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How can you make sure that you will get your bookmarks back when you reinstall Firefox or format the PC?
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∙ 15y ago
If you uninstall Firefox and do not check the box that reads "Remove my Firefox personal data" then your bookmarks (and other Firefox settings) will be preserved because they are kept in your Profile Folder which is saved in a different location than your Firefox installation folder is so if you reinstall Firefox or update it, your previous bookmarks (and other Firefox settings) will all be intact.
If you plan on reformatting your computer you must backup your Firefox bookmarks and settings to an external location such as to a USB drive, a CD, external hard drive, or use an online bookmarking service.
Most online bookmarking services allow you to import your Firefox bookmarks and there some that offer automatic bookmarks synchronization between their service and your Firefox.
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How do you backup files on Firefox?
Bookmarks is an easy way of remembering website we visit often. There are chances that Firefox may crash because of a new add-on installation, theme installation or any other reasons. It is always good to have a back up of data especially the bookmarks in Firefox. Taking a back up of bookmarks is pretty simple process and basically there are two methods to back up your Firefox bookmarks;Method-1:Go to Bookmarks->Organize Bookmarks in the main menu.This will open up the Bookmarks Manager window. In this window you can see all the bookmarks saved. Go to File->Export and save the file in the preferred location. The file will contain all your bookmarks and will be an .HTML file. Whenever you install Firefox in another PC or re-install in your PC, you can import all the bookmarks through File->Import and select the option From File in the Bookmarks Manager.Method-2:Second method is directly taking a back up of the bookmarks.HTML file from the profile folder of the Firefox application. To do this navigate to this folder-C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ati9z0wb.defaultIn this folder you can find a HTML file by name bookmarks.HTML. Take a copy of this file and paste it in the desired location. That's it, next time if you install Firefox, import this file using the steps mentioned above.Update: The folder ati9z0wb.default may be different for different profile as pointed out by Benedict.
Where are firefox bookmarks?
FireFox BookmarksThe Mozilla Firefox browser stores the bookmarks in the Bookmarks tab, which is available on the menu bar on the top of the page.The answer posted above goes for only inside the browser. The question might have been asked with an intention of saving (backing up) and restoring the bookmarks during uninstallation/upgrade of your browser. No matter what it has to save the information into the file system, but the filetype may vary from application to application. As such, Firefox deals everything with bookmarks.HTML file! and inside "bookmarkbackups" folder.This link explains everything very neatly. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks.Recovering Your Firefox BookmarksThis is documented elsewhere, but perhaps comes across as too nerdy for some. If you're using Windows XP, recovering from a crash or whatever, and find that your Firefox bookmarks (and bookmarklets and bookmark toolbar) have disappeared, here's what to do: - Find your profile in c:\Documents and Settings\[your XP user name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles- There should be a subfolder there called bookmarkbackups. Find the most recent bookmarks HTML file in there (usually with a date after the 'bookmarks' bit.- Copy it to somewhere safe and rename the existing one bookmarks.HTML.- Copy it to the default profiles folder (up one level from the bookmarkbackups folder, deleting the existing bookmarks.HTML file.- Close Firefox if it's running and relaunch it. Your old bookmarks should be restored.An easier way is to find file as above in ....\profiles (bookmarks-2009-04-27.json) from old disk and copy back to same location on new disk, go to browser bookmarks then organise bookmarks (ctrl shift b) import and backup then restore your file will be there, restore this and confirm (this will overwrite existing ones) original bookmarks returned
Where is bookmarks tab on Firefox?
If you are looking for a way to display your bookmarks, there are two ways..1 Go up to the toolbar and hit Bookmarks. A Drop down menu is displayed..2 Click the Bookmark icon and the bookmarks open in a sidebar. If you do not see the bookmark icon, right click(up by the back/forward buttons) > Customize and drag the Bookmark unto the toolbar.
Can you email your favorites folder?
YES! Your favorites in Internet Explorer are nothing more than files in a folder. Firefox holds all of your favorites in one file. Specifics are as follows : Internet Explorer : Take the folder C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\[USER NAME]\FAVORITES and zip it to a zip file using windows Zip, or WinRAR. Email that folder. It can be copied directly into a new favorites folder on another PC or user. Only duplicates will be overwritten. Firefox : Slightly more complicated. Navigate to the folder C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\[USER NAME]\APPLICATION DATA\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\q9fkzms1.default. The file named BOOKMARKS stores all of your favorites in that single file. Opening it will show you. Email that file. Copying this file to the new folder WILL overwrite the existing file. I do not know of a way to merge these files yet, but I am sure there is. There is! all you need to do to add or back up your firefox bookmarks is go to the bookmarks tab up at the top of the screen, select organize bookmarks, and there you can import/export your firefox bookmarks as a firefox extension or as an HTML file
How do you transfer bookmarks from opera to chrome?
In Firefox, open Manage/Organize Bookmarks. Click Import and back up, then export as HTML. In Opera, go to Import/Export and import bookmarks. Then, double click the HTML file. Done! Also, are you making a transition to Opera? If so, you may want to consider Google Chrome. It is faster, more secure, and for many, easier to use. Give it a try! Google.com/Chrome
How can you recover deleted bookmarks from Mozilla Firefox?
1) Open Firefox 2) Press the Control+Shift+B keys to open the bookmark manager 3) Click on the button called: "Import & Backup" 4) Select "restore" 5) Select the date you want to roll back to and you're done.
How do you remove Trojan Horse DownloaderGeneric6VZU?
my advice is just back up your files and re format the hard drive, and reinstall the operating system.
How can you get your Firefox address bar back?
If you have lost it by pressing the View options on your windows explorer check the View options in file and browse for an address bar. If you are using firefox then click Veiw, toolbars and "Navigation Toolbar" to bring it back. If you are using Apple Mac I am not very sure.
How do you get back to the bookmarks menu?
Click the 3-bar menu button. Then click on Customize. In the bottom left corner there is an option Show/Hide Toolbars. Select Bookmarks Toolbar.
How do you get your bookmarks back?
clic the settings icon, click bookmarks bar, click always show bookmark bar
How do you get your thumbnails back on Google Chrome?
Here's a number of options:If you happen to have Google Chrome sync enabled, you can possibly get your bookmarks (thumbnails) back under Settings (Manage your synced data).If you are using another browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.) and have saved some of the same bookmarks, you can import those into Chrome.You could also recover the bookmarks from the bookmark.bak file in your Chrome profile folder. However, if you exited out of Chrome and restarted it after you lost your bookmarks, this won't work.When you open up a new page, at the bottom is a "Most visited" tab. Click it and it will show all the pages you've previously visited. In addition, you can also look at the "Recently closed" tab. That will show you any recent sites that you exited out.
Why does Firefox scroll back up if you attempt to scroll down a bookmark folder?
Firefox could be down at the time. You can try exiting off the page and opening it back up.
