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MozBackup is cool tool to backup almost everything related to Firefox (or most Mozilla based browsers a. You can take backup, carry it anywhere and can restore on other computers. It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, cache etc.

Some cool features of this portable tool are :

  • very light. Just 820KB size.
  • can take backups of multiple profiles.
  • backup files can be carried anywhere with USB drives to restore again.
  • can backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, cache, cookies, saved form details, certificates, downloaded files details, passwords etc.
  • Also supports Flock, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey and few other Mozilla tools.
  • Backup file (.pcv format) can be password protected - so others can’t restore and use your data.
  • The best feature of MozBackup is its ability to backup and restore Firefox add-ons. Hence, you don’t need to reinstall them at reinstall of browser.

MozBackup is compatible with: