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Firefox 2.0 beta adds new features
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| 09/01/2006
Posted on 09/02/2006 9:52:49 AM PDT by Panerai
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posted on
09/02/2006 9:52:51 AM PDT
by
Panerai
To: ShadowAce
To: Panerai; Howlin; onyx; Clemenza; Petronski; GummyIII; SevenofNine; martin_fierro; veronica; ...
To: EveningStar
Thanks for the ping. I've downloaded the Beta, but I usually wait for the RC to install the new version.
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posted on
09/02/2006 10:22:52 AM PDT
by
ecurbh
(Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
To: Panerai
Firefox keeps losing my bookmarks! I want an alternative because the third time is the last straw. It's fine for surfing but I make tons of bookmarks, and it loses them all!
To: Darkwolf377
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posted on
09/02/2006 10:36:50 AM PDT
by
ecurbh
(Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
To: Panerai
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posted on
09/02/2006 10:44:02 AM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(My new blog: http://capitalistpundit.blogspot.com/)
To: ecurbh
Thank you very much--I will check that out. Really appreciate the help.
To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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posted on
09/02/2006 11:39:13 AM PDT
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The idea around which liberalism coheres is that NOTHING actually matters except PR.)
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
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posted on
09/02/2006 11:50:29 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: ecurbh
I have just one question: Where in the world is the backup saved?
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:04:12 PM PDT
by
Clara Lou
(Only a fool creates ill will unnecessarily.)
To: ecurbh
Forget about my where-is-it-backed-up question. I downloaded the latest version. It allowed me to choose the location. The older version I had didn't.
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:14:58 PM PDT
by
Clara Lou
(Only a fool creates ill will unnecessarily.)
To: Clara Lou
With Mozbackup, you can save the file to anywhere you want... it prompts you for a location.
The automatic bookmark backup is in the Profile folder.
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:17:58 PM PDT
by
ecurbh
(Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
To: Clara Lou
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:18:20 PM PDT
by
ecurbh
(Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
To: ecurbh
I also highly recommend using MozBackup - Backup tool for Firefox and Thunderbird to make periodic backups of your profile directory. I do this at least once a week.Unfortunately, the application hasn't been ported to Linux.
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posted on
09/02/2006 12:55:03 PM PDT
by
Calvinist_Dark_Lord
(I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper)
To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord; ecurbh; ShadowAce
>>
I also highly recommend using MozBackup - Backup tool for Firefox and Thunderbird to make periodic backups of your profile directory. I do this at least once a week. > Unfortunately, the application hasn't been ported to Linux.
In Linux, your Mozilla and Thunderbird profiles are stored in two folders in your home directory: ".mozilla" and ".thunderbird". You can make copies of those two folders. Depending on your choice of GUI and file explorer (Nautilus, etc.), you might have to set an option switch to see the folders that start with a "dot", since that normally means "hidden".
Your bookmarks file is typically:
.mozilla/default/{some_godawful_string}/bookmarks.html
Before doing a complete copy of the profile folders, I recommend:
- If you wish to speed up the copy, do some cleanup first: clear the browser cache, empty the mail trash, compact mail folders, etc.
- Be sure to close the applications before doing the copy.
If you're feeling geeky, you can use this command in an xterm to make a single compressed archive:
tar -czf {archive_name}.tgz ~/.mozilla ~/.thunderbird
Yes, I that tar is gibberish to a lot of folks. My daughter (13) likes using it because it is like a secret language. For everybody else, I look forward to MozBackup getting ported to Linux.
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posted on
09/02/2006 1:55:26 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: dayglored
>
Yes, I that tar ... Yes, I know that tar ...
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posted on
09/02/2006 1:57:37 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: dayglored
Wouldn't it be much easier to simply copy the Profile Folder and store it in an appropriate place in the /home/* directory?
Frankly, Mozilla was quite poor at telling Linux Users where the Profile Folder is located. Had to destroy a corrupt one to get FF 1.5.0.6 to install. (fortunately i took a copy of my bookmarks across from my Window$ partition and hand replaced them, and i always download copies of extensions and themes.
If you have a file location for where Firefox puts the Profile folder in Linux, shoot it back to me will ya?
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posted on
09/02/2006 2:42:50 PM PDT
by
Calvinist_Dark_Lord
(I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper)
To: dayglored
Never mind the profile folder location thingy, i found it.
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posted on
09/02/2006 2:46:28 PM PDT
by
Calvinist_Dark_Lord
(I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper)
To: Panerai
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posted on
09/02/2006 8:28:45 PM PDT
by
bobbyd
(Flyer, I love and miss you...Lords best my FRiend)
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