Bookmarks lost, restore doesn't work (backup files exist), library empty, power outage this morning, HELP.

power outage this morning... don't know if Firefox was open
Now bookmarks gone
library totally empty
backup restore yields message: "Unable to process the backup file"
cannot save new bookmarks

A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_places-database-file
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_process_the_backup_file_-_Firefox

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