Can't get Firefox to import bookmarks
Installed a new drive, have tried/followed all the tutorials (correctly I'd like to think), using the export function I have copied both .json and .html files to other drives, but when importing I don't get my bookmarks, just the stock/basic/pre-set folders. These show up as duplicates in the bookmarks menu.
My thinking is that the export side isn't pulling/copying the bookmarks so that when I import, all I get is the default bookmarks.
So what am I doing wrong Oh Great and Mighty purveyors of Firefox wisdom?
The bookmarkbackup-~.json file that are backed up need to be '''restored''', not imported. The bookmarks.html files are to be imported.
JSON = backup and restore
HTML = export and import
What is the file size of each of the files that you have?
Is the old hard drive still available?
Depending upon why you replaced the old drive, it may be possible to recover your entire Firefox Profile from the old drive and '''''recover''''' the entire Profile folder. ''That would involve a USB adapter for the old drive, that you could connect to your PC for file recovery purposes.''
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recovering-important-data-from-an-old-profile
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