mozilla backup

[iamtherealpoco]

Just upgraded my 9 year old Dell. Got everything migrated to my new PC except my Thunderbird e-mail. Google tell me the only way to migrate all my old e-mails, mail boxes, etc is to use http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/. For two days I have had nothing but time-outs from this url. Does anyone know this website? Does it still exist?

Thanks in advance for any help or advice

[buttsie]

Page works OK...you might simply need to clear out your internet cache

theres a 2nd link to download from away from that link

Anonym zu sourceforge.net/projects/mozbackup/files/

on the inaccessible link

What's MozBackup?

MozBackup is a simple utility for creating backups of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Sunbird, Flock, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite, Spicebird, Songbird and Netscape profiles.

It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, passwords, cache etc. It's an easy way to do Firefox backup, Thunderbird backup ...

Screenshot Screenshot

MozBackup is compatible with:

Firefox 1.0 - 5.0 (newer)
Thunderbird 1.0 - 5.0 (newer)
Sunbird 0.3 - 0.9
Flock 1.0 - 2.6
Postbox (Express) 1.0 - 1.1
SeaMonkey 1.0a - 2.3 (newer)
Mozilla Suite 1.7 - 1.7.x
Spicebird 0.4 - 0.8
Songbird 1.0 - 1.7
Netscape 7.x, 9.x
Wyzo

This program is freeware (even for commercial use) and works on Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7. It's developed in Czech republic.


Support


Support

Welcome in support section. If you don't know, how to use MozBackup, have a look at instructions which was created by Shazam. You can find some info about MozBackup in Knowledge Base on MozillaZine: MozBackup too. If you need to backup via command line read article how to do it.

Some frequently questions are answered bellow. If you still have a problem or question, you can contact me.


General

Is Windows 7 or Windows 64 bit supported?
Yes.
Where is a Linux or Mac OS X version?
Sorry, no versions for Linux and Mac OS X. I don't have plans for doing these versions.
I don't see version of Firefox/Thunderbird etc. on the list of supported versions. Is my version supported?
Yes. New versions of Firefox/Thunderbird are released every 6 weeks. So it is possible that website isn't updated yet. MozBackup supports all new stable versions of Firefox, Thunderbird etc.
What's *.pcv format?
It's a normal ZIP file. You can rename PCV to ZIP and extract files manually too.
Where backup's file is located?
Default location is folder Documents in Windows profile. You can change this location in program wizard.
Is there a way to make MozBackup work with Portable Firefox?
Yes. Use MozBackup 1.4.8 or higher. In "Profile Selection" you can choose place where you have your portable profile.
Is there a way to make automatic backup?
Yes. Use MozBackup 1.4.8 or higher. Article about automatic backup.
Must I uninstall a previous version of MozBackup before installing a new version?
Yes, it's recommended.
Can I change default backup filename?
Yes. See config file backup.ini in program folder.
Is Lightning extension supported?
Yes.
Can I use MozBackup for synchronization between two PCs?
I don't think this is a good idea. If you use Firefox try Firefox Sync which is better for such task. If you use Thunderbird try to think about having your mails on server and access to them via IMAP protocol. Familiar solution you can have for contacts.

Issues

What can I do if I have a problem with restoration of backup?
Rename PCV file to ZIP and extract manually. Visit MozillaZine KB where you can find how to do it.
After restoration of my mails I don't see some mails in folder. What can I do?
Looks like index file for this folder is corrupted. Try to fix it.
Backup of Thunderbird profile is too big. Any thoughts?
Use "File -> Compact Folders" in Thunderbird before backup. See Knowledge Base on MozillaZine: Compacting folders.
MozBackup detects another version of Mozilla application. How to fix it?
You can ignore this - info about version is only informative. MozBackup gets this information from Windows registry. So if you have old information there, MozBackup shows this. Program backups/restores profiles and for this, it's not important that the version of applications is completely accurate.
After restoration all my extensions are disabled. What can I do?
Close Firefox, go to your profile folder and delete file extensions.rdf.
Cannot open file signons.sqlite. Access is denied.
Some program blocks file signons.sqlite where Mozilla application stores password. Have a look at applications which are running. Find application which blocks this file and close this application.
I got error message "Zip file could not be opened". What's wrong?
This problem is fixed in MozBackup 1.5.
I got error message "resource missing for 11684". What's wrong?
It looks like your hard drive contains bad sectors.

[iamtherealpoco]

Your alternative link worked great AND the proggie is awesome! Small program installed quickly on each PC. You don't need detailed instructions to backup FF or Thunderbird. Quickly backed up, then moved file to new PC and restored. 5-10 minutes to solve my last problem of changing PC's.

I owe you one buttsie, many thanks!

GREAT PROGRAM

[buttsie]

The 4 image screenshot tutorial looked very simple

Probably should have posted this page just incase

Anonym zu mozbackup.sourceforge.net/