How do i import Firefox bookmarks into Firefox history?
I have years worth of favorite web pages stored in several bookmark folders, but i no longer want them there anymore, and i want to place them directly into my history.
Is there a way to do this without opening up every single webpage? Opening all tabs will undoubtedly freeze my Firefox indefinitely, there must be another way around this?
Hi CuriousMew, I don't know of any method to do that, but you could just let it open all in tabs over night and when you come back all will be listed in the history. Virtual memory will make sure that you don't run out of memory, unless you have tens of thousands of bookmarks.
However: you should consider that the history is only kept for a limited time, and any page not bookmarked or visited during that time will be lost.
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I recommend Xmarks. For the long-winded reasons why there's nothing better, read below.
[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/xmarks-sync/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/xmarks-sync/]
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@u48998 |
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To revert to the previous secure version which is 3.6.19, please do the following:<br><br>
#Go to [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html Download Firefox v3.6.19] and download it to the desktop.<br><br>
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#Then reboot and delete the folder called "Mozilla Firefox" at this location: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox<br><br>
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See:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
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See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
"Application Data" in XP/Win2K and "AppData" in Vista/Windows 7 are hidden folders.
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders
Go to: Control Panel > Folder Options > "View" tab > under "Hidden files and folders", select "Show hidden files and folders".
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See also
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