Re: Firefox 31

Christer Jacobsson wrote:
> Dave Yeo wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>
> As Salaam Aleikum!
>
>>> Have never tried to use a profile from prior version. Always made a
>>> new profile and copied over relevant files. It may
>>> function though.
>>
>
> She think that there is three files regarding security info which are
> called 7840something plus an extension of .w, .s and perhaps others.
> There exist a file called secmod.db plus two other files with the .db
> extensions. These files are probably compatible between the various FF
> versions. But what of the .sqlite files? Should She import them into
> FF31 so they gets the right format for FF31 or are they not
> version-dependent?

They're version-independent from FFv4 forward. All the profile is 
forward compatible and usually backwards compatible as well.

>
>> The profiles are generally compatible though it is always a good idea
>> to keep backups. The sqlite thing is between FF4 and older ones IIRC.
>> Really should be running the newer the better.
>
> First, does She need to backup these .sqlite file once or after every
> use of FF31? They take up a lot of space, so is there some utility that
> can "vacuum-clean" these files to make them smaller?

There are vacuuming extensions/apps but they don't shrink the sqlite 
files much.
It's up you how often you backup. I do it about once a day (don't want 
to lose my mail) and keep 2 generations.

Dave