Back Up Firefox Extensions, Bookmarks, Themes, and Preferences

If you are anything like me, you use different computers as you move from place to place. There is nothing more annoying than losing your favorite Firefox Extensions, Themes, Bookmarks, etc., as you move from computer to computer. Here is an easy way to have a consistent set of tools available on each machine.

Steps

  1. Set your preferences, install all your favorite extensions and then download these programs:
  2. Install Google Browser Sync (see External Links).
    • FEBE - Firefox Extension Backup Extension.
    • CLEO - Compact Library Extension Organizer.
  3. Right-click to the right of the menu and choose Customize. Drag the FEBE and CLEO icons onto the toolbar.
  4. Click the down arrow on the FEBE icon. Set the default backup directory for FEBE and set your backup options.
  5. Back up Firefox into the destination directory.
  6. Click the down-arrow on the CLEO icon. Set the default directory and options.
  7. Select the extensions to combine into a single package and click OK.
  8. Put this on an online folder so you have access to it from any machine you are working on.
  9. Reinstall the backed up profile onto the target machine and restart Firefox. You should have everything that was on the previous browser.

Tips

  • You may want to use the lighter-weight Portable Firefox instead of the full version.
  • You can simply back up your entire profile in CLEO, which you can restore on any other machine running Firefox.

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