Transferring Scrapyard Content to the Filesystem

Since version 2, Scrapyard is able to store the archived content in the filesystem. This requires the installation of the Scrapyard native backend application. If you are not ready for this change, it is possible to disable the automatic transition by clicking on this link. This will leave the archived content in the browser internal storage.

The instructions below describe the process of transferring the archived content from the browser internal storage to the filesystem.

  1. Before performing the transition, you might want to back up your browser profile. In Firefox, you can find your browser profile path at the about:support settings page. In Chrome, the current profile path could be found at the following URL: chrome://version
  2. Download and install the Scrapyard native backend application version 2.0+. It is necessary to close the browser before the installation.
  3. Open the Settings options tab and specify the directory where you want to keep your archived content.
  4. Click on the "Transfer content" link.
  5. Make sure that the archived content is transferred successfully.
  6. Open the Advanced options tab and click on the "Reset internal storage" link.
  7. After the reset is finished, restart your browser.