other:linux:tb_ff
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Firefox (FF) and Thunderbird on Linux notes
Backing up FF and TB
The configuration directories
The configuration directories of FF and TB are located in the user's home directory and can be easily located and backed up with a simple tar
command
- Firefox:
.mozilla
directory - Thunderbird:
.thunderbird
directory
Warning! These directories are hidden and may use a lot of disk space! You may want to check how much they are using from time to time, if you are a bit short on space: cd; du -sh .mozilla .thunderbird
If need be, you can move these directories by roughly following the steps described for Windows
Creating the tar archive
cd # Make sur you are in your home directory tar cvfz /home/scratch01/<your_login>/firefox_<your_login>_<date>.tgz .mozilla tar cvfz /home/scratch01/<your_login>/thunderbird_<your_login>_<date>.tgz .thunderbird chmod 600 /home/scratch01/<your_login>/*_<your_login>_<date>.tgz # Make sure others can't access the backup!
Restoring FF and TB
cd # Make sur you are in your home directory \rm -rf .mozilla .thunderbird # Dangerous! Make sure you know what you are doing! tar xfz /home/scratch01/<your_login>/firefox_<your_login>_<date>.tgz tar xfz /home/scratch01/<your_login>/thunderbird_<your_login>_<date>.tgz
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other/linux/tb_ff.txt · Last modified: 2015/11/06 14:13 by jypeter