How to Backup Firefox Browsing History and Restore

This post will guide you on how to backup Firefox browsing history and how to restore it on another computer without using any software. Just follow the procedure below ;
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  • Click the Start button onthe taskbar of your Windows PC, type “Run” into the search bar
  • then press the “Enter” key on your keyboard.
  •  Copy and paste the following into the Run prompt and press Enter:

%APPDATA%MozillaFirefoxProfiles %APPDATA%MozillaFirefoxProfiles

 

  •  A folder will appear. This is your Firefox profile folder that contains all of your bookmarks, browsing history, settings and other information. Copy the folder to a transfer media (e.g. a Flash drive)
  •  Copy the folder from the Flash drive to the desktop (or any location) of the other computer (Computer 2)
  •  Ensure Firefox browser is closed on computer2 and repeat steps 1 and 2 on the computer
  •  Once deleted, drag the content in the folder saved earlier to your flash drive from computer1 to the empty folder on Computer 2
  •  Launch the Firefox browser on computer 2 and you should see the option to restore the previous session. If not, go to “history” > “restore the previous session”.

Your Firefox browsing history will be restored as well as your bookmarks, extensions, etc.

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NB: If you keep getting “file in use” while deleting the content of the profile folder, go to Windows “Task Manager” and end the Firefox process.

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I hope you find this article useful.

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