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backup/restore chrome and thunderbird profile under linux
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backup_restore_chrome_thunderbird_profile.sh
# backup chrome profile
cd ~/.config
tar -jcvf google-chrome-profile.tar.bz2 google-chrome
mv google-chrome-profile.tar.bz2 ~/
# restore chrome profile
mv google-chrome-profile.tar.bz2 ~/.config
cd ~/.config
tar -xvf google-chrome-profile.tar.bz2
# backup thunderbird profile
cd ~
tar -jcvf thunderbird.tar.bz2 .thunderbird
# restore thunderbird profile
mv thunderbird.tar.bz2 ~
tar -xvf ~/thunderbird.tar.bz2
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