Using FEBE
Mafia_Penguin —Sun, 10/26/2008 - 03:20
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
- Options
- Directory
- Schedule
- Debug
- box.net
- Info
- FEBE Options
There are six buttons at the top of the FEBE options dialog.
Options
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".
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.
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.
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
This pane allows you to reset the FEBE prefrences. It also allows you to verify the extension directories.
Box.net
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
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.
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Re: Using FEBE
Submitted by chiaroscuro on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 01:29UPDATE!!
I added a link to your post.
Thanks for the update.
Have seen the link
Great
Thanks
Re: Using FEBE
Submitted by chiaroscuro on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 02:18I think I put something together on Backing up Fast Dial by Backing up Bookmarks in FD2. see here
As FEBE also backs up bookmarks I thought it might be possibly of interest to include in your piece some information about the fact that you can quite probably backup and restore Fast Dial settings in Bookmarks by using Febe.
Might be worth testing, but should work.
Similarly, I might add something about this in my backup Page as I find it of interest.
Edit: since done see here
Re: Using FEBE
Submitted by Mafia_Penguin on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 03:06I just tried it. It backed up all of the data (logos, urls, placement, and background).
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Re: Using FEBE
Submitted by Mafia_Penguin on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 03:41To back up stylish:
Go to Tools>FEBE>FEBE Options
Click on "USer-defined backups".
Clcik "New".
Fill out the information, and check "Include in backup". click post entrys and exit.
The file you chose will be backed up (:
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Re: Using FEBE
Submitted by chiaroscuro on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 10:38I just tried it. It backed up all of the data (logos, urls, placement, and background).
Good news
Tried it too
Works well
To back up stylish:
Go to Tools>FEBE>FEBE Options
Click on "User-defined backups
Click "New".
Fill out the information, and check "Include in backup". click post entrys and exit.
The file you chose will be backed up (:
Many thanks.
Yes this is for the Extensions Backup rather than for the Full Profile Backup.
Re: Using FEBE
Submitted by macleod.mac on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 03:33Love this extension.
Great Guide.
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Re: Using FEBE
Submitted by Mafia_Penguin on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 04:25@macleod.mac:
Is there anything I left out?
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