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I cannot find the backup file

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Hi I just saw the new info on backing up my Firefox data. It sounded good, so I tried it. However I do not see 'Manage Backup'. Instead it asks 'Choose backup file'. I have never knowingly backed up Firefox, so I do not know where this backupfile is located... How can I find it? How do I create a new backup file? Many thanks An

Hi I just saw the new info on backing up my Firefox data. It sounded good, so I tried it. However I do not see 'Manage Backup'. Instead it asks 'Choose backup file'. I have never knowingly backed up Firefox, so I do not know where this backupfile is located... How can I find it? How do I create a new backup file? Many thanks An

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Hi,

Are you on Windows 10? Currently, creating backups is not available on other OSs. Particularly, on Windows 11 you can only restore from already created backups. Is that your case?

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Denys
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Hi,

Are you on Windows 10? Currently, creating backups is not available on other OSs. Particularly, on Windows 11 you can only restore from already created backups. Is that your case?

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Thanks very much for responding, Denys Yes, I am on Windows 11. I have never made a backup before; but the yesterday's new version of Firefox said I could now do this. So that is why I tried. However, the instructions it gave did not correspond to what I saw. Hence my question. I guess I will ahve to wait until this feature has been implemented for windows 11. Many thanks!

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