Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[Henk Fictorie]

Mr. Ed wrote:
> On 04/07/17 4:52 AM, Dirk Munk wrote:
>>
>> http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
>>
>>
> But the last version of that was in 2011.  As the author states on his page:
> "MozBackup is not being developed anymore. There are known issues and
> there is no time on my side to fix all issues and develop new features.
> Use MozBackup only on your risk. Thanks for understanding. Source code
> is available on GitHub ."
> 
> Can anyone verify that it still works properly with SM/FF?
> 

I did work last summer when I migrated thunderbird emails to my mothers
new laptop.
I used it long after 2011 to migrate Seamonkey/FireFox/Thunderbird
profiles to new hardware.

Henk
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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[Mr. Ed]

On 04/07/17 6:54 AM, Mr. Ed wrote:
> On 04/07/17 4:52 AM, Dirk Munk wrote:
>> DoctorBill wrote:
>>> I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru the menu
>>> bar,
>>> but I cannot now find that.
>>>
>>> How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
>>> How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?
>>>
>>> DoctorBill
>>
>> http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
>>
>>
> But the last version of that was in 2011.  As the author states on his page:
> "MozBackup is not being developed anymore. There are known issues and there is
> no time on my side to fix all issues and develop new features. Use MozBackup
> only on your risk. Thanks for understanding. Source code is available on
> GitHub ."
>
> Can anyone verify that it still works properly with SM/FF?
> -- 
> "This is America!  You can't make a horse
>  testify against himself!"  Mister Ed

Thanks for the replies.  I will continue backing up by copying the profile along
with my normal daily backups.

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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[Arnie Goetchius]

DoctorBill wrote:
> DoctorBill wrote:
>> I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru the
>> menu bar,
>> but I cannot now find that.
>>
>> How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
>> How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?
>>
>> DoctorBill
> 
> I want to thank everyone for your input !
> 
> I am copying the
> /users/pc/appdata/roaming/mozilla/seamonkey/profiles/..default
>  to a Thumb Driveso it won't be lost if my compuker goes TU - like it
> recently did !
> 
> DoctorBill
> 
I bought a refurbished HP tower for $75 from Walmart and run it in parallel with
my regular computer. So I always have duplicate copies of Seamonkey, Quicken,
etc etc
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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[DoctorBill]

DoctorBill wrote:

I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru the
menu bar,
but I cannot now find that.

How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?

DoctorBill


I want to thank everyone for your input !

I am copying the 
/users/pc/appdata/roaming/mozilla/seamonkey/profiles/..default
 to a Thumb Driveso it won't be lost if my compuker goes TU - like 
it recently did !


DoctorBill

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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[NFN Smith]

Mr. Ed wrote:


http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/



But the last version of that was in 2011.  As the author states on his page:
"MozBackup is not being developed anymore. There are known issues and 
there is no time on my side to fix all issues and develop new features. 
Use MozBackup only on your risk. Thanks for understanding. Source code 
is available on GitHub ."


Can anyone verify that it still works properly with SM/FF?


I've done backups and recoveries with Seamonkey, although that was 
several years ago, and I'm now to the point where there's been enough 
development since the last release that I think there's growing danger 
in trusting it. Even though I'm enthusiastic about the concept of 
MozBackup (both the ability of selective content backups and restores, 
as well as making it easier for non-technical users by not having to 
depths of Windows user profile), I'm now discouraging use.


Because Thunderbird and Seamonkey are trailing-edge products, relative 
to Firefox development, I'm inclined to believe that it's more likely to 
see problems with Firefox.  However, TB 52.0 is more likely to have 
issues than TB 45.x (or 38.x) and Seamonkey 2.46 or later more than 
2.40, or earlier versions.


I think the only way I would trust MozBackup in Seamonkey is by regular 
testing of it by restoring a backup to a test profile, and then 
thoroughly exercising that profile, to ensure that everything works. Do 
this long before you need to do a backup recovery, and redo that 
exercise every time you upgrade to a new version of Seamonkey.


Smith

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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[NFN Smith]

DoctorBill wrote:
I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru the 
menu bar,

but I cannot now find that.

How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?


Pretty much a matter of copying 
%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Seamonkey\Profiles\.default\*.* to another 
location. This method disambiguates any locally-specific settings (other 
than the random salt string at the beginning of the profile name), and 
works for both XP and Win 6.x (Vista and newer).



Where you copy it to is up to you.  One option is to simply copy to 
another location on your hard drive (say, your Documents library), where 
it can then be picked up by your regular backups.  Output to other 
media, including USB thumb drive, external hard drive, LAN-connected 
drive, or cloud all have various ways to be commended.  If you want to, 
you can zip-compress the output.  If you're a Linux or Mac user, it's 
easy enough to write a script that copies into a compressed .ZIP or tar 
archive.



Unfortunately, there aren't any built-in backup utilities in any Mozilla 
offering.


Smith

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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[David E. Ross]

On 4/6/2017 10:38 PM, DoctorBill wrote:
> I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru the 
> menu bar,
> but I cannot now find that.
> 
> How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
> How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?
> 
> DoctorBill
> 

When I install a new version of SeaMonkey, I copy my profiles to a
folder named "save SM profiles".

Otherwise, I do complete backups of my system as described at
.  After all, I have data
and software no less important than SeaMonkey.  Why would I (or you)
backup only SeaMonkey?

-- 
David E. Ross


Consider:
*  Most state mandate that drivers have liability insurance.
*  Employers are mandated to have worker's compensation insurance.
*  If you live in a flood zone, flood insurance is mandatory.
*  If your home has a mortgage, fire insurance is mandatory.

Why then is mandatory health insurance so bad??
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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[Arnie Goetchius]

Dirk Munk wrote:
> Mr. Ed wrote:
>> On 04/07/17 4:52 AM, Dirk Munk wrote:
>>> DoctorBill wrote:
 I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru the 
 menu
 bar,
 but I cannot now find that.

 How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
 How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?

 DoctorBill
>>>
>>> http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
>>>
>>>
>> But the last version of that was in 2011.  As the author states on his page:
>> "MozBackup is not being developed anymore. There are known issues and there 
>> is
>> no time on my side to fix all issues and develop new features. Use MozBackup
>> only on your risk. Thanks for understanding. Source code is available on
>> GitHub ."
>>
>> Can anyone verify that it still works properly with SM/FF?
>>
>> -- 
>> "This is America!  You can't make a horse
>>   testify against himself!"  Mister Ed
>>
> 
> I used it when I moved my Seamonkey stuff from my old laptop to my new one. It
> worked like dream, but that was 5 years ago.
> 
I used it about 3 months ago to copy from my laptop to a desktop with OS of Win
10. Had no problems

> I would suggest one or some capable programmers have a look at the sources, 
> and
> fix any issues with it.
> 
> Such a Windows backup utility for all Mozilla browsers is very handy.

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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[Dirk Munk]

Mr. Ed wrote:

On 04/07/17 4:52 AM, Dirk Munk wrote:

DoctorBill wrote:
I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru 
the menu bar,

but I cannot now find that.

How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb 
Drive ?

How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?

DoctorBill


http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/



But the last version of that was in 2011.  As the author states on his page:
"MozBackup is not being developed anymore. There are known issues and 
there is no time on my side to fix all issues and develop new features. 
Use MozBackup only on your risk. Thanks for understanding. Source code 
is available on GitHub ."


Can anyone verify that it still works properly with SM/FF?

--
"This is America!  You can't make a horse
  testify against himself!"  Mister Ed



I used it when I moved my Seamonkey stuff from my old laptop to my new 
one. It worked like dream, but that was 5 years ago.


I would suggest one or some capable programmers have a look at the 
sources, and fix any issues with it.


Such a Windows backup utility for all Mozilla browsers is very handy.
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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[WaltS48]

On 4/7/17 6:54 AM, Mr. Ed wrote:

On 04/07/17 4:52 AM, Dirk Munk wrote:

DoctorBill wrote:
I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru 
the menu bar,

but I cannot now find that.

How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb 
Drive ?

How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?

DoctorBill


http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/


But the last version of that was in 2011.  As the author states on his 
page:
"MozBackup is not being developed anymore. There are known issues and 
there is no time on my side to fix all issues and develop new 
features. Use MozBackup only on your risk. Thanks for understanding. 
Source code is available on GitHub 
."


Can anyone verify that it still works properly with SM/FF?


I never used it and follow the same procedure as Ray_Net, when I think 
about it.


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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[Mr. Ed]

  
  
On 04/07/17 4:52 AM, Dirk Munk wrote:

DoctorBill
  wrote:
  
  I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey"
option when I was looking thru the menu bar,

but I cannot now find that.


How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To
Thumb Drive ?

How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?


DoctorBill

  
  
  http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
  
  
  

But the last version of that was in
  2011.  As the author states on his page:
  "MozBackup
  is not being developed anymore. There are known issues and
  there is no time on my side to fix all issues and develop new
  features. Use MozBackup only on your risk.
  Thanks for understanding. Source code is available on
GitHub."

Can anyone verify that it still works properly with SM/FF?
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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[Dirk Munk]

DoctorBill wrote:
I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru the 
menu bar,

but I cannot now find that.

How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?

DoctorBill


http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/


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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[DoctorBill]

Ray_Net wrote:

DoctorBill wrote on 07-04-17 07:38:

I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru
the menu bar,
but I cannot now find that.

How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?

DoctorBill

Just copy the profile when SM is not running nor in the taskmanager 
upon another drive(external or internal)/directory or on an usb stick.
And you will see how big is the copy.
I do that - no so often    and
This is what I do when I upgrade SM:
Copy: SeaMonkey directory from C:\Users\RZ\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\
into: C:\ALLDATA\Backup-SM-profile\2.40\
2.66 GB for the "Seamonkey" directory


Thank you.  That is what I did

I thought SM had a backup function incorporated into it.

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Re: How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[Ray_Net]

DoctorBill wrote on 07-04-17 07:38:
I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru 
the menu bar,

but I cannot now find that.

How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?

DoctorBill
Just copy the profile when SM is not running nor in the taskmanager  
upon another drive(external or internal)/directory or on an usb stick.

And you will see how big is the copy.
I do that - no so often    and
This is what I do when I upgrade SM:
Copy: SeaMonkey directory from C:\Users\RZ\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\ 
into: C:\ALLDATA\Backup-SM-profile\2.40\

2.66 GB for the "Seamonkey" directory
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How do I backup my SeaMonkey now ?

[DoctorBill]

I thought I saw a "Backup SeaMonkey" option when I was looking thru the 
menu bar,

but I cannot now find that.

How do I backup this SM 2.46 before something goes TU ?  To Thumb Drive ?
How big is the complete backup (file) if I do that ?

DoctorBill
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