FEBE Firefox Environment Backup Extension

FEBE 5.3.1 Released
FEBE 6.0 beta page

FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions.  In fact, it goes beyondFEBE license plate just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your extensions individually into installable .xpi files.  Now you can easily synchronize your office and home browsers.

FEBE  backs up and restores your extensions, themes, and (optionally) your bookmarks, preferences, cookies. and much more.

Backup as little or as much of your Firefox environment as you wish.  Perform backups on demand or schedule daily, weekly, or monthly unattended runs.  Sequential backups can be stored in timestamped directories so you can restore back as far as you like.

You may specify "User-defined" items to have FEBE backup Thunderbird, Greasemonkey scripts, or virtually any data on your computer - Firefox related or not.

Click here to view the FAQ
Click here for screen shots
Click here for a sample results report

Discuss, complain,  praise or request in the forum.





Firefox versions Firefox 2.0 and above Windows¹
Linux/Unix²
Mac OS X
Mac OS X³
¹ Tested on XP and Vista            ² FEBE version 4.0 and above           ³ FEBE version 5.0 and above

Note:
You must have javascript enabled to install or download this extension.


Previous beta releases available here.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FEBE 5.0 (and above) USERS

Version history:


February 1, 2008 : Version 5.3.1  (770 KB)  Install  Download   Donate $0.99 via PayPal
  • Fixed: pt-PT and uk-UA locales fixed
  • Fixed: Leap year bug in scheduled monthly backups
January 26, 2008 : Version 5.3  (770 KB)  Install  Download
  • Includes all changes since v5.1.1 (essentially the same as v5.2.3)
  • This is the version posted on AMO.
December 29, 2007 : Version 5.2.3  (762 KB)  Install  Download
  • Fixed: Full Profile backup for Fx 3.0 beta (XPCOM nsIFileSpec removed, places.sqlite-journal is locked - ignored)
December 25, 2007 : Version 5.2.2  (762 KB)  Install  Download
  • New: uk-UA locale added
December 17, 2007 : Version 5.2.1  (762 KB)  Install  Download
  • Changed: Debug shell buttons now use %COMSPEC% instead of hard-coding to "C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe"
  • New: pt-PT locale added

December 1, 2007 : Version 5.2  (753 KB)  Install  Download
  • New: Delay "Backup reminder" popup until Fx fully loads
  • Fixed: Fixed statusbar icon from appearing during scheduled backup when "Hide icons" is checked.
  • Changed: Firefox max version set to 3b2 (Firefox 3 beta 2)

November 5, 2007 : Version 5.1.2beta2  (754 KB)  Install  Download
  • Fixed: Fixed a condition that prevented progress window from closing
  • New: More checks for runaway backup

October 31, 2007 : Version 5.1.2beta  (754 KB)  Install  Download
  • Fixed: Fixed statusbar icon problem (not turning off after scheduled backup)
  • New: Added date to results report
  • Locales: Same as 5.1.1

October 24, 2007 : Version 5.1.1  (752 KB)  Install  Download
  • Fixed: Important bug fix (affected bookmarks restore among other things)
  • Changed: Locales: bg-BG, da-DK, de-DE, el-GR, en-US, es-ES, fa-IR, fi-FI, fr-FR, he-IL, hr-HR, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR, nl-NL, pl-PL, pt-BR, ro-RO, ru-RU, sk-SK, sv-SE, tr-TR, uk-UA, zh-CN,
    zh-TW
  • New: Added pt-BR locale, updated nl-NL locale

October 17, 2007 : Version 5.1  (743 KB)  Install  Download
  • Includes all fixes and enhancement of the 5.0.1RC versions
  • Changed: Locales: bg-BG, da-DK, de-DE, el-GR, en-US, es-ES, fa-IR, fi-FI, fr-FR, he-IL, hr-HR, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR, nl-NL, pl-PL, ro-RO, ru-RU, sk-SK, sv-SE, tr-TR, uk-UA, zh-CN,
    zh-TW
  • If using CLEO, it must be updated to CLEO 3.1

August 27, 2007 : Version 5.0.1RC2  (613 KB)  Install  Download  
  • New: Check for pending extension installations before backing up.
  • New: Display/Import/Export FEBE configuration completed
  • Changed: Changed the way default preferences are declared (febeDefaultPrefs.js)
  • Fixed: Fixed FEBE crash when "Display progress window" option was unchecked
  • New:Timestamp backups now support ISO8601 and European formats
  • Fixed: Fix link on results report to network drive destination directory
  • Changed: Rewrote some help files to be more descriptive 
  • en-US locale only, other locales included, but not updated yet

August 7, 2007 : Version 5.0.1RC1  (608 KB)  Install  Download  
  • Fixed: Should now backup profiles named "profile" (affected Portable Firefox users)
  • Changed: Warn about restart in clear prefs window
  • New:FEBE Start page displays after new install/update
  • Changed: Comprehensive sanity check - item must exist before backup attempted
  • Changed: Toolbar check for visibility before disabling ("febeTLBRbutton")
  • Changed: Ignore "Already exists" error when copying zip binaries
  • Fixed: Prevent runaway scheduled backups
  • New:Added "Display Configuration" button (FEBE Options > Info)
  • Known Issues:
  • Import/export configuration not yet implemented
  • Check for pending extension installs not yet implemented
  • Some help screens not yet written
  • en-US locale only, other locales included, but not updated yet

July 1, 2007 : Version 5.0  (598 KB)  Install  Download   Alternate install link: AMO
  • New:Mac OS X support (Free BSD)
  • Changed: Name change ("Environment" instead of "Extension")
  • Changed: Extensions/themes backup now optional (Options > Options)
  • Changed: Backup type - Selective or Full profile  (Options > Options)
  • New:Buttons to manage FEBE temp file (Options > Debug)
  • New:Button to clear FEBE preferences (Options > Debug)
  • New:Options to display progress window and results page (Options > Options)
  • New:Displays system dependent information (Options > Notes)
  • New:Button to view backup destination directory contents (Options > (Directory)
  • Changed: Differentiate between errors and warnings on results page
  • Changed: Display error/warnings on results page first
  • New:Button to display FEBE install directory contents (Options > Notes)
  • New:Option to warn on clearing destination directory (Options > Directory)
  • New:Display Firefox version (Options > Notes > System)
  • New:Option for max timestamped directories to keep (Options  > Directory)
  • New:Option to include a copy of FEBE with backup (Options > Options)
  • New:Option to disable permission check (Options > Debug > Misc)
  • New:Added buttons to shell to FEBE install and FEBE tmp directories.  This should be helpful in debugging permission, etc.  (Options > Debug > Shells)
  • New: Added UI for user-defined backups - single files or entire directories. (For backing up Thunderbird, Greasemonkey scripts, etc.)
  • Changed: Alert and Confirm message boxes have new custom look.
  • New: Ability to abort scheduled backup (click statusbar icon when flashing)
  • Changed: Ability to drag and drop statusbar icon
  • "Copy to clipboard" button added to alert boxes when in debug mode
  • Changed: Can now specify FEBE tmp directory
  • New:Checks for new install and reminds to set/clear options
  • New:Option to run backup (on FX startup) if not performed after X days.
  • New:Added "Last backup" date to schedule pane
  • Changed: Locales: en-US, bg-BG, el-GR, es-ES, fr-FR, it-IT , ko-KR, nl-NL, pl-PL, sk-SK, sv-SE, zh-CN   (More to come)

March  8, 2007 : Version 4.0.4p  (369 KB)  Install  Download
  • Includes patch to correctly backup/restore usernames/passwords in Firefox 2.0.*

December 8, 2006 : Version 4.0.4  (368 KB)  Install  Download
  • Fixed Russian/English locale mix-up
  • Added el-GR locale
  • Added ru-RU locale
  • Added minimize button to progress window
  • Fixed typos in results page
November 10, 2006 : Version 4.0.3  (351 KB)  Install  Download
  • Fixed "BlockSite" extension incompatibility problem
  • Fixed sound on scheduled backup countdown
October 30, 2006 : Version 4.0.2  (351 KB)  Install  Download
  • Now attempts to remove FEBE temp folder prior to backing up
October 25, 2006 : Version 4.0.1  (351 KB)  Install  Download
  • Includes fix for " Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x8000ffff (NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED) [nsIPrefBranch.getCharPref]" nsresult: "0x8000ffff (NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://febe/content/febe.js :: febePickFile :: line 790" data: no] "
  • Added pt-BR locale
  • Added padding to options window to properly display some locales
  • Added ja-JP locale
October 16, 2006 : Version 4.0   (345 KB)
Install from: (.xpi)
Download from: (.zip)
AMO

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  • Firefox 1.5 through 2.0
  • Added dropdown menu to toolbar icon
  • Locales include en-US, es-ES, fr-FR, hr-HR, it-IT, nl-NL, pl-PL, sk-SK, sv-SE, zh-TW (will add more as they become available)
  • Users using en-GB locale have reported backups running continuously.  Please post in the support forum.
  • May have issues with profile names that contain certain international characters.  Please report any proplems in the support forum.
September 22, 2006 : Version 4.0 RC1   Install  Download  | Alternate Install  Download   (335 KB)
  • Changed scheduled backup to use 24 hour clock
  • Locales include en-US, es-ES, fr-FR, hr-HR, it-IT, nl-NL, pl-PL, sk-SK (will add more as they become available)
  • Minor bug fixes
September 17, 2006 : Version 4.0 beta 3   Install  Download  (328 KB)
Bug fixes:
  • Includes MONTHLY SCHEDULED BACKUP  patch (added 9/17/2006)
  • Added support for international characters
  • Results page opens in existing blank tab if available
  • Linux backup fixes (passwords, security certificates)
  • Disable sound option now works
August 24, 2006 : Version 4.0 beta 2   Install  Download  (325 KB)
  • FEBE hanging while trying to backup hostperm.1 when it doesn't exist
  • Scheduled backup "stuttering" (2 or 3 backups minutes apart around the scheduled time.)
  • Results page not sorting by extension name
  • Results page reporting 2 items processed when only the profile was backed up
August 17, 2006 : Version 4.0 beta  Install  Download   (325 KB)
  • Windows and Linux (No Mac yet)
  • Verify option
  • Ignore disabled extensions option
  • Added hostperm backup/restore option
  • Added optional sounds for various functions
  • Results page in tab instead of new window
  • Results page has links to extension/theme homepages
  • Locales: en-US only
  • Beta version - may contain bugs (I couldn't find any, but ...)
  • Please report any problems in the forum.

  August 23, 2006 : Version 3.0  Install from AMO    |   Alternate Install  Download   (216 KB)
  • Stable release
  • Locales: en-US, es-ES, fr-FR, it-IT, nl-NL, pl-PL, pt-BR, sk-SK and zh-TW.  Additional locales will be added as they become available.
  • Please report any problems in the forum.
June 20, 2006 : Version 3.0 (beta 1)  Install  Download   (215 KB)
  • Now backup/restores nearly everything Firefox offers
  • Can backup/restore entire profiles
  • Restore multiple extensions/themes all at once
  • Optionally creates timestamped back up destination directories
  • Optionally clears backup destination directory (start each backup fresh)
  • Uses Info-zip instead of 7-zip (smaller and faster - included in FEBE)
  • Added one-click backup button to toolbar
  • More robust debug mode
  • Complete code re-write (should eliminate most extension conflicts)
  • en-US locale only - more to come
  • Beta version.  Please report any problems in the forum.
April 28, 2006 : Version 2.0.1  Install  Download   (271 KB)
  • Includes hooks for CLEO
  • Includes patch for  long destination directory names
  • Smarter "wscript.exe" directory default
  • Includes patch for Greasemonkey 0.6.4 incompatability issue
  • Please report any problems in the forum.

March 31, 2006 : Version 2.0 RC4  Install  Download   (267 KB)
  • Changed version detection logic.  Should not complain about unknown versions.
  • Added UTF-8 encoding to allow better locale support.
  • Fixed options file picker defaults.
  • Renamed functions to unique names so conflict with other extensions should be minimized.
  • Locales: da-DK,de-DE,en-US,es-ES,fr-FR,it-IT,lt-LT,pl-PL,pt-BR,ru-RU,tr-TR. Additional locales in progress.
  • Please report any problems in the forum.
March 21, 2006 : Version 2.0 RC3  Install  Download   (267 KB)
  • Everything listed below, Plus:
  • Now optionally backs up and restores bookmarks, preferences, and cookies.
  • Many tweaks done to the code including patches for Windows98 (untested ... please let me know)
  • Conflict with Gmail Manager fixed.
  • Locales: da-DK,de-DE,en-US,es-ES,fr-FR,it-IT,lt-LT,pl-PL,pt-BR,ru-RU,tr-TR. Additional locales in progress.
  • Please report any problems in the forum.
March 12, 2006 : Version 2.0 RC2  Install  Download   (254 KB)
  • 7zip is no longer required. I've incorporated a stand-alone command line version (7za.exe) in the FEBE package. Users will not have to download any 3rd party archive utilities.
  • The backup is done in the background. No more ugly DOS windows. But since FEBE effectively freezes Firefox while the backup is running, there is a popup window indicating the backup is in progress.
  • You must have the windows program "wscript.exe" installed for FEBE to work. This should not be a problem since it has been part of the OS since Windows95.
  • I'm pretty sure I got all the bugs out, but be aware that this is a release candidate.  Please report any problems in the forum.
February 20, 2006 : Version 1.0  Install  Download   (28.1 KB)
  • Initial stable release

Author: Chuck Baker  Custom Software Consulting

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