Profiles folder backup

[snifferpro]

Anyone have a batch file or script that will copy the Firefox and Thunderbird Profiles either automatically, or manually that they would like to share?

I want to copy the profiles for Firefox and Thunderbird at shutdown with an alert if the copies fail?

Thanks

[therube]

As a start, Profile folder - Firefox.

I'd think it would be easier to do at start up.
Backup, then start FF...

Maybe BACKUP9.EXE.
Throw the location of your profile to it.

Create a batch file that runs Backup9 & then starts up FF.

pseudo code:

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@echo off
echo Backing up FF Profile
set backuplocation=%appdata%\firefox\ff-profile (or whatever it might be)
set ff_exe=whereever_firefox.exe_mayhappentobe

backup9.exe /m /s %backuplocation%\*.* C:\FF-Backups

echo FF will start up in 3 seconds...
timeout.exe /t 3

start %ff_exe% %*

[BruceAWittmeier]

I believe this works too but when executed a second time it updates the same directory.
It will create the temploc directory and <destdir> directory
Maybe that is ok -- what fits your needs.
This will duplicate the entire profile and all sub directories

In a DOS or command window enter:
c:\>
robocopy g:\firefox\<userprofile> J:\temploc\<destdir> /MIR

You might consider adding a date after completion to the destdir directory just to assure each backup is unique.

= = =
This will also work but you must close Firefox first -- it will fail on the lock file.
c:\>
xcopy g:\Firefox\<username> j:\tempstor\destdir /E /I

[morat]

XCOPY is a poor choice for any kind of backup script. It's buggy. I had trouble with XCOPY and a creation time field bug.

Robocopy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy
http://ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html

[BobbyPhoenix]

https://www.howtogeek.com/816711/how-to ... -profiles/