's good news for everyone). Daeron Tin?viel>: Your profile uses absolute path, not relative. BackupFox only works with default profile path (relative to Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox and equal to Profiles\profilename). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordtinuviel Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 ehhh could you explain a little more...i though i have a default profile location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted March 26, 2005 Author Veteran Share Posted March 26, 2005 As you can see, you don't: IsRelative=0 Path=C:\Documents and Settings\Daeron Tin?viel\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox #1: Your path isnot> relative #2: Your path isnot> equal to Profiles\profilename For example, mine: IsRelative=1 Path=Profiles/iwm374pl.default /Raptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 awesome man, this one saves me a lot of trouble! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordtinuviel Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 thanks raptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaviaal Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Raptor: am i doing something wrong with backupfox? (see above)? Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted March 26, 2005 Author Veteran Share Posted March 26, 2005 (edited) Are the users named the same (not the profiles, the Windows user accounts)? I had no trouble restoring my profile on a different pc (with different username) but you never know! Edited March 26, 2005 by nw_raptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts