Jim wrote:
I am using version 2.49.4 -- I stopped doing updates, because they
seemed to be getting worse. I see that SM has released version 2.53.4.
The instructions warn: "You MUST absolutely do a full backup of your
profile before trying SeaMonkey 2.53.4."
How do I do that? I want to keep my emails, bookmarks, and passwords
intact.
Assuming Windows (any version, even 2000 or XP):
Use the Explorer and enter %APPDATA%\Mozilla into the address bar. Copy
the Seamonkey folder to another location, such as your downloads folder.
If you need to recover a backup, simply reverse, copying from
Downloads back to %APPDATA%\Mozilla .
Done
Because Mozilla data is not intended to be interacted with directly at
file level, it's located in a hidden folder, and you won't find the
folder by simple browsing unless you set the Explorer to show hidden
files and folders. However, the %APPDATA% construct ignores hidden folders.
One aside -- unless you are in the habit of doing full-image backups,
it's likely that you're not getting backups of your Seamonkey profile.
If your backup tool supports environment variables, you should make sure
you include %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Seamonkey in what is getting backed up.
If your backup tool won't let you do that, then I suggest the same
procedure as above, where you copy the Seamonkey folder to a location
that is normally included in backups.
Smith
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