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FEBE 101 – The Basics of Backing Up |
| Note: While this page refers to FEBE, the instructions for TEBE are very similar.
You may also want to see the Profile Restore Tutorial. Any data backup regime or program should allow you to specify the basic concerns of Here is a quick primer on the way to get FEBE up and running. These functions can be found in the FEBE options window. When running options, additional documentation for any item can be found by clicking the blue “i” icon: To access, click: Tools > FEBE > FEBE Options |
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What to backup
FEBE allows for two basic types of backups. A “Selective” backup allows you to specify exactly what parts of Firefox to include. Extensions and themes are rebuilt as separate, installable files (.xpi or .jar). These files can be installed in any Firefox installation just as if they were pulled from the Firefox Add-ons page (AMO). Simply open them with File > Open File… The optional additional items are backed up (or actually exported) as .json or .fbu files. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is an industry standard text-orientated, human readable format. FBU (FEBE backup) is just a renamed zip file and can be opened with any zip reader. A “Full profile” backup includes everything contained in your Firefox profile. It is all or nothing and cannot be selectively restored (at least not easily). A restored profile will look exactly the same as when the backup was performed. |
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