[tor-talk] Recommended method for updating an existing TBB

[The Tuber]

On 06/28/13 09:05, Cat S wrote:
...
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:44:53 +1000
> bvvq <beveryveryquiet at lavabit.com> wrote:
> 
>> How do other users update their existing TBB software?
>> Are my steps for updating incorrect or unsafe?
>> Is there a recommended method for updating an existing TBB software?
> 
> Extracting over existing Tor Browser is strongly discouraged.
> Installing plugins and changing settings is strongly discouraged.
> 
> Export your bookmarks. Wipe the existing Tor Browser directory. Extract
> the new TBB. Import your bookmarks.
> 
> Or just use firefox sync with a throwaway/anonymous email account.
> 

I seem to recall reading on the list before that even saving bookmarks
was a bad idea, and that people were keeping bookmarks in a separate
text or HTML file. Am I recalling incorrectly, or was that old advice?

Thanks.

thetuber