Bookmark Lost

Hi, This is Ram here from India. I have been using mozila brower for the last 3 years. It is very fantastic experience. Today I am very disappointed when I start my laptop; all of sudden my firefox got updated and it asked me for import "Bookmark" from IE and i did not store Bookmark previously in IE hence i am using mozillla since 3 years. Now I am checking in Bookmarks tool; i came to know the entire bookmark is lost. Even i check the feature where you suggests restore Bookmark; i think it does not work. Please help me out; how do i restore my bookmark and where do i restore my bookmark. Looking forward to positive response. Thanks

If you get the import wizard then that means that Firefox didn't find a profiles.ini file that specifies all profiles.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/profiles.ini_file
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_a_missing_profile
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

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I think this probably was a feature of an add-on (specifically, an extension).
The "Old Firefox Data" folder that the Reset feature creates on your desktop would contain your old extensions. However, there isn't a convenient list with recognizable names; most will be named with a long unique ID code. It might be easier to run some searches on [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ the Add-ons site] than to look up all of those codes...

MAY DAY !! After FF $ install All BOOKMARKS LOST while uninstall of Firefox 4 8 Beta ?? Whats the workaround to retrieve ?

I had FF 8 Beta 8 installed already and installed FF4 just when it became available.Now all the bookmarks ( my bread and butter ) were imported properly into FF4 when installed.Today I tried to uninstall the old FF4 Beta 8 and guess what ???? the beta got uninstalled successfully but also took along all the bookmarks in my FF4 and I was amazed.I looked into the app folders and there is a file thats 10MB places.sqlite which i hope has all the bookmarks.Can you help me how to recover my lost book marks in this scenario ?? Its urgent please.
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Make sure to copy the profiles.ini as well if you copied the xxxxxxxx.default folder from that old Windows account.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/profiles.ini_file
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

Update new version of Firefox but old version of Mac OSx. Now all old bookmarks lost.

I made a mistake: I download the last version of Firefox but my laptop (an iBook with Mac OS 10.4.11) does not support this Firefox version. Now I lost all my bookmarks because the new Firefox version delate the old one.
Is it possible to recover the old bookmarks?

Your bookmarks probably aren't lost, you just can't access them. Try installing Firefox 3.6.21 and they should be there.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

All my bookmarks lost their URLs. Then trying to restore from backup failed with "unable to process the backup file". This is Firefox 10 beta channel. Anyone have a solution?

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There may now not be much that can be done. Immediately find your current profile the easiest way of doing that is using
* Help -> Troubleshooting -> Profile [open containing folder]
Copy the whole profile folder with all sub files and folders and put it somewhere safe, outside Firefox program or Profile paths (Windows desktop is a suitable location)
Once you have done that it is also worth exporting any bookmarks you have as a backup, do it as firefox backup, and HTML, it is just possible they may contain usefull info in an easily accessble form.
If the bookmarks were somehow corrupted, and then you have overwritten current bookmarks with corrupt backups there may not be much that can be done,but if you copy the profile as I mentioned above at least we still have the files and can see if anything is rescueable. There is also a possibility the files are okand the fault is with firefox,but that may be less likely.
* see also [[Lost Bookmarks]]
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
* and the oddly named [[The bookmarks and history system will not be functional]]

Bookmarks lost with new version. Reset to default. Located old bookmarks but will not open-needs program.

I automatically updated to the newest Firefox version. My bookmarks were lost. I had two profiles. I tried to return to the Old? profile. I then reset the profile to default. I searched for my old bookmarks and found the bookmarks, but when I clicked on a previous date, the program asked which program would I use to open? I tried MsWord but it wouldn't open. I forgot how I found the old bookmarks.
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3. Can I download the bookmarks from a saved data file from my mirror backups.
4. Can I save the bookmarks in a data file in case this occurs again?
5. Did Resetting to default erase the bookmarks?
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To address some of your other questions:
Firefox's Reset feature is designed to retain your bookmarks. However, if your disk is very full or your bookmark backups were empty or unreadable, the Reset may leave you with no bookmarks.
After a Reset, your previously active profile folder is moved to your desktop and placed in a folder named Old Firefox Data. Please check in there for a folder named bookmarkbackups.
If you also had an inactive profile folder, to check in there, you can paste this in the Start menu search box and press Enter:
%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
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Please do not delete any old profile data until you are sure you've recovered everything you need.

Are my bookmarks lost forever?

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Was your friend able to recover the correct information? <br />
What types of data or files names did that friend save for you?
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile

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I've been having bookmark problems ever since I started using Firefox 4. What happens is that I add or update my bookmarks, but after a reboot or a Firefox restart, my new bookmarks are not saved. I've tried xmarks, but something always changed the bookmarks to an older version. I've tried Firefox sync and the result was the same.
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http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Bookmarks%20not%20saved
I followed the instructions but Firefox always chooses an older version of my bookmarks. The only thing I can do now is to export my latest bookmarks and import them whenever I have to restart Firefox. This problem also occurs on my work computer (iMac).
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox

Safari bookmarks lost - Time Machine not doing his job ?!?!

I recently made a clean install of my system (10.6.6). I backed up everything before, did it again to make sure it was really backed up, and then I inserted the DVD.
Now back in OS X, I wanted to take my bookmarks from my back up. I know where they are /user/Library/Safari/bookmarks.plist
The thing is that this bookmark file is like a couple of days old. There are bookmarks that should be there that aren't ! Same thing with the history.plist file : I looked at it while thinking of the last websites I went to before doing the back ups and these websites aren't there too !
What's wrong with Time Machine ? I ******* hate it when machines don't do there job correctly.
Is there a place where these missing bookmarks might be ? Or should I start using something else than Time Machine ? Where's the problem ?
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(edit: sorry, wrong subforum : this belongs in the Mac OS X v10.6)
Message was edited by: jeremu19

You might have been bitten by a fairly rare but long-known bug in Snow Leopard. See the yellow box in #D5 of [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
Probably no way to tell at this late date whether that was the cause or not.

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SHartz40@yahoo,com

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