BookmarkBackupTool

Author(s)

• Jesus M. Ayala

Tags

Bookmarks Backup Chrome Edge Firefox Browser Restore GUI HTML Zip

Functions

Invoke-BookmarkBackupTool Export-Bookmarks Import-Bookmarks Import-FromZip Show-GUI New-BookmarkScheduledTask Remove-BookmarkScheduledTask Get-Configuration Save-Configuration Install-SQLiteIfMissing Get-BookmarkConfiguration Set-BookmarkConfiguration Get-HomeSharePath Test-BrowserInstalled Test-BrowserRunning Get-BrowserProfiles Test-BookmarkPrerequisites Test-BookmarkFileIntegrity

PSEditions

Desktop Core

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

v5.4: Firefox: backups include unsaved changes (places.sqlite-wal merged in), even while Firefox is open; every Firefox backup is a single standalone .sqlite file; works on network shares Firefox: uses the profile Firefox actually launches ([Install*] Default= in profiles.ini) Import: finds this tool's own exports (newest *_BookmarkData_<timestamp> file), validates the file before overwriting (bad/truncated/wrong-browser files are skipped), clears stale Firefox WAL/SHM files, and with -AllProfiles never gives one profile another profile's bookmarks HTML export: keeps folders, escapes special characters, dates in seconds, toolbar marked for re-import Silent mode without -TargetPath no longer hangs (log path / share probe recursion); share probe is fast and reliable on PowerShell 5.1; HOMESHARE unset -> Desktop immediately; Desktop follows OneDrive redirection Config DefaultPath and PreferNetworkPath are now honored Pre-import backup rotation keeps the newest 10 by name (file dates are copied from the source) A logged error no longer ends the run; ZIP holds only this run's files; summary printed once -AllProfiles file names use underscores for spaces (older names still import)'s own exports (newest *_BookmarkData_<timestamp> file), validates the file before overwriting (bad/truncated/wrong-browser files are skipped), clears stale Firefox WAL/SHM files, and with -AllProfiles never gives one profile another profile's bookmarks HTML export: keeps folders, escapes special characters, dates in seconds, toolbar marked for re-import Silent mode without -TargetPath no longer hangs (log path / share probe recursion); share probe is fast and reliable on PowerShell 5.1; HOMESHARE unset -> Desktop immediately; Desktop follows OneDrive redirection Config DefaultPath and PreferNetworkPath are now honored Pre-import backup rotation keeps the newest 10 by name (file dates are copied from the source) A logged error no longer ends the run; ZIP holds only this run's files; summary printed once -AllProfiles file names use underscores for spaces (older names still import)'s own exports (newest *_BookmarkData_<timestamp> file), validates the file before overwriting (bad/truncated/wrong-browser files are skipped), clears stale Firefox WAL/SHM files, and with -AllProfiles never gives one profile another profile's bookmarks HTML export: keeps folders, escapes special characters, dates in seconds, toolbar marked for re-import Silent mode without -TargetPath no longer hangs (log path / share probe recursion); share probe is fast and reliable on PowerShell 5.1; HOMESHARE unset -> Desktop immediately; Desktop follows OneDrive redirection Config DefaultPath and PreferNetworkPath are now honored Pre-import backup rotation keeps the newest 10 by name (file dates are copied from the source) A logged error no longer ends the run; ZIP holds only this run's files; summary printed once -AllProfiles file names use underscores for spaces (older names still import)'s own exports (newest *_BookmarkData_<timestamp> file), validates the file before overwriting (bad/truncated/wrong-browser files are skipped), clears stale Firefox WAL/SHM files, and with -AllProfiles never gives one profile another profile's bookmarks HTML export: keeps folders, escapes special characters, dates in seconds, toolbar marked for re-import Silent mode without -TargetPath no longer hangs (log path / share probe recursion); share probe is fast and reliable on PowerShell 5.1; HOMESHARE unset -> Desktop immediately; Desktop follows OneDrive redirection Config DefaultPath and PreferNetworkPath are now honored Pre-import backup rotation keeps the newest 10 by name (file dates are copied from the source) A logged error no longer ends the run; ZIP holds only this run's files; summary printed once -AllProfiles file names use underscores for spaces (older names still import)'s own exports (newest *_BookmarkData_<timestamp> file), validates the file before overwriting (bad/truncated/wrong-browser files are skipped), clears stale Firefox WAL/SHM files, and with -AllProfiles never gives one profile another profile's bookmarks HTML export: keeps folders, escapes special characters, dates in seconds, toolbar marked for re-import Silent mode without -TargetPath no longer hangs (log path / share probe recursion); share probe is fast and reliable on PowerShell 5.1; HOMESHARE unset -> Desktop immediately; Desktop follows OneDrive redirection Config DefaultPath and PreferNetworkPath are now honored Pre-import backup rotation keeps the newest 10 by name (file dates are copied from the source) A logged error no longer ends the run; ZIP holds only this run's files; summary printed once -AllProfiles file names use underscores for spaces (older names still import)'s own exports (newest *_BookmarkData_<timestamp> file), validates the file before overwriting (bad/truncated/wrong-browser files are skipped), clears stale Firefox WAL/SHM files, and with -AllProfiles never gives one profile another profile's bookmarks HTML export: keeps folders, escapes special characters, dates in seconds, toolbar marked for re-import Silent mode without -TargetPath no longer hangs (log path / share probe recursion); share probe is fast and reliable on PowerShell 5.1; HOMESHARE unset -> Desktop immediately; Desktop follows OneDrive redirection Config DefaultPath and PreferNetworkPath are now honored Pre-import backup rotation keeps the newest 10 by name (file dates are copied from the source) A logged error no longer ends the run; ZIP holds only this run's files; summary printed once -AllProfiles file names use underscores for spaces (older names still import)'s own exports (newest *_BookmarkData_<timestamp> file), validates the file before overwriting (bad/truncated/wrong-browser files are skipped), clears stale Firefox WAL/SHM files, and with -AllProfiles never gives one profile another profile's bookmarks HTML export: keeps folders, escapes special characters, dates in seconds, toolbar marked for re-import Silent mode without -TargetPath no longer hangs (log path / share probe recursion); share probe is fast and reliable on PowerShell 5.1; HOMESHARE unset -> Desktop immediately; Desktop follows OneDrive redirection Config DefaultPath and PreferNetworkPath are now honored Pre-import backup rotation keeps the newest 10 by name (file dates are copied from the source) A logged error no longer ends the run; ZIP holds only this run's files; summary printed once -AllProfiles file names use underscores for spaces (older names still import)