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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.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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