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MozBackup silent install & uninstall

MozBackup is a simple utility for creating backups of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Sunbird, Flock, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite, Spicebird, Songbird and Netscape profiles.

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Commands for installing MozBackup without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.

Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell

With winget

PowerShell
winget install --id JasnaPaka.MozBackup -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget upgrade --id JasnaPaka.MozBackup -e --silent
winget uninstall --id JasnaPaka.MozBackup -e --silent

By installer

32-bit · EXE (NSIS) · All users · en-US

Silent installMozBackup-1.5.1-EN.exe /S
Custom folderMozBackup-1.5.1-EN.exe /S /D=C:\Apps\mozbackup

PowerShell: download, verify, install

Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.

install-mozbackup.ps1
$url = 'https://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/files/1.5.1/MozBackup-1.5.1-EN.exe'
$sha256 = '991CCB4DEA3CF8E1DAFEA282B1738A4C2C3FE7F5B21D06117DB085918D74A6CA'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'MozBackup-1.5.1-EN.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/S' -Wait

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