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   Fons Rave    
   Re: Backup everything   
   06 Aug 06 22:14:12   
   
   So everything in   
      
      C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\EIGENAAR\APPLICATION   
      DATA\Mozilla\Profiles\default\   
      
   is the configuration and everything in the directory with e.g. Inbox.sbd   
   is the data ?   
      
   Fons.   
      
   >> While installing, it asked me for a directory. I typed   
   >> "D:\Netscape\Data". In that directory I see e.g. Inbox.sbd, Inbox.msf,   
   >> Trash.msf and directories e.g. Inbox.sbd. Is everything in   
   >> D:\Netscape\Data all the data ?   
   >>   
   >> So just zip D:\Netscape\Data ?   
   >>   
   >>>> I use v7.2.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> How can I backup -all- the data of Netscape ? Bookmarks,   
   >>>> addressbook, email, newsgroups I subscribed to, etc.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Some text on Internet that describes this ? Or a program that does   
   >>>> the work for me ?   
   >>>>   
   >>> All your settings, prefs, bookmarks, mail, passwords, etc, are stored   
   >>> in an area called your Netscape Profile.  Backup the entire profile,   
   >>> using your zip program, windows default backup program, or something   
   >>> else for backing up things.   
   >>>   
   >>> To locate where your Netscape profile is you can read this:   
   >>> http://ilias.ca/netscape/profilefaq/#locations   
   >>>   
   >>> but first, if you're using windows, then you must read this first:   
   >>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/lear   
   more/tips/hiddenfiles.mspx   
   >>   
   > a quick way to find your profile: open Net Mail, click on Edit, Mail &   
   > Newsgroups Account Settings, look under Server Settings, and on the   
   > bottom right, you will find Local Directory.  Everything after your   
   > *.slt is your profile.  So backup everything from the directory before   
   > the *.slt down.   
   >   
   > Your profile contains bookmarks, mail, passwords, settings, etc.  You   
   > might want to exclude the cache directory, especially if its big.   
   >   
   > Also, compact your folders [under File].  That should make everything   
   > smaller.   
      
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