Change Firefox Download File Location
November 9, 2008
I like to have my files on my desktop after downloading them. However some people prefer to have them saved to a folder.Changing the location is pretty easy.
Popularity: 13% [?]
Make Firefox Use Multiple Rows of Tabs
August 22, 2008
If you use Firefox and like to multi-task then you must have may tabs open. The best option for this is to have multiple rows of tabs. To do this you need to have the Tab Mix Plus extension installed.
Once you got it installed go to the Tools tab and select the Tab Mix Plus options. Then select the Display tab as well as the Tab Bar tab selected.
Change the option for When tabs don’t fit width to Multi-row
Then click on Apply
Popularity: 7% [?]
Export Firefox bookmarks to Internet Explorer
August 18, 2008
For people that use multiple browsers it may be helpful to export your Firefox bookmarks to Internet Explorer. Exporting bookmarks between Internet Explorer and Firefox is fairly easy and there are many tools to accomplish this.
Open Firefox and click the Bookmarks tab and select Organize Bookmarks. Now you will see your bookmark library. Then click on Import and backup and select Export HTML.
Then rename your bookmarks and save them.
Then open up Internet Explorer and run the import/export Wizard by clicking the add to favorites button and selecting Import and Export.
After you click next make sure Import Favorites is highlighted an continue.
Then browse to the file you saved as when you backed up firefox bookmarks.
Then select where you want to place the firefox bookmarks
Now you are done
Popularity: 9% [?]
Backup and Restore Firefox Profiles
July 30, 2008
When you transfer a Firefx profile manually. An easier method to back up your firefox data is to use MozBackup. This program will backup everything to a single file. When you start the progrm you have the option to either backup or restore a profile.
Then you can restore it to another computer by starting the program, selecting which profile to restore it to, and select the backup file.
Popularity: 5% [?]
How to Re-Open the last closed tab in Firefox and Internet Explorer
June 23, 2008
Have you ever closed a tab and lost whatever you were doing? You wish that there could be some way how you reopen the tab you just closed. Well there is a simple way to do that.
Firefox
Windows
Just press CTRL + SHIFT + T for
Mac
Press CMD + SHIFT + T
Internet Explorer
For Internet Explorer you will need to download and extra Plugin.
- So download it and install it.
- After you install it nothing with the browser will change
- The only thing is now you have a new shortcut
Alt + X Will restore the last closed tab
ALT + Q will give you a screen where you can choose which recently closed tab to open
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Popularity: 3% [?]
How to Recover Deleted Files
June 9, 2008
Have you you ever deleted a file that was realy important and you wish you can some how get it back? Well the good news is that it is possible. It may not be very easy to find the exact file but it is a lot easier than what you think.When you delete a file it is not neccesalirly erased.It is removed from a directry of files so it cant find it. Keep in mind that it can be overwritten, so if you deleted it and have low disk activity theres a more possible chance for you to get your file back.The first step is to get the proper software.
We will be using PhotoRec. Download the correct utility depending on your Operating System. You do not have to install anything, all you need to do is run it. After you run it you should see a screen similar to the one shown below:
Then select the drive that you wish to recover your files from and select proceed.
Then you must select the file system you use or partion type.
Here are some common ones.
Windows = Intel
Mac withe intel = EFI GPT
Mac with g4 and older = Mac
Then you select the source partion or the partion where the deleted file is located. Make sure you selected search after selecting the partion that has the files that you wish to recover.
Then you should choose the File system type. For Windows and Mac select Other and for Linux select EXT2/EXT3.
Then you must select whether PhotoRec should scan the free space or the entire partion.
The tell PhotoRec where you want to save the recovered file. It will suggest to save it to where PhotoRec is running from.
Popularity: 5% [?]
