Difference between revisions of "Important hidden .dot files in your home partition"

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'''.griffith''' - for those that use the griffith movie database.
'''.griffith''' - for those that use the griffith movie database.


'''.mozilla''' - for Firefox users, this is a really important one. I've found a little trick that can save you oodles of time:
'''.mozilla &/or moonchild productions''' - instead of copying out the contents of the alphanumeric directory & installing it into a new or other machine where you want to save yourself all of the time of setting up your browser (Firefox or Pale Moon). There is a brilliant add-on called FEBE, you'll find it here: [http://softwarebychuck.com/febe/febe.html] If I've done nothing else helpful for you in my efforts, this here little add-on really should make you grateful. :)
 
It can even backup whatever parts of your Firefox/Pale Moon systems for you on a recurring basis. Check out FEBE, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.
You take the '''contents only''' of the  
 
''~/.mozilla/firefox/<alphanumeric.code.defaults>/''
 
directory, (you will know it when you see it) & copy it over the top of the contents of the same location on the new installation.  
 
It will have a '''different''' ''<alphanumeric.code>''
which you must not change as it is the key
to this trick.  
 
This will bring all of your Firefox settings including any & all of your add-ons/extensions & Bookmarks, to your new install or distro (it also works with BSD & Windows). Saving a LOT of work for some of us. Also copy over the ''~/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini'' replacing the original file in the new distro.


'''.themes''' - if you have a favourite or one that you have built or modified, then you most definitely want this folder.
'''.themes''' - if you have a favourite or one that you have built or modified, then you most definitely want this folder.
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'''.xbmc''' - if you are one who uses this software you will be wanting this important directory.
'''.xbmc''' - if you are one who uses this software you will be wanting this important directory.


==Files==
==Files==
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