Following upgrade to Windows 8, how do I restore Firefox bookmarks?

Microsoft told me my stuff was compatible when I checked before upgrading. All of my bookmarks and most of my desktop are gone. Not to mention most of my programs such as Office !
I had a long list of bookmarks. Is there a way to restore that list?

Doing an upgrade to 8 shouldn't have wiped out your bookmarks 
You can find them at ''%APPDATA%/Roaming/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/xxxxxxxxx.default/places.sqlite''
(the x's refer to random characters
If you don't see it there, you can try the below steps: 
1. Make sure you can see hidden files/folders - In Explorer in Windows 8 click on view, then make sure 'Hidden Items' is ticked
2. Go go to:
C:\Windows.old\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxx.default\bookmarkbackups 
(x's are random characters)
3. Copy the most recent .json file to your desktop
4. Open Firefox then open the bookmarks library (CTRL key + SHIFT key + B '''or''' Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks
5. Click on Import and Backup, then restore, then 'choose file'. Identify the .json file on your desktop.

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