Firefox bookmarks - Updates

[JamesBart]

Hey Guys,

i just updated ff as i normally do and as this has happened i have lost all of my book marks that ive been saving for a good time now!

i mean there just not there anymore! is there anyway i can retrieve these as i really dont want to lose them!

also has this happened to anyone else before?

Thanks

James

 

[cohen]

When i updated it went back to my old bookmarks it got from IE..... and lost all my new ones....

 

[Ya Mum]

Mine does this alot for some reason

 

[JamesBart]

ah and you dont get them back? is this just ff trying to be a pain or a bug or just what it does?

 

[cohen]

ah and you dont get them back? is this just ff trying to be a pain or a bug or just what it does?

i think it is FF

 

[Ya Mum]

ah and you dont get them back? is this just ff trying to be a pain or a bug or just what it does?

Nup I don't get them back

 

[JamesBart]

Nup I don't get them back

ah its means more hours and hours of searching. is there anyway i keep my bookmarks safe for the next update?

 

[Ya Mum]

yeah

go bookmarks>organise bookmarks>file>export>then save them

 

[munkyeetr]

I assume you are running Windows, so take a look in this folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\*\bookmarkbackups

- USER is your username
- * is whatever your Firefox has named your profile

You should find some HTML backups, which you can then Import by opening Firefox browser and doing the following:

1) Bookmarks -> Organize Bookmarks...
2) In the dialog that opens: File -> Import -> From File
3) Navigate to the folder listed above and choose one of your backup HTML files

Hopefully there will still be a backup there you can use.

 

[JamesBart]

Thanks

i now have my bookmarks!!! really appreciated!!!

James

 

[G25r8cer]

USE foxmarks!!! It saves your bookmarks online so you can download them from any ff as long as you remember your password!!!