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Save Your Windows Bookmarks and Export Your Installed Applications Using PowerShell
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| # Powershell Script | |
| # Name: Save_Bookmarks_and_Export_Installed_Apps.ps1 | |
| # Date: 2022-06-02 | |
| # Ver: 1.3 | |
| ################################################################################################# | |
| # | |
| # PLEASE READ ME FIRST !!!! | |
| # | |
| # PLEASE DEFINE YOUR OWN VARIABLES BEFORE RUNNING | |
| # FOR THE FIRST TIME. CHANCES ARE, THAT THIS MAY | |
| # RUN FINE, BUT ........ | |
| # | |
| ################################################################################################# | |
| ################################################################################################# | |
| # | |
| # D E F I N E T H E S E | |
| # \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | |
| # | |
| ################################################################################################# | |
| # WHERE DO YOU WANT YOUR BACKUPS TO GO? | |
| $HTML_File_Root = "d:\archive" | |
| # WHAT DO YOU WANT THE FILENAME, OF THE LIST OF YOUR INSTALLED APPLICATIONS, TO BE? | |
| $Filename = "Installed" | |
| ################################################################################################# | |
| # END DEFINE | |
| ################################################################################################# | |
| # Get the current Date / Time | |
| $CurrTime = Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd_HH.mm' | |
| #Set this location to where you want the file to be placed | |
| $Archive = "d:\archive" | |
| # Change this filename, if you want a custom name | |
| $Filename = "Installed" | |
| # The final filename product | |
| $Dest = "$($Archive)\$($Filename)_$($CurrTime)" | |
| # Reference-Timestamp needed to convert Timestamps of JSON (Milliseconds / Ticks since LDAP / NT epoch 01.01.1601 00:00:00 UTC) to Unix-Timestamp (Epoch) | |
| $Date_LDAP_NT_EPOCH = Get-Date -Year 1601 -Month 1 -Day 1 -Hour 0 -Minute 0 -Second 0 | |
| # Path to Edge Bookmark Files | |
| $EdgeJSON_File_Path = "$($env:localappdata)\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Bookmarks" | |
| $EdgeHTML_File_Path = "$($HTML_File_Root)\Edge-Bookmarks.backup_$($CurrTime).html" | |
| # Path to Chromium Bookmark and Login Files | |
| $ChromeJSON_File_Path = "$($env:localappdata)\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks" | |
| $ChromeLoginData = "$($env:localappdata)\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data" | |
| $ChromeLoginDataAccount = "$($env:localappdata)\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data For Account" | |
| $ChromeHTML_File_Path = "$($HTML_File_Root)\Chrome-Bookmarks.backup_$($CurrTime).html" | |
| # Path to Firefox Bookmark and UserData Files | |
| $FFJSON_File_Path = "$($env:localappdata)\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\bookmarkbackups" | |
| $FF_Backups = "$($env:localappdata)\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\places.sqlite" | |
| $FF_Passwords1 = "$($env:localappdata)\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\key4.db" | |
| $FF_Passwords2 = "$($env:localappdata)\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\logins.json" | |
| $FF_Certs = "$($env:localappdata)\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\cert9.db" | |
| $FF_Dev = "$($env:localappdata)\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\pkcs11.txt" | |
| $FF_PrefsDev = "$($env:localappdata)\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\prefs.js" | |
| $FFHTML_File_Path = "$($HTML_File_Root)\Firefox-Bookmarks.backup_$($CurrTime).html" | |
| echo "" | |
| echo "STARTING BACKUPS ....." | |
| echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------" | |
| # IF THE DESTINATION DOES NOT EXIST - STOP | |
| if (!(Test-Path -Path $HTML_File_Root -PathType Container)) { | |
| throw "Destination-Path $($HTML_File_Path) does not exist! Aborting" | |
| } | |
| ############################################# | |
| # BACKUP EDGE BOOKMARKS | |
| ############################################# | |
| echo "Checking for Edge Bookmarks..." | |
| # IF THE EDGE SOURCE DOES NOT EXIST - IGNORE THIS FOLDER | |
| if (Test-Path -Path $EdgeJSON_File_Path -PathType Leaf) { | |
| Copy-Item $EdgeJSON_File_Path "$($HTML_File_Root)\Edge_Bookmarks" | |
| echo "Copied Edge Bookmarks File to $($HTML_File_Root)\Edge_Bookmarks ..." | |
| # ---- HTML Header ---- | |
| $EdgeBookmarksHTML_Header = @' | |
| <!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1> | |
| <!-- This is an automatically generated file. | |
| It will be read and overwritten. | |
| DO NOT EDIT! --> | |
| <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> | |
| <TITLE>Bookmarks</TITLE> | |
| <H1>Bookmarks</H1> | |
| <DL><p> | |
| '@ | |
| echo "Starting convert of the Edge Bookmarks File to an HTML COPY..." | |
| $EdgeBookmarksHTML_Header | Out-File -FilePath $EdgeHTML_File_Path -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| # ---- Convert the JSON Contens (recursive) ---- | |
| $data = Get-content $EdgeJSON_File_Path -Encoding UTF8 | out-string | ConvertFrom-Json | |
| $sections = $data.roots.PSObject.Properties | Select-Object -ExpandProperty name | |
| ForEach ($entry in $sections) { | |
| $data.roots.$entry | EdgeGet-BookmarkFolder | |
| } | |
| # ---- HTML Footer ---- | |
| '</DL>' | Out-File -FilePath $EdgeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| echo "Edge bookmarks have been backed up to HTML at: $($EdgeHTML_File_Path)" | |
| echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------" | |
| $sections = "" | |
| $data = "" | |
| $entry = "" | |
| }else { | |
| echo "No Edge Bookmarks folder found." | |
| } | |
| ############################################# | |
| # BACKUP CHROME BOOKMARKS | |
| ############################################# | |
| echo "Checking for Chrome Bookmarks..." | |
| # IF THE CHROME SOURCE DOES NOT EXIST - IGNORE THIS FOLDER | |
| if (Test-Path -Path $ChromeJSON_File_Path -PathType Leaf) { | |
| Copy-Item $ChromeJSON_File_Path "$($HTML_File_Root)\Chrome_Bookmarks" | |
| Copy-Item $ChromeLoginData "$($HTML_File_Root)\Login Data" | |
| Copy-Item $ChromeLoginDataAccount "$($HTML_File_Root)\Login Data For Account" | |
| echo "Chrome Login Data Files Copied..." | |
| echo "Chrome Bookmarks copied to $($HTML_File_Root)\Chrome_Bookmarks ..." | |
| # ---- HTML Header ---- | |
| $BookmarksHTML_Header = @' | |
| <!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1> | |
| <!-- This is an automatically generated file. | |
| It will be read and overwritten. | |
| DO NOT EDIT! --> | |
| <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> | |
| <TITLE>Bookmarks</TITLE> | |
| <H1>Bookmarks</H1> | |
| <DL><p> | |
| '@ | |
| echo "Starting convert of the Chrome Bookmark File to an HTML COPY..." | |
| $BookmarksHTML_Header | Out-File -FilePath $ChromeHTML_File_Path -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| # ---- Convert the JSON Contens (recursive) ---- | |
| $data = Get-content $ChromeJSON_File_Path -Encoding UTF8 | out-string | ConvertFrom-Json | |
| $sections = $data.roots.PSObject.Properties | Select-Object -ExpandProperty name | |
| ForEach ($entry in $sections) { | |
| $data.roots.$entry | ChromeGet-BookmarkFolder | |
| } | |
| # ---- HTML Footer ---- | |
| '</DL>' | Out-File -FilePath $ChromeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| echo "Chrome bookmarks have been backed up to HTML at: $($ChromeHTML_File_Path)" | |
| echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------" | |
| $sections = "" | |
| $data = "" | |
| $entry = "" | |
| }else { | |
| echo "No Chrome Bookmarks folder found." | |
| } | |
| ############################################# | |
| # BACKUP FIREFOX BOOKMARKS | |
| ############################################# | |
| echo "Checking for Firefox Bookmarks..." | |
| # IF THE FIREFOX SOURCE DOES NOT EXIST - IGNORE THIS FOLDER | |
| if (Test-Path -Path $FFJSON_File_Path -PathType Leaf) { | |
| Copy-Item $$FF_Backups "$($HTML_File_Root)\places.sqlite" | |
| Copy-Item $$FF_Passwords1 "$($HTML_File_Root)\key4.db" | |
| Copy-Item $$FF_Passwords1 "$($HTML_File_Root)\places.sqlite" | |
| Copy-Item $$FF_Certs "$($HTML_File_Root)\cert9.db" | |
| Copy-Item $$FF_Dev "$($HTML_File_Root)\pkcs11.txt" | |
| Copy-Item $$FF_PrefsDev "$($HTML_File_Root)\prefs.js" | |
| echo "Firefox Data Files Copied..." | |
| echo "Firefox Bookmarks have been copied to $($HTML_File_Root)\places.sqlite ..." | |
| # ---- HTML Header ---- | |
| $BookmarksHTML_Header = @' | |
| <!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1> | |
| <!-- This is an automatically generated file. | |
| It will be read and overwritten. | |
| DO NOT EDIT! --> | |
| <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> | |
| <TITLE>Bookmarks</TITLE> | |
| <H1>Bookmarks</H1> | |
| <DL><p> | |
| '@ | |
| $BookmarksHTML_Header | Out-File -FilePath $FFHTML_File_Path -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| # ---- Convert the JSON Contents (recursive) ---- | |
| $data = Get-content $FFJSON_File_Path -Encoding UTF8 | out-string | ConvertFrom-Json | |
| $sections = $data.roots.PSObject.Properties | Select-Object -ExpandProperty name | |
| ForEach ($entry in $sections) { | |
| $data.roots.$entry | FFGet-BookmarkFolder | |
| } | |
| # ---- HTML Footer ---- | |
| '</DL>' | Out-File -FilePath $FFHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| echo "Firefox bookmarks have been backed up to HTML at: $($FFHTML_File_Path)" | |
| echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------" | |
| $sections = "" | |
| $data = "" | |
| $entry = "" | |
| }else { | |
| echo "No Firefox Bookmarks folder found." | |
| } | |
| ############################################# | |
| # DEFINE FUNCTIONS | |
| ############################################# | |
| # ------ CONVERT NT_EPOCH TO UNIX | |
| function ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp { | |
| param( | |
| [Parameter(Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $True)] | |
| $TimeStamp | |
| ) | |
| $date = [Decimal] $TimeStamp | |
| if ($date -gt 0) { | |
| $date = $Date_LDAP_NT_EPOCH.AddTicks($date * 10) | |
| $date = $date | Get-Date -UFormat %s | |
| $unixTimeStamp = [int][double]::Parse($date) - 1 | |
| return $unixTimeStamp | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # ---- Enumerate Edge's Bookmark Folders ---- | |
| Function EdgeGet-BookmarkFolder { | |
| [cmdletbinding()] | |
| Param( | |
| [Parameter(Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $True)] | |
| $Node | |
| ) | |
| if ($node.name -like "Favorites Bar") { | |
| $DateAdded = [Decimal] $node.date_added | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| $DateModified = [Decimal] $node.date_modified | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| " <DT><H3 FOLDED ADD_DATE=`"$($DateAdded)`" LAST_MODIFIED=`"$($DateModified)`" PERSONAL_TOOLBAR_FOLDER=`"true`">$($node.name )</H3>" | Out-File -FilePath $EdgeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| " <DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $EdgeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| foreach ($child in $node.children) { | |
| $DateAdded = [Decimal] $child.date_added | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| $DateModified = [Decimal] $child.date_modified | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| if ($child.type -eq 'folder') { | |
| " <DT><H3 ADD_DATE=`"$($DateAdded)`" LAST_MODIFIED=`"$($DateModified)`">$($child.name)</H3>" | Out-File -FilePath $EdgeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| " <DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $EdgeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| EdgeGet-BookmarkFolder $child # Recursive call in case of Folders / SubFolders | |
| " </DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $EdgeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| # Type not Folder => URL | |
| " <DT><A HREF=`"$($child.url)`" ADD_DATE=`"$($DateAdded)`">$($child.name)</A>" | Out-File -FilePath $EdgeHTML_File_Path -Append -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| if ($node.name -like "Favorites Bar") { | |
| " </DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $EdgeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # ---- Enumerate Chrome's Bookmark Folders ---- | |
| Function ChromeGet-BookmarkFolder { | |
| [cmdletbinding()] | |
| Param( | |
| [Parameter(Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $True)] | |
| $Node | |
| ) | |
| if ($node.name -like "Favorites Bar") { | |
| $DateAdded = [Decimal] $node.date_added | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| $DateModified = [Decimal] $node.date_modified | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| " <DT><H3 FOLDED ADD_DATE=`"$($DateAdded)`" LAST_MODIFIED=`"$($DateModified)`" PERSONAL_TOOLBAR_FOLDER=`"true`">$($node.name )</H3>" | Out-File -FilePath $ChromeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| " <DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $ChromeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| foreach ($child in $node.children) { | |
| $DateAdded = [Decimal] $child.date_added | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| $DateModified = [Decimal] $child.date_modified | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| if ($child.type -eq 'folder') { | |
| " <DT><H3 ADD_DATE=`"$($DateAdded)`" LAST_MODIFIED=`"$($DateModified)`">$($child.name)</H3>" | Out-File -FilePath $ChromeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| " <DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $ChromeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| ChromeGet-BookmarkFolder $child # Recursive call in case of Folders / SubFolders | |
| " </DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $ChromeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| # Type not Folder => URL | |
| " <DT><A HREF=`"$($child.url)`" ADD_DATE=`"$($DateAdded)`">$($child.name)</A>" | Out-File -FilePath $ChromeHTML_File_Path -Append -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| if ($node.name -like "Favorites Bar") { | |
| " </DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $ChromeHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # ---- Enumerate Firefox's Bookmark Folders ---- | |
| Function FFGet-BookmarkFolder { | |
| [cmdletbinding()] | |
| Param( | |
| [Parameter(Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $True)] | |
| $Node | |
| ) | |
| if ($node.name -like "Favorites Bar") { | |
| $DateAdded = [Decimal] $node.date_added | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| $DateModified = [Decimal] $node.date_modified | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| " <DT><H3 FOLDED ADD_DATE=`"$($DateAdded)`" LAST_MODIFIED=`"$($DateModified)`" PERSONAL_TOOLBAR_FOLDER=`"true`">$($node.name )</H3>" | Out-File -FilePath $FFHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| " <DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $FFHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| foreach ($child in $node.children) { | |
| $DateAdded = [Decimal] $child.date_added | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| $DateModified = [Decimal] $child.date_modified | ConvertTo-UnixTimeStamp | |
| if ($child.type -eq 'folder') { | |
| " <DT><H3 ADD_DATE=`"$($DateAdded)`" LAST_MODIFIED=`"$($DateModified)`">$($child.name)</H3>" | Out-File -FilePath $FFHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| " <DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $FFHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| FFGet-BookmarkFolder $child # Recursive call in case of Folders / SubFolders | |
| " </DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $FFHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| # Type not Folder => URL | |
| " <DT><A HREF=`"$($child.url)`" ADD_DATE=`"$($DateAdded)`">$($child.name)</A>" | Out-File -FilePath $FFHTML_File_Path -Append -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| if ($node.name -like "Favorites Bar") { | |
| " </DL><p>" | Out-File -FilePath $FFHTML_File_Path -Append -Force -Encoding utf8 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------" | |
| Get-ChildItem -Path HKLM:Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall, HKCU:Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall, HKLM:Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall, HKLM:SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall | | |
| Get-ItemProperty | | |
| Select-Object -Property @{Name="Application";Expression={$_.DisplayName.Trim()}}, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.DisplayVersion}} | | |
| Sort-Object -Property Application -Unique | Where-Object Application -ne $Null | | |
| Where-Object { $_.Application -inotmatch ("Office|Word|Access|Excel|Outlook|PowerPoint|Publisher|OneDrive|Microsoft Info|Microsoft One|Project|Skype|Edge|Charter") } | | |
| Out-File $Dest | |
| echo "`nBeginning list of Installed Applications... `n`nList of Installed Applications Saved to: $($Dest)" | |
| echo "`n Script finished" |
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