On 7/25/2017 5:17 PM, meagain wrote: > On 7/25/2017 2:16 PM, Ray_Net wrote: >> meagain wrote on 25-07-17 20:01: >>> On 7/25/2017 11:45 AM, Ray_Net wrote: >>>> meagain wrote on 25-07-17 17:14: >>>>> On 7/25/2017 10:46 AM, David E. Ross wrote: >>>>>> On 7/25/2017 6:33 AM, Ray_Net wrote: >>>>>>> meagain wrote on 25-07-17 13:46: >>>>>>>> Why do I have to make backups of the SM 'profile' - couldn't the >>>>>>>> profile >>>>>>>> just be in Dropbox? >>>>>>> If you do an action that destroy your profile, It will be >>>>>>> destroyed in >>>>>>> your dropbox. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's not so difficult to copy, when SM in not running, your current >>>>>>> profile: >>>>>>> C:\Users\<myuser>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\SeaMonkey\Profiles\ey8r9gln.default >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Into per exemple this directory: >>>>>>> C:\MYBACKUP\SM\PROFILE\2.46\2017-july-17\ >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> My five profiles are NOT anywhere on my C-drive. I believe I am >>>>>> not the >>>>>> only SeaMonkey user who has put profiles elsewhere. >>>>>> >>>>>> To find your profiles, enter about:profiles in SeaMonkey's address >>>>>> area >>>>>> (URI area). >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dropbox has a directory "Apps" where some applications store their >>>>> data, each in its own folder. In case of damage DB backs-up all >>>>> versions for a month (free). >>>>> >>>>> So, David, how does one 'move' a profile to another c-drive? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Will the dropbox backup occurs when SM is not running ? >>> >>> When a file is not 'in use' Dropbox indexes it (creates a CRC) then >>> uploads it (using the CRC to make sure it matches - actually the CRC >>> is on each piece of 5MB or so). The backup store is done when the >>> file is replaced. >> I hate those automatic actions ... never sure that the backup occur at a >> right time. > > If you are not a Dropbox user already then I may have given the wrong > impression. (I wish they had better documentation.) All your files are > on your computer AND in the Dropbox cloud. When you delete or change a > file on your computer it is changed in the cloud, plus the old file is > kept as a "backup" that can be retrieved at will (within 30 days). > > An app example is Rootsmagic: install the s/w and the data is > automatically put on dropbox. https://www.rootsmagic.com/App/FAQ/ > > So If I could tell SeaMonkey to use c://...dropbox/qqxxyyy for my > profile then my profile would be in the cloud all the time after SM has > been closed for the day.
That means my browser history, cookies, etc, are all available to hackers. -- David Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> President Trump now denies there are any tapes that recorded his conversations with ex-FBI Director Comey. Between when Trump hinted there might be such tapes and his denial, there was sufficient time to destroy any tapes. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
