Feature Request: Backup Saved Passwords

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Feature Request: Backup Saved Passwords

Unread post by osaeed » 2012-03-29, 22:02

Can you create an option to backup saved passwords in palemoon and have it output to a single file which then you can import it back into the browser after a format or browser reinstall?

Speaking of this and not having to make another thread, how come mozbackup will not detect palemoon's profile? I thought it was based on firefox code, so my indication was, it should detect the profile and allow me to backup all my stuff.

Thank you.

EDIT: Sorry, I had to find the profile manually in mozbackup and it successfully found my profile and its information. I guess the above feature doesn't need to be implemented.

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Re: Feature Request: Backup Saved Passwords

Unread post by Moonchild » 2012-03-29, 22:23

osaeed wrote:how come mozbackup will not detect palemoon's profile?
Mozbackup will only look in Mozilla Firefox's default profile location, which is different from the location used by Pale Moon
(%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox vs. %APPDATA\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon)

But yes, indeed, if you tell Mozbackup where to find the profile, it will work just fine.
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Re: Feature Request: Backup Saved Passwords

Unread post by osaeed » 2012-03-29, 22:30

Moonchild wrote:
osaeed wrote:how come mozbackup will not detect palemoon's profile?
Mozbackup will only look in Mozilla Firefox's default profile location, which is different from the location used by Pale Moon
(%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox vs. %APPDATA\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon)
Aha, that's why. Makes perfect sense. Thank you all for this amazing application and all of your dedicated work put towards it!

Have a great weekend!

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