How to save firefox addons/extentions for later install?

[Kh@led]

:salams

I was wondering, if there is a way to download firefox addons in the hard disk. For example, now when I select an addon, it installs directly. I want to carry these installation in a usb drive and install them to different machines whenever I want without connecting to the internet.

Is there a way to do these ?

BTY, whats the difference between addons and extentions ? Or are they the same thing ?

[Al-Nasser]

start > run

type "Application Data" and enter

then browse to Mozilla folder and use the search function to find the "extension" folder......this is your hostage....kidnap it to a safe place.....after you uninstall and install firefox again put the folder back in Mozilla folder

[Kh@led]

:jkk:bro Nasser for your reply.

So, what you are saying is, if I copy this folder to a usb drive and then just copy the folder to the appropriate location of the target computer, then the already installed firefox (on the target computer) can use these addons. Right ?

[Al-Nasser]

:jkk:bro Nasser for your reply.

So, what you are saying is, if I copy this folder to a usb drive and then just copy the folder to the appropriate location of the target computer, then the already installed firefox (on the target computer) can use these addons. Right ?

inshallah

try it......you will lose nothing

[Kh@led]

inshallah

try it......you will lose nothing

:jkk: brother.

However, in the meantime, I've just found another way of doing it. I downloaded an addon using IE. It saved it as an .xpi file. Then all I had to do is click that file and open it using firefox and the addon was installed :)

So, I can download all the preferred addons using IE and carry these single files in my usb drive. :up:

[.: Rashid :.]

Use this (http://customsoftwareconsult.com/extensions/febe/febe.html). Very good...lets you save extensions, settings, preferences, bookmarks and if you want cookies passwords etc (dont recommend the latter ones though)


-Rashid

[Kh@led]

Use this (http://customsoftwareconsult.com/extensions/febe/febe.html). Very good...lets you save extensions, settings, preferences, bookmarks and if you want cookies passwords etc (dont recommend the latter ones though)


:jkk:. Looks like an interesting one. Specially the rebuild installar feature. Will try it soon. :up:

[belal1]

why don't you just put firefox in your USB and run firefox from there? there's a firefox-for-usb program, where uhave the whole app inside the USB drive. that way, no matter which computer ur on, as long as u have access to your usb drive, you can use that one version of firefox and since it'll be just that same one, whatever extensions u install will always be available. u won't lose jack...

[Suliman]

Use this (http://customsoftwareconsult.com/extensions/febe/febe.html). Very good...lets you save extensions, settings, preferences, bookmarks and if you want cookies passwords etc (dont recommend the latter ones though)


-Rashid

I've never successfully re-installed add ons with this and then it was too late :(

[.: Rashid :.]

I've never successfully re-installed add ons with this and then it was too late :(

What happened?

When you perform a backup, it saves all the things you specify/ticked so the location you specify (~/Backup/firefox-backup for me, for example). If for example you reinstall, you just install FEBE again (I copy everything from /media/backup to ~ and then type in firefox /home/rashid/Backup/firefox-backup and click on FEBE) add your backup location and click restore in the menu and everything you tick will be restored insha'Allah

You can always copy your ~/.mozilla/firefox/{profile-name}/extensions over to your new folder anyway, to restore settings...as was already suggested here but FEBE is just a nicer way of doing it :)

-Rashid