Firebot V5 Manual Restore

If you are having issues with the automatic restore process within Firebot, you can manually restore a backup with the following steps.

Manual Restore Steps for V5

1. Make sure you have the backup .zip file that you want to restore from handy
   • The file name will look something like backup_1583810006278_v5.8.0.zip
   • You can find backups zips from within Firebot via Settings > Backup > Manage Backups > Open Backups Folder
   • Or via the Run app (Win key + R) and paste in %appdata%/Firebot/v5/backups
2. Close down Firebot
3. Open the Run app (Win key + R) and paste in %appdata%/Firebot/v5/, then click OK.
4. In the file browser window that appears, DELETE the profiles folder and the global-settings file.
5. Extract the contents of the backup zip from Step 1 into this folder to replace the just deleted profiles folder and global-settings file.
6. Start Firebot.