Version history:
- Fixed: Box.net
online restore tweak
- For Fx 3.0.* -
3.7a4pre
- Fixed: Box.net
online restore
- Changed: No
longer uses enablePrivilege code (Support being removed from Firefox)
- For Fx 3.0.* -
3.7a4pre
- Fixed: Now uses
secure (https) protocol for Box.net interface for both paid and free
accounts
- Changed: Minor
cosmetic changes to UI
- For Fx 3.0.* -
3.7a4pre
- Fixed: Outdated
links
- Fixed: Minor
edits that do not affect functionality
- For Fx 3.0.* -
3.7a1pre
- Fixed: Missing
BoxNet.html file
- For Fx 3.0.* -
3.6.*
- Fixed: Box.net
timestamp folders now populate correctly.
- Fixed: Box.net
upload window correctly obeys "Display upload progress window?" option
when initiating upload from toolbar menu.
- Fixed: Option
window now shows properly in Minefield 3.7 nightlies.
- For Fx 3.0.* -
Minefiled 3.7a1pre
- Basically the same as 6.3beta1 but with current completed
locales.
- Fixed: Statusbar icon from
appearing when multiple windows are open (and "Hide statusbar icons"
option is set)
- Fixed: Results
report now appears in controlling window instead of the most current
window.
- New: Added
user-defined Box.net backup root directory
- New: Added
timestamped directory option for Box.net uploads
- Note: Currently only
works with en-US locale. Newly added strings have not been
translated yet and are missing from all other locales.
- Completed locales:
en-US, es-ES, gl-ES, nl-NL, pl-PL, pt-BR, sk-SK,
zh-CN, zh-TW
- Incomplete locales
(missing strings replaced with en-US):
bg-BG, ca-AD, cs-CZ, da-DK, de-DE, el-GR, et-EE,
fa-IR, fi-FI, fr-FR, he-IL, hr-HR, hu-HU, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR,
pt-PT, ro-RO, ru-RU, sl-SI, sr-RS, sv-SE, tr-TR, uk-UA, vi-VN,
- As new locales are released, they will be listed
here. If the only change is the addition of a released locale,
the FEBE version will not change (i.e., remain as 6.2.0) but the
release date will update.
- New: Restore profile function
re-written. Now includes the option to create a new profile (in
the Fx default directory) to expedite full profile restores. Also
allows profile restores to non-default locations.
- New: Option
to restart Firefox with the newly restored profile (or any selected
profile for that matter)
- New: Added "Total
processing time:" to results page. Displays the number of
seconds the backp took to perform.
- New: "Verify
extensions" function now offers a "Strict" and "Lenient" mode.
"Lenient" mode allows extensions with malformed email format ids.
- Fixed: Various
minor bugs and enhancements
- Important: A
serious bug that affected full profile backups was discoverd a few
hours after this version was posted here. If you installed FEBE
6.2beta3 on July 1st, you should re-install to make sure you have the
fixed version.
June 4,
2009: Version 6.2beta2 (772
KB) Install
Download
- New: Option
to prompt before backup on startup/shutdown
- Fixed:
"Run-away" backups when no scheduled backup was set
June 1,
2009: Version
6.2beta1 (771
KB) Install
Download
- Please
use
Version
6.2beta2 - Version beta1 contains a bug that performs
continuous backups when no scheduled backup is set.
- Changed: More
robust
error trapping
- New:
Bookmarks are now backed up in .json and/or .html
format. Favicons are included in .html backup.
- New: Option
to disable missed scheduled backup notification
- New: Option
for results page format - "Detail" or "Summary"
- Fixed: "Include
FEBE with backup" option. It now works
again.
- New: Option to display upload window
- New: Option to display message alerts as
"Sliders" or "Standard" (a mostly Mac issue)
- Fixed: Upgraded
sounds from 88kbps mono to 1411kbps stereo. Now works on Vista.
(These sound files are much larger, unfortunately, and account for the
substantial increase in the installable .xpi file.)
- Changed:
Scheduled backup warning now occurs one minute before backup starts.
- New: FEBE scheduled backups now work correctly
when more than one browser window is opened. One window is
assigned as the "controller" and passes the torch when closed.
- Other minor bug fixes
February 28,
2009: Version 6.1 (483
KB) Install
Download
- Essentially the
same as FEBE 6.1beta3 but with all current locales.
- Same as released on AMO
- Fixed: "Invalid
date" message when scheduled backup was missed.
- Fixed(?): Yet
another attempt to fix the "progress window not closing" problem.
- Fixed: Restore
extensions problem when backup destination directory contained certain
characters (e.g., "#").
- Changed: If "Include a copy of FEBE with backup" is checked,
only one copy will get backed up. In other words, if
"Backup extensions" is checked for a selective backup, FEBE already
gets backed up as it is an extension like all the others. No
reason to back it up twice.
- Fixed: Modal
windows on Mac do not display properly. I just made them
non-modal where necessary.
- New: Added
"Both" and "Alternate" backup types in addition to "Full profile" and
"Selective".
- Fixed:
Scheduled backup only runs in the most current window when more than
one window is open.
- New: Clicking
statusbar icon gives more information and option to backup now.
- Fixed:
Security updates
- New: Added
extension/theme descriptions to results page.
- Known issues: Only en-US locales are
complete at this time - all other locales contain some English
strings. Beta3 will be updated as other locales become available.
- Fixed: Various
minor bugs
- New:
Maxversion bumped to Fx 3.1. Still testing, may has some issues -
please
report
- Known issues: External dialog windows not
working with Fx3.1 (Bug 458898)
This
includes
box.net upload window and others.
- Changed: Locales updated. - some partial
- New:
Integrated restores from Box.net
- New: Option
to backup globally installed extensions/themes
- New: Options
to backup on browser startup and/or shutdown
- Fixed: "Verify
extension directory" now checks for valid folder names
- Fixed: "Backup
already in progress" looped under certain conditions
- Known issues: Only en-US locale is complete
- Known issues: For Fx 3.0.* - Not yet tested
with Fx 3.1
- Fixed: Cookies
with initial dot in host name now restore correctly.
- Fixed: Invalid
Box.net username/password does not generate FEBE crashing error.
- Changed: Locales updated.
- Fixed:
Username/password containing international characters will now
backup/restore (Mozilla bug 439711)
- Fixed:
Confirm dialog windows not appearing under some conditions.
- Fixed:
No results report when "Display progress window" option not checked.
- Fixed:
Certain options not enabled/disabled when supposed to.
- Fixed:
Box.net interface is more stable
- Fixed: Error
message properly displayed when attempting to restore a profile when
only one profile exists.
- Fixed:
QuickBackup not recognizing unselected extensions after "Select all"
and unchecking some items.
- Fixed: Cookie
backup not getting some properties correctly
- Firefox 3.0 and above only. For Firefox 2.x, use FEBE
5.x (see below)
- New: FEBE 6.0
uses native Firefox zip/unzip components. Much, much faster
than previous FEBE versions that depended on external, third-party
utilities.
- New: Upload
backups to your Box.net account automatically or with a single click.
- New: Verify
your extension directory. Upgrading to Fx 3.0 sometimes leaves
garbage in the extensions directory. FEBE can clean it up.
- New: Quick
Backup. You can quickly backup as many or as few individual
extensions/themes as you like. They can be saved together in a single,
installable xpi file (Similar to CLEO).
FEBE
5.x - For Firefox 2.x:
- Fixed:
pt-PT
and
uk-UA locales fixed
- Fixed:
Leap
year
bug in scheduled monthly backups
- Includes all changes since v5.1.1 (essentially the
same as
v5.2.3)
- This is the version posted on AMO.
- Fixed: Full Profile backup for
Fx 3.0 beta (XPCOM
nsIFileSpec
removed, places.sqlite-journal is locked - ignored)
- Changed: Debug shell buttons now
use %COMSPEC%
instead of hard-coding to
"C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe"
- New: pt-PT locale added
December
1, 2007 : Version 5.2 (753 KB) Install
Download
- New: Delay "Backup reminder"
popup until Fx fully
loads
- Fixed: Fixed statusbar icon from
appearing during scheduled
backup when "Hide icons" is checked.
- Changed: Firefox max version set
to 3b2
(Firefox 3
beta 2)
November
5, 2007 : Version 5.1.2beta2
(754 KB)
Install Download
- Fixed: Fixed a condition that
prevented progress window from
closing
- New: More checks for runaway
backup
October
31, 2007 : Version 5.1.2beta (754
KB)
Install Download
- Fixed: Fixed statusbar icon
problem (not turning off after
scheduled backup)
- New: Added date to results
report
- Locales: Same as
5.1.1
October
24, 2007 : Version 5.1.1 (752
KB)
Install
Download
- Fixed: Important bug fix
(affected bookmarks restore among
other things)
- Changed: Locales: bg-BG, da-DK,
de-DE, el-GR,
en-US,
es-ES, fa-IR, fi-FI, fr-FR, he-IL, hr-HR, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR,
nl-NL, pl-PL, pt-BR, ro-RO, ru-RU, sk-SK, sv-SE, tr-TR, uk-UA,
zh-CN,
zh-TW
- New: Added pt-BR locale,
updated nl-NL locale
- Includes all
fixes and enhancement
of
the 5.0.1RC versions
- Changed: Locales: bg-BG, da-DK,
de-DE, el-GR,
en-US,
es-ES, fa-IR, fi-FI, fr-FR, he-IL, hr-HR, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR,
nl-NL, pl-PL, ro-RO, ru-RU, sk-SK, sv-SE, tr-TR, uk-UA, zh-CN,
zh-TW
- If using CLEO, it
must be updated to CLEO
3.1
- New: Check for pending
extension installations before
backing
up.
- New: Display/Import/Export
FEBE configuration
completed
- Changed: Changed the way default
preferences
are
declared (febeDefaultPrefs.js)
- Fixed: Fixed FEBE crash when
"Display progress window"
option
was unchecked
- New:Timestamp
backups now support ISO8601 and European formats
- Fixed: Fix link on results
report to network drive
destination
directory
- Changed:
Rewrote
some help files to be more descriptive
- en-US locale only, other locales included, but not
updated
yet
- Fixed: Should now backup
profiles named "profile" (affected
Portable Firefox users)
- Changed:
Warn
about
restart in clear prefs window
- New:FEBE
Start
page displays after new install/update
- Changed:
Comprehensive sanity check - item must exist before backup
attempted
- Changed:
Toolbar
check for visibility before disabling ("febeTLBRbutton")
- Changed:
Ignore
"Already exists" error when copying zip binaries
- Fixed:
Prevent
runaway scheduled backups
- New:Added
"Display Configuration" button (FEBE Options > Info)
- Known Issues:
- Import/export configuration not yet implemented
- Check for pending extension installs not yet
implemented
- Some help screens not yet written
- en-US locale only, other locales included, but not
updated
yet
- New:Mac
OS X
support (Free BSD)
- Changed: Name
change
("Environment"
instead of
"Extension")
- Changed:
Extensions/themes backup now optional (Options >
Options)
- Changed:
Backup
type - Selective or Full profile (Options >
Options)
- New:Buttons
to
manage FEBE temp file (Options > Debug)
- New:Button
to
clear FEBE preferences (Options > Debug)
- New:Options
to
display progress window and results page (Options >
Options)
- New:Displays
system dependent information (Options > Notes)
- New:Button
to
view backup destination directory contents (Options >
(Directory)
- Changed:
Differentiate between errors and warnings on results page
- Changed:
Display
error/warnings on results page first
- New:Button
to
display FEBE install directory contents (Options > Notes)
- New:Option
to
warn on clearing destination directory (Options >
Directory)
- New:Display
Firefox version (Options > Notes > System)
- New:Option
for
max timestamped directories to keep (Options >
Directory)
- New:Option
to
include a copy of FEBE with backup (Options > Options)
- New:Option
to
disable permission check (Options > Debug > Misc)
- New:Added
buttons
to shell to FEBE install and FEBE tmp directories. This
should be helpful in debugging permission, etc. (Options
>
Debug > Shells)
- New: Added
UI
for
user-defined backups - single files or
entire
directories. (For backing up Thunderbird,
Greasemonkey
scripts, etc.)
- Changed:
Alert
and
Confirm message boxes have new custom look.
- New: Ability
to
abort
scheduled backup (click
statusbar icon when flashing)
- Changed:
Ability to
drag and drop statusbar icon
- "Copy to clipboard" button added to alert boxes when
in
debug
mode
- Changed:
Can
now
specify FEBE tmp directory
- New:Checks
for
new install and reminds to set/clear options
- New:Option
to
run
backup (on FX startup) if not performed after X days.
- New:Added
"Last
backup" date to schedule pane
- Changed:
Locales:
en-US, bg-BG, el-GR, es-ES, fr-FR, it-IT , ko-KR, nl-NL, pl-PL,
sk-SK, sv-SE, zh-CN (More to come)
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just
backing up -- It will actually rebuild your extensions individually
into installable .xpi files. Now you can easily synchronize
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Version
6.0 allows for automatic or manual uploads to your Box.net
account. Online restores are also integrated into FEBE. Free 1 GB
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