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ellenelle
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My Firefox profiles folder, C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles, contains two folders: 779klznm.default, and default.s9s. Should I be backing up both of these?

Is there any reason I should be backing up the folder at Documents and Settings\Local Service\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\1p71lf0p.default ?

Thanks, Ellen

My Firefox profiles folder, C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles, contains two folders: 779klznm.default, and default.s9s. Should I be backing up both of these? Is there any reason I should be backing up the folder at Documents and Settings\Local Service\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\1p71lf0p.default ? Thanks, Ellen

Chosen solution

1. only the xxxx.default extension :

Backing up your profile

see also:

Profiles

Managing profiles

Recovering important data from an old profile

2. no reason to backing up Documents and Settings\Local Service\Application Data\Mozilla.....

"The LocalService and NetworkService profiles are automatically created by Windows XP for two new built in user accounts that are used by the Service Control Manager to host services that do not need to run as the local system account." from : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490855.aspx


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ideato
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Chosen Solution

1. only the xxxx.default extension :

Backing up your profile

see also:

Profiles

Managing profiles

Recovering important data from an old profile

2. no reason to backing up Documents and Settings\Local Service\Application Data\Mozilla.....

"The LocalService and NetworkService profiles are automatically created by Windows XP for two new built in user accounts that are used by the Service Control Manager to host services that do not need to run as the local system account." from : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490855.aspx


thank you

Please mark "Solved" the answer that really solve the problem, to help others with a similar problem.