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Does this method also backup/restore passwords and bookmarks?
Does this method also backup/restore passwords and bookmarks?
Does anyone have a way to simply take the SETTINGS I have chosen in my default user and apply them to any new user created?
I have tried looking through the GPO nonsense but its just that, utter nonsense, different wording, missing defaults, etc, its a damned nightmare
Maybe a 3rd party tool which will line up the current settings to which GPO and autofill the entry's, probably doesn't exist yet, its been 2 weeks and I cant find anything
I made a little script to automate edge backup.
There he is VER 0.1 BETA:
- Use Robocopy
- - - Updated - - -Code:@echo off & setlocal :: By Einstein1969 :: :: Automatize backup edge. Ver 0.1 BETA :: :: Rif: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/159004-how-backup-restore-everything-microsoft-edge-windows.html :: :: You can launch how administrator with mouse OR run in admin cmd windows and accept one parameter how "destination" or will prompt for input. :: Choice a NTFS disk for destination backup. :: rem check if run as administrator fsutil dirty query %SYSTEMDRIVE% >nul 2>&1 If %errorLevel% NEQ 0 ( Echo Failure, please rerun this script from an elevated command prompt. Exiting... TIMEOUT /T 8 /NOBREAK >nul: Exit /B 1 ) set "DISK=" rem GET Destination if NOT "%1"=="" set "DISK=%1" if not defined DISK Set /P "DISK=Please enter Destination, ex. D: > " if NOT EXIST "%DISK%" (echo Destination "%DISK%" not exist) & goto :end echo Backup to %DISK%\bck_edge echo Closing Edge. taskkill /IM msedge.exe >nul: 2>&1 echo Wait for closing Edge. TIMEOUT /T 10 /NOBREAK >nul: echo Copy data. robocopy "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\edge" "%DISK%\bck_edge\edge" /E /COPYALL /NFL /NDL IF %ERRORLEVEL% LSS 8 goto finish Echo Something failed in copy data & goto :end :finish Echo All copy data done, no fatal errors. echo Export register. regedit /E "%DISK%\bck_edge\Microsoft_Edge_backup.reg" "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\PreferenceMACs" rem Add information on backup type, data and time ( echo Backup of Microsoft Edge on %Date% - %Time% echo Rif: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/159004-how-backup-restore-everything-microsoft-edge-windows.html ) > "%DISK%\bck_edge\Readme.txt" :end pause
VER 0.4 BETA
- this use the zip compression
- with COM object for choose destination folder
- create multiple folder with date and time
VER 0.4 BETA : Download -> bckedge_V0.4.zipCode:@echo off & setlocal & mode 90,30 & color 1e & echo( & title EDGE AUTOMATE BACKUP ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: By Einstein1969 :: :: Automatize backup edge. Ver 0.4 BETA :: :: 13/06/2022 Ver 0.4 BETA - Aesthetic added and little code optimizations :: 13/06/2022 Ver 0.3 BETA: :: - Fix bug on Destination Folder. :: - New COM Dialog for choose Destination Folder/Disk :: 13/06/2022 Ver 0.2 BETA - Use zip compression instead of copying with robocopy :: 12/06/2021 Ver 0.1 BETA - Initial version with robocopy :: :: Rif: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/159004-how-backup-restore-everything-microsoft-edge-windows.html :: :: You can launch how administrator with mouse OR run in admin cmd windows and accept one parameter how "destination" or will prompt for input. :: Choice a NTFS disk for destination backup. Usefull for Robocoby backup. :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: rem check if run as administrator fsutil dirty query %SYSTEMDRIVE% >nul 2>&1 If %errorLevel% NEQ 0 ( Echo Please rerun this script from an elevated command prompt. Exiting... TIMEOUT /T 8 /NOBREAK >nul: Exit /B 1 ) for /L %%I in (1,1,8) do echo( echo GET Destination ... set "Dest=%1" if not defined Dest for /f "usebackq delims=" %%I in (`powershell "(new-object -COM 'Shell.Application').BrowseForFolder(0,'Please choose a folder for a destination backup.',0,0).self.path"`) do set "Dest=%%I" if NOT EXIST "%Dest%" (echo Error! Destination "%Dest%" not exist) & goto :end rem add date/time backup set "DATE_BCK=%DATE:/=_%_%TIME:~0,-6%" set "DATE_BCK=%DATE_BCK:-=_%" set "DATE_BCK=%DATE_BCK::=_%" set "DEST=%Dest%\BckEdge_%DATE_BCK%" mkdir "%Dest%" echo Backup to "%Dest%" echo Closing Edge. taskkill /IM msedge.exe >nul: 2>&1 echo Wait for closing Edge. TIMEOUT /T 5 /NOBREAK >nul: echo Closing Forced Edge background process. taskkill /IM msedge.exe /F >nul: 2>&1 echo Wait for closing Edge background process. TIMEOUT /T 5 /NOBREAK >nul: echo Copy data and compress. powershell -NoLogo -NoProfile -Command Compress-Archive -LiteralPath "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\edge" -DestinationPath "%Dest%\bck_edge.zip" -Force echo Export registry keys. regedit /E "%Dest%\Microsoft_Edge_backup.reg" "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\PreferenceMACs" rem Add information on backup type, data and time ( echo Backup of Microsoft Edge on %Date% - %Time% echo Rif: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/159004-how-backup-restore-everything-microsoft-edge-windows.html ) > "%Dest%\Readme.txt" :end echo( echo Finished. echo( pause goto :eof ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: OLD code with ROBOCOPY rem echo Copy data. rem robocopy "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\edge" "%DISK%\bck_edge\edge" /E /COPYALL /NFL /NDL rem IF %ERRORLEVEL% LSS 8 goto finish rem Echo Something failed in copy data & goto :end rem :finish rem Echo All copy data done, no fatal errors.
example screenshot:
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I work with a version with security description and compressed
Last edited by einstein1969; 13 Jun 2022 at 09:04.
Gonna have to take a look at this soon as I get a moment
With all its backing up you think it backs up user ID's?
I would be using it to make a template so when a new user signs in they get the same defaults but dont want the same profile since it would sync to the other users which is not what I am looking for.
I am using Windows 11, so hopefully this method for Windows 10 will still work.
I am looking to make regular backups of Edge using your method. If I make regular backups of the profile folder, but only the reg file when I start and then I go to backup later with the latest profile folder, but a reg file from a year ago, what would I lose?
I have a backup program to do the folder, but the reg file would have to be updated manually, and to be honest I am too lazy or have the memory to do regular manual backups.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
---Shawn
Using it with Windows 11 and seems to work. At least I've only noticed one thing... the home page isn't applied.
Got Google as start page but after copying back the backup Edge starts with Bing search.
Does anyone have a solution for this?
Hi. Does this method still work today?
Can it be restored totally to another computer, probably with another version of Windows 10, or another generation of Windows? e.g. Windows 7 or Windows 11? Could it lose anything?
Can it be restored totally to another version of Edge browser?