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Better automatic backup feature

AndiDee
New member
‎05-18-2022 03:33 AM
Status: New idea

It would be good to have a feature that allows the configuration of an automatic backup of a whole profile or single important parts of a profile, like mainly the history, bookmarks. It should be able to configure in a way that regularly/periodically a backup is created to a pre-defined folder.

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Status changed to: New idea
Jon
Community Manager
Community Manager
‎05-18-2022 05:21 AM
‎05-18-2022 05:21 AM

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Anonymous
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‎05-18-2022 06:31 AM
‎05-18-2022 06:31 AM

It does not have to be enabled by default, but I would like to see about:config also backed up by Firefox account.

rmp1848
New member
‎05-06-2023 07:38 AM
‎05-06-2023 07:38 AM

This feature is badly needed-

I am an older gent who has used Firefox and Thunderbird exclusively for many year. I am not a computer geek, but do know my way around. That being said my suggestion is to include someplace in SETTINGS a place the simplifies a complete backup of profile files for my personal Firefox setup. So that if I were to but a new computer I can easily restore my programs as they were. This is a true problem for millions of senior users and I'm sure it could be easily solved. I know there is all sorts of information about how to do the backup .... but a simple step-by-step would truly help most everyone get it right, quickly and easily.

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