Using FEBE

Using FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension)
Requirements

FEBE Menu
The menu for FEBE is under "Tools". Once there, you will see

  • Perform Backup
  • Restore:
    • Restore Extensions
    • Restore Themes
    • Restore Bookmarks
    • Restore Preferences
    • Restore Cookies
    • Restore userChrome
    • Restore Usernames and Passwords
    • Restore Phishing Data
    • Restore Search Plugins
    • Restore Browser History
    • Restore Formfill History
    • Restore Permissions
    • Restore User-defined backups:
      • Febe Data
    • Restore Profile
  • Quick Backup
  • FEBE Options

Important:
To back up Stylish Styles, please see this!

Perform backup does exactly as it says:
It launches a backup of your profile.

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You can set what it restores in the "Options" pane in the FEBE Options.
When FEBE backs up bookmarks, it also backs up all of your Fast Dial data (URLs, logos, background, and placement).

Quick Backup allows you to back up individual extensions and themes.

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The green items are Themes, the blue items are the extensions, the grey items are disabled extensions, and the red items are incompatible extensions/themes.
It is possibe to combine all the checked items in to one installable XPI file.
When you have selected which addons you want to back up, simply check the box that says "Create single XPI" and click "Backup now", or just click "Backup now".


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Then, a conformation dialog box will appear in the lower right hand side of your screen. It will tell you how many things were backed up.


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Restoring a profile

  • To restore a full profile, go to Tools>FEBE>Restore>Restore Profile.
  • To restore a partial backup, go to Tools>FEBE>Restore, and select the type of information you backed up.
    • FEBE Options
      There are six buttons at the top of the FEBE options dialog.


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      • Options
      • Directory
      • Schedule
      • Debug
      • box.net
      • Info

      Options

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      This pane is the main options panel. It allows you to select a full profile backup, or just a custom backup. It allows you to choose what additional items (bookmarks, cookies, etc.) to back up.

      To back up your Stylish styles:

      Go to Tools>FEBE>FEBE Options
      Click on "User-defined backups".
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      Click "New".
      Fill out the information, and check "Include in backup". Click "Post entries and exit".
      The file you chose will be backed up, meaning if you selected stylish.rdf, it will back up your styles.

      Directory

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      This pane allows you to choose where your backup goes, and wether or not it has a timestamp on it. It also provides an option to clear the directory before making the backup, and how many backups to keep.

      Schedule

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      This pane allows you to schedule backups for your profile. It also allows you to see how your last backup went, and the location of your last backup.

      Debug

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      This pane allows you to reset the FEBE prefrences. It also allows you to verify the extension directories.

      Box.net

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      This option allows you to log in to a Box.net account. Box.net is a site where you can host your files.
      This pane gives you an option to log in to a Box.net account.

      Info

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      This dialog box contains helpful links, the version number of FEBE, and the e-mail to reach the author at.

    For more information, please see FEBE's homepage.