I've got to do a restore on a notebook that I carry. I've got Firefox set up just like I like it right now. Any way to save this information, restore, get online and then reload it as was?

Many thanks!!

Go to C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox

Save off everything there and below that using something like winzip (or any utility that can save a folder and all files and folders below that directory) and save it somewhere off the computer. Do the OS restore, windows update, etc, then restore that folder before you install firefox. In a perfect world, firefox will just use the profile data you restored when you start it for the first time after the restore of the OS.

That might work. If it doesn't, then you can just rename the default.xxx sub-folder you saved into the new one it creates after exiting firefox, and that should work, assuming you're using Firefox's default profile.

There may be some things you have to fix up manually, but for the most part, that should do it. It works especially well, when you install things in the same location like the default location. You will have to reinstall any extensions and themes you use.

You can use the same process for t-bird as well. (substituting "Thunderbird" for "Mozilla\Firefox" in the pathname I listed, above.)

You can also read this: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Roaming_profile

-David

http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

That will not work in the newer versions of Firefox.

Try this website, download Mozbackup. It's free, and works GREAT!!

www.mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

ScottC recommended this to me a few months ago and it has been a lifesaver.

Whenever I have to do a wipe and reinstall, I back up my entire application data folder. There is always something I forget to back up otherwise.

One of these days, I'm going to save an image of my HD to an external drive right after a clean install of my OS and apps (MS office, etc.) so that restores (as in format the HD and reinstall) will be quicker.

Do it now. And do it again when you have a new PC.
Imaging is a miracle.

Try Norton Ghost. If you have a dvd burner (internal or external). Load all your favorite apps, updates, ect.. then Ghost it up. When you have an issue down the road, reload the ghost image. Works like a champ!