MozBackup 1.4.8

Publisher's description of MozBackup

MozBackup is a utility for creating backups of Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird and Netscape profiles. It allows you to backup mail, favorites, and contacts. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Version 1.4.8 is a bug-fixing release.

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Editor's review of MozBackup

As great as it is to have tools such as Firefox and Thunderbird, backing them up can be a tedious process. MozBackup is a tiny program that makes saving and restoring all your bookmarks, extensions, and other personal settings a streamlined and stress-free experience.

The program works with Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and Netscape on Windows platforms. It doesn't work with Firefox Portable, Sunbird, Songbird, or Flock, but for standard Windows iterations of the programs in the Mozilla suite, it's almost silly to not use this program.

Close the program you want to back up, then run MozBackup. Choose backup or restore, then the application. Select the program profile and the location to save the backup, and whether you want to password protect the file. Lastly, choose which parts of the profile you want to save or restore, which range from from e-mails and address books to extensions and history, from certificates, and passwords to bookmarks and your cache.

To back up Netscape, choose the Mozilla Suite option.

Restoring a profile works the same way, but what makes the app extremely useful is that it doesn't differentiate from a restore and a clean install. So if you've got a specific or complicated set of extensions and settings on your work machine, and merely thinking about how to transfer them makes you want to revert to using an Underwood, MozBackup should quell your fears.

User reviews of MozBackup

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  MozBackup

  IT MESSED UP MY FIREFOX SETUP

  by: IE7Hate on 25-May-2008 09:53:52 AM

  Pros: Nothing

  Cons: I put it in and used it and then the problems started. It took forever to open and then I kept getting " This is not a valid url " but if you hit OK in the pop up box it went and did what you wanted. This happened for everything. I uninstalled it and had to reinstall Firefox. This software is NOT for Firefox or it's companion products.

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  MozBackup

  Nice program, give it a try

  by: jravery_61 on 05-Jun-2008 05:03:16 PM

  Pros: Nice program, give it a try

  Cons: Nothying yet, still testing.

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  MozBackup

  Works fine for me

  by: gringoviejo49 on 15-Jul-2008 11:04:23 PM

  Pros: It works as state and is simple to use.

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  MozBackup

  long long time to create backup

  by: danyel_C2001 on 10-Jul-2008 12:44:07 AM

  Pros: its good because it does what it said

  Cons: i stay an half on hour to backup my mozilla-extension and unknow files take the most of the time like 1/2h the same time i spent to install a new xp instalation on a pentium 1.5 ghz cpu.if this app takes so much time to create a backup of 20-30 mb i don't need it so i decide to uninstall.

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  MozBackup

  Works

  by: frohmann on 30-Jun-2008 07:04:27 AM

  Pros: Backed up every part of my FF3 profile, and restored fine with no problems.

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