Backup Edge User Preferences PowerShell Script

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Script

Source: jimbrig/jimsdots My personalized dotfiles and configs for Windows 10 ⚙️

# Edge Backup Script (PowerShell Core)

$dotdir = "$env:DOTDIR"
$edge_backup_dir = "$dotdir\edge\backups\edge"
$edge_dev_backup_dir = "$dotdir\edge\backups\edge_dev"

$edge_appdata_dir = "$env:LocalAppData\Microsoft\Edge"
$edge_dev_appdata_dir = "$env:LocalAppData\Microsoft\Edge Dev"

Copy-Item $edge_appdata_dir -Destination $env:TEMP\edge -Force -Recurse
Copy-Item $edge_dev_appdata_dir -Destination $env:TEMP\edge_dev -Force -Recurse

Compress-Archive -Path "$env:TEMP\edge\User Data" -DestinationPath "$edge_backup_dir\UserData.zip" -Update
Compress-Archive -Path "$env:TEMP\edge_dev\User Data" -DestinationPath "$edge_dev_backup_dir\UserData.zip" -Update

Invoke-Command { reg export 'HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Edge\PreferenceMACs' $dotdir\edge\backups\edge\edge_registry_settings.reg }
Invoke-Command { reg export 'HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Edge Dev\PreferenceMACs' $dotdir\edge\backups\edge_dev\edge_dev_registry_settings.reg }

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Appendix: Links and References

Created on:

• 2021-11-26

Related

• Edge Search Engines
• Microsoft Edge

See Also

• Code
• Development
• Microsoft
• Windows Command Line
• PowerShell (MOC)
• PowerShell (Tools)
• PowerShell (Code)

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Backlinks:

list from [[Powershell - Backup Edge User Preferences PowerShell Script]] AND -"Changelog"

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Jimmy Briggs jimmy.briggs@jimbrig.com | 2022