Exporting bookmarks

exporting bookmarks to a cd-rom for backup ????

Bookmarks > Organise Bookmarks > Backup
produces a .JSON file which you can copy to a CDROM

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Firefox freezes trying to download or save files, Import/Export bookmarks, clicking (Tools) Options (was: Fire Fox crashes in Windows safe mode and in Firefox Safe mode)

Hi
XP sp3 4gb ram
Firefox 6.0.2
Firefox crashes every time I do any of the following. Then I have to force quit Fire fox.
If i click a download link on a web page, Firefox freezes the instant I click the link
...but Firefox does not freeze if I click a web link on a web page or page navigation link.
If i go to the Menu bar > Tools > Options, Firefox freezes the instant I select Options from the Tools menu.
...but Firefox does not freeze if select any other item from the Tools menu.
If I go to the Menu bar > File, Firefox instantly freezes the instant I select either "Save Page as..." or "Open file..."
...but Firefox does not freeze if I select any other option from the File menu such as: New Tab, New Window, Send Link, page Setup, Print, Exit etc
If I go the Menu Bar > Bookmarks > Show all Bookmarks > Import and Backup, Firefox instantly freezes the second I select "Import" or "Export"
... but Firefox does not freeze if I select any other command in the Bookmarks sub menus, nor does it freeze if I back out of the menu entirely.
Same as above for History if I select "Import" or "Export"
...so I have isolated the problem to a limited number of commands in Firefox that cause Firefox to freeze... described above. Everything else in Firefox works fine.
HERE IS A SUMMARY OF WHAT CAUSES THE FREEZING:
• Clicking a download link on a webpage
• Going to the Menu Bar > File and selecting "save as" or "Open File"
• Going to the Menu bar > Tools and selecting Options.
• Going to Bookmarks > Show all Bookmarks > Import and Backup and selecting either "Import" or "Export"
• Same as above for History if I select "Import" or "Export"
Everything else in Firefox works fine. I went through every menu command and checked for freezes. Only the commands I mentioned above cause the freezing.
I tried the following to try to fix it:
• Reset my modem and router (Problem still exists)
• Uninstalled FF. Deleted folders, profiles (Downloads.sqlite), Registry entries. Reinstalled. (Problem still exists)
• Restarted FF in Firefox safe mode. (Problem still exists)
• Restarted in Windows Safe mode and then started FF in Firefox safe mode (Problem still exists)
• Disabled Window firewall. Disabled ZoneAlarm firewall, Shutdown ZoneAlarm firewall. Set Internel Options to default settings. (Problem still exists)
• I reset the config option: browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone to false
What does work?
• Firefox does not crash when I click a link an go a website, navigate a page, use a menu item command.
• Firefox works fine on my other computer.
• Internet Explorer works fine on the computer that Firefox is having a problem on.
• My other applications work fine on the computer that Firefox is having a problem on.
I want to add that, I just overcame the XP Recovery Virus by following a post that suggested running the following software to fix the virus. Everything seems back to normal except Firefox.
The software I ran to fix the problem are listed below:
• malwarebytes
• superantispyware
• ccleaner
• combofix.
• smart defrag
• then load a good anti-virus. (I ran Zone Alarm virus scan)

Hi.
This is about a question you posted to the Firefox Support forum three months ago (I'm sorry you never got an answer).
Did you ever fix the problem where Firefox freezes or hangs, when clicking a download link or using (File menu) "save as" or "open file"? Or when going to the Firefox (Tools) menu and clicking Options ? Or trying to Import or Export bookmarks?
I found this thread searching for a solution for someone on MozillaZine's support forum who's having a similar issue. See this thread: (maybe something he's tried that didn't work for him will work for you?)
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2382953&start=15
<br>Cannot download or click tools -> options

How do I export bookmarks in 3.6.6. Exporting via the Boomarks menu does NOT work.

<blockquote>Locked by Moderator as a duplicate/re-post.
Please continue the discussion in this thread: [tiki-view_forum_thread.php?comments_parentId=710076&forumId=1]
Thanks - c</blockquote>
== Issue
==
I have another kind of problem with Firefox
== Description
==
I go to Organize Bookmarks, and Import/export Bookmarks, and type in the name that I want for the exported bookmarks file. No new file is created in the destination folder, even after changing folder settings to show all files.
== Firefox version
==
3.6.6
== Operating system
==
Windows XP
== User Agent
==
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.6) Gecko/20100625 Firefox/3.6.6 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)
== Plugins installed
==
*-Office Plugin for Netscape Navigator
*Opf Launcher
*The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
*Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.3.2"
*NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
*Default Plug-in
*Google Update
*Shockwave Flash 10.1 r53
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5
*CANON iMAGE GATEWAY Mycamera Plugin
*Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers
*Npdsplay dll
*DRM Store Netscape Plugin
*DRM Netscape Network Object

I found the answer to my own question. For anyone else having these issues: push control and option keys anf then delete all 3 together and photos and videos will be delted.

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All help instructions are for importing or exporting bookmarks/favourites between different brands of browsers.

Many thanks twalker for your prompt and simplified explanation for resolving my problem which is much appreciated by this tarnished silver surfer. I will now arrange to download FX4 and follow your instructions.

Exporting bookmarks from a Mac with broken video

I can't export the bookmarks from the broken iMac because its video has failed, but I can access the contents of its HD over the network and can see the ...Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles folder. It seems empty but Get Info tells me it contains 380.5 Mb.
I would like to somehow copy and paste the data onto a second Mac, over the network, then merge the two sets of bookmarks (but would settle with exporting the second Mac's bookmarks, then overwriting them with the iMac's, before re-importing the exported bookmarks to create a merged file).
Everything on the iMac is backed up on Time Machine if this helps, but I don't use iCloud.

In the Library/Caches/Firefox/ location only the disk cache and some other files are located.
You can find the main profile folder here:
* /Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<profile>/
In Mac OS X v10.7 and later, the $HOME/Library folder is a hidden folder.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders

How do I export bookmarks from Firefox for Mobile (android) to an html file?

I have bookmarks on my Firefox for Mobile v 33.1 that I would like to copy/back up to an html file. Even if I access the desktop version on my tablet I don't see the Show all Bookmarks - Import/Export option. This Android profile used to be linked through the old Firefox Sync to my PC but the issue is that I can't access it from my PC anymore as I just had to replace the hard disk. I have now installed the new Firefox on my PC but it won't sync with the old Android version as the new Firefox Sync is not compatible with the old one. Also when I go under Sync on the Android, it says the email account is deprecated.
Going forward I understand I need to remove account on the Android, update to the new Firefox Sync and newly link PC and Android device. However I have read that If I remove the account on my Android Firefox and set up the new Firefox Sync on it, I will lose my old bookmarks and it will only start saving and syncing bookmarks from then on even if I use the same email address to set it up. If this is the case and before taking this step, is there a way I can copy my old Android bookmarks to an html file?
All suggestions very much appreciated! I'm completely lost.
Thanks

Tangram that is an answer for desktop Firefox. It does not apply to Firefox for Android.
There is no way to export bookmarks/history in Firefox for Android.
However your Firefox sync account is unrelated to the Firefox for Android profile. You can safely remove the account without loss of data. Then set up a new Sync Account.

Hi, I need to export bookmarks from Firefox/2.0.0.20 to a external hard drive. Any ideas? Thanks, Greg

Hi, I am trying to move into my new IMac. Everything is good except the old G4 running 10.3.9 with Firefox/2.0.0.20 cannot export bookmarks. I could transfer them via a external hard drive if I could get them to export. The IMac 10.7.2 will not recognize the old Mac.

[[Profiles]] is a folder which store all your personal data in a safe place
Here explain how to backup profile
* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing%20up%20your%20information
Here explain how to restore it
* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering%20important%20data%20from%20an%20old%20profile

How do I import/export bookmarks in firefox 4?

I am trying to copy bookmarks from an older computer to a new computer and I can't find import/export as in versions of Firefox. I am currently using version 4.

In the Bookmarks menu select "Show All Bookmarks", this opens the bookmarks manager and that includes menu options to import and export bookmarks.

Export bookmarks to Excel or Open Office Calc spreadsheet

How can I export bookmarks to a spreadsheet like Calc or Excel, where they can be searched, sorted, de-duplicated, etc. ?

FireFox can't do it. The klutzy format of the bookmarks is not suitable for sorting, de-duplicating, or exporting to spreadsheets in a usable form.
However, there is a program, that will do all that: AM-DeadLinks. And it is free.
You can download it from http://aignes.com/deadlink.htm
You can weed out the dead links, de-duplicate, sort, and export as comma or tab delimited file. It does all we wanted!
Have FUN!
DearWebby

Export bookmarks fails to produce an html file in the chosen location without an error message?

I go through the steps from the bookmarks menu to export bookmarks to html.
All goes well without an error message, but the file is not created in the selected location.

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

I am trying to export "bookmarks.html" for another browser but No HTML file is created! How can I fix this?

Bookmarks> Organize bookmarks> ★ Export HTML > "export bookmarks file" window appears. Save as "Bookmarks.HTML" Desktop> NO FILE IS PRODUCED!

Does Firefox create an HTML file (bookmarks.html in the profile folder) on exit if you set the pref [http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML] to true on the about:config page ?
See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Export_bookmarks

Exporting Bookmarks from Safari

I seem to have a problem with exporting bookmarks from Safari - it flat out doesn't work. I select the File \ Export Bookmarks... item, Safari pops up a 'Save As' dialog, I tell it to save, and it does nothing.
Never creates a file.
Anyone have any ideas about this?

Bingo! Never tried the desktop as I never save anything there, always to a specific file or folder on one of my 3 partitions.

Unable to export bookmarks.html, tried safemode, new profile.

Windows XP Sp3 long time Firefox user. Had no trouble until version 12.0.Tried safe mode, new profile, complete uninstall /reinstall of Firefox 12.0. Cannot export bookmarks. Also Internet Explorer 8 will no longer import directly form Firefox as it used to. Probably because HTML bookmark isn't being created.

Start Firefox in -> [[Safe Mode]] to check if your add-ons/extensions are causing the problems.
* Also see this article -> [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]
While using Firefox [[Safe Mode]], perform the suggestions mentioned in the above articles provided by me and '''jscher2000'''
Check and tell if its working in Safe Mode.

Export bookmarks -- favicons didn't show

I exported bookmarks from safari to a file, and used that file to import into Firefox and Opera. The bookmarks showed up, but without favicons. Is there a way to do it and keep the favicons?
I did that while in 10.3.9. Now that I have Tiger, would that make a difference?
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4) 768 megs

Safari actually has a separate cache for the favicons (the Icons folder in the Library folder on Finder's Home page), so clearing Safari's regular cache won't clear the favicons. It used to be that clearing the favicons cache when it got really large would help speed up Safari. I don't know if that is still true or not - it has been at least a year since I cleared the favicons cache in Safari.
Clearing Firefox's cache clears the favicons, so you have to start collecting them all over again.

Unable to export bookmarks

running Firefox 14.0.1
My FF became infected with the ClaroSearch toolbar & must be erased & reinstalled.
There is no option to export bookmarks anywhere: I've checked all tabs all bookmarks. This is a big oversight on the part of the developers. Every program should have the ability somewhere to save a copy of user data. There is no working data on the web about FF bookmarks backup

Can you open the Bookmarks Manager (Library)?
* Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks
In the Bookmarks Manager (Library) there is a toolbar with the Back and Forward button and three other buttons (Organize,Views,Import & Backup).
* The first (gear) button is the Organize button with basic edit menu items for bookmarks
* The second button is the Views button that allows to change the sort order for viewing purposes (doesn't sort permanently).
* The third (star) button is the Import & Backup button that allows to backup and restore a JSON backup and import and export an HTML backup and import bookmarks from other browsers.
Hover each button to see the tooltip or click each of them to see what they do.

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