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#31 Post by nubc »

The extension is actually .jsonlz4 and the only way it even appears is to select all files.

I did manage to populate the Desktop with commonly used icons. First I substituted PuppyPin from Slacko630. Then I copied preferred links to Root.
Then I restored Slacko5.7-2016 PuppyPin. Dragged links to Desktop, and from there set the icon. Most icons worked, except for Help.

Darn, I should have put the original links in Desktop folder in Root. Where are the original links sposed to go?
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#32 Post by Semme »

Odd. Have you tried importing it after a rename?

Which FF version's on 6.3? Forward compatible's frequently a nogo..
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#33 Post by nubc »

After renaming, error message: Unable to process the backup file.

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#34 Post by Semme »

I see now, it's a *compressed* backup. Rt-clk and tell me the file type properties reports..

Hang loose, I can test myself..
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#35 Post by nubc »

I'm about to reach a stopping point, and time to save as frugal install. Well, as I recall, you can't just save to any partition, because the frugal install savefile renders the partition of the save inaccessible [unmountable?], something like that, cripples the partition that it's installed to. I remember this being a problem, and getting very exasperated with frugal installs. I'm only testing this version, anyway. I guess I'll put it in the obvious place, root of sda1, which is a 20-gb partition dedicated to the operating system, and thus is limited in size.

Just tried a YouTube video, immediately got a warning that my browser was out of date. The video loaded in buffer first without playing, then I clicked Play arrow, and it did play okay.
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#36 Post by Semme »

Question.. Did you backup those bkmrks from 6.3 or copy it out of the profile folder there?

My backup results in an *uncompressed* json that 27.0.1 CAN restore.
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#37 Post by nubc »

I copied it from Slacko6.3 full install. You say, or copy it out of the profile folder there. To what do you refer when you say, there. What profile folder?
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#38 Post by Semme »

Mozilla's profile folder on 6.3.
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#39 Post by Semme »

No.
You can't just save to any partition, because the frugal install file renders the partition of the save inaccessible [unmountable?], something like that, cripples the partition that it's installed to.
I've been able to create a save file on ANY compatible partiton so long as they've had the room.

Other than lack of experience with the before mentioned, I have no idea what you're talking about.
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#40 Post by Semme »

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#41 Post by nubc »

No such folder in /root/.mozilla

As I recall, I placed a frugal savefile in a larger partition, sda2, and afterwards, I couldn't mount that partition, running from the full install on sda1. [Meltdown, delete, delete, resolved: never do frugal install again]
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#42 Post by Semme »

Nonsense! It goes by *.default.
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#43 Post by nubc »

Yes, there is *.default, but the bookmarkbackups file is extension jsonlz4. I have an older backup in html somewhere, just have to find it.

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#44 Post by Semme »

No, not the file you want. You've gotta "back-it-up" to get the uncompressed copy.
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#45 Post by nubc »

Are you suggesting that I run Slacko630, do an intentional backup of some sort? (I tell ya, I gotta do something about that right-click context menu, it is huge. Something is not right there.) How exactly do I back it up?
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#46 Post by Semme »

An intentional bkmrks backup, correct.
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#47 Post by nubc »

Did a backup to a .json file. Next time I boot to Slacko5.7-2016 I'll grab the bookmarks. I would also like to grab some wallpapers from Slacko630. Location of wallpapers?

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#48 Post by Semme »

:idea: >> /usr/share/backgrounds.
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#49 Post by nubc »

Thanks for your assistance, Semme. Would have taken forever without you.

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#50 Post by Semme »

You're welcome Nubc. 5.7 my system can run, sort've.. 6.3's outta the question.
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