I lost my bookmarks from my previous Firefox version with the Yosemite upgrade

When I upgraded to Yosemite on my Mac, I lost all my previous Firefox bookmarks. I have tried to look through the help sections and can't fix this problem. All my bookmark toolbar tabs were incorrect as well, but I was able to replace them. I may have accidentally hit the wrong button in a window that asked about importing things from a brower, and I may have selcecd Safari, but there was no option for Firefox and I wasn't sure what to do. The bookmarks that I have now, are very old from long ago and I lost all the ones I've saved over the years. Can I get them back and how do I do that? Please help...many important sites are lost.

Could you try a Spotlight search (or whatever it's called now), including system files, for a folder named bookmarkbackups or a file named places.sqlite? Maybe you can find your old bookmark backup files in a folder that Firefox is not checking.
If needed: [http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202121 OS X: How to include system files in Finder search results - Apple Support]

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Can I retrieve bookmarks from an older Firefox version to insert them into the current version? I was running Mac OS 10.4?(Tiger) but upgraded to 10.6.8; then I loaded Firefox 9.0.1 & discovered that I'd lost my bookmarks.Help please.

The OS upgrade was done by a technician so no issues there. I uploaded the current Firefox without saving my old bookmarks. I remember now that previous FF upgrades progressed without bookmark problems. Is the current problem to do with the new OS? Not certain of the correct OS number but it was Tiger; also not certain of the correct FF number but it was the most appropriate one for Tiger. Again, please help.
Thanks very much.

Not unless they were saved somewhere on your computer. You can check the Time Machine if that storage has been used and wasn't reset as well.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile

Google Calendar has lost all my events, could this have happened with the last upgrade of Firefox

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Also my Wall Street Journal now fails to load articles sending me a "failure to load type message...please try again" message. On the please try again the clicked article loads ok and all others load as long as I don't close FireFox.
Ideas would be appreciated.

Make sure that you do not use [[Clear Recent History]] to clear the "Site Preferences"
Clearing "Site Preferences" in "Clear Recent History" will remove exceptions that are stored in content-prefs.sqlite (site specific settings for zoom) and permissions.sqlite (exceptions for images, cookies, pop-ups, software; Tools > Page Info > Permissions) in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Profile Folder].
The password exceptions (Tools > Options > Security: Passwords: Show Passwords) are also removed from signons.sqlite.

Is Firefox 5 compatible with the new upgrade to OS 10.6.8? I'm having problems

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I contacted Apple, no problems with the upgrade. Is Firefox compatible with the new upgrade??? Even my printer didn't respond.

Hey William Dofflemyer,
Thanks for the question. I understand you would like to move some photos in your iPhoto library to free up space. The following article may help you with that:
iPhoto '11: Move your iPhoto library to a new location
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2506
Also, I understand you have some questions about iDVD. The following video may provide more information:
Apple - Find Out How - Movies - iDVD ’08
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/idvd.html
Thanks,
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I have imported bookmarks from Safari to Firefox but the bookmarks bar does not change in Firefox and match that of Safari. That's the part I need most. Any ideas why? Also, I don't see where to choose for Firefox to be my default browser.

I use a Imac with OS 10.6.7. I've just uploaded Firefox 4. I had Firefox 3 already but do not use it often. I've been using Safari. I imported bookmarks from Safari to Firefox, but the bookmarks bar in Firefox did not change to match that of Safari, and that's where the important bookmarks are. Any ideas?
Also, I can't find where to choose Firefox as my default browser.

Copy the files from the old Profile into the new Profile, replacing the existing files that are in the new Profile. That will make your new installation just like the old one.
Or if you just want your bookmarks, copy only the '''places.sqlite''' file from the old Profile into the new Profile.

Merging bookmarks from Safari to Firefox

does anyone know if there is a way to import my bookmarks from Safari into Firefox?

never mind everyone, i found a program that will let me do it....sorry for the unnecessary post!!

I want to import bookmarks from Safari on the Mac same computer. Firefox help says Menu Bar/File/Import. My Firefox does not have File/Import option. How do I import bookmarks from Safari to Firefox?

I want to import bookmarks from Safari on the same Mac computer. Firefox
Help says use Menu Bar/File/Import.
My Firefox does not have File/Import option.
How do I import bookmarks from Safari to Firefox?

Import and Backup is the third (last) button on the toolbar in the Bookmarks Manager (Library) that looks like a star. 
Other platforms show the text label, but on Mac you only see toolbar icons.

Is there a way of reverting back to previous firefox version

I use firefox extensively for development. I use firebug and dojo. It seems that the new version (Firefox 4) is far slower than the previous version and sometimes hangs completely. I believe this may be caused by Firebug doing a lot of work but it never used to happen. Also firebug doesn't quite seem to work as well with dojo script. Previously if you did a dojo.require to drag in a js script file then you could automatically see it through firebug. Now have to put files I want to debug with script tags. Is there a way of reverting back to previous firefox version?

No need to re-install plugins or extensions.
You can install them both but there are a few steps to take.
When you install the second version of Firefox use the custom installation option and choose a different location to install Firefox.
In order to use both versions, you need to create a new profile for the second version of Firefox (Firefox stores user data in the profile). Using the same profile with different versions can cause problems. Once you create a new profile you can copy certain data such as bookmarks and passwords between them. You can also use Firefox Sync to keep the profile synchronized. Finally, you will need to set up shortcuts to launch the correct profile for each version.
The following links show how to do this:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_new_Firefox_profile_on_Windows
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Shortcut_to_a_specific_profile
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
* https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/firefox-sync (only needed for Firefox 3.6, it is built into Firefox 4)
An alternative way of testing Firefox 4 is to install the portable version on your hard drive. It will use its own profile folder and not interfere with the other version of Firefox. You can get the portable version from http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

I've lost the orange firefox tab with the arrow, that was in the top left corner: how do I get it back?

I've lost the orange firefox tab with the arrow, that was in the top left corner: how do I get it back?

In current Firefox releases (29 and later), that have have the Australis user interface, the orange Firefox menu button has been replaced by the three-bar Firefox Menu button at the far right end of the Navigation Toolbar and this button is always visible, whether you have the menu bar visible or hidden A consequence of this location is that you no longer can hide the Navigation Toolbar
*There is a star like button to the right end of the search bar on the Navigation Toolbar to bookmark the current web page and a "Show your bookmarks" button next to it to open the Bookmarks in a drop down menu. You can find "Show All Bookmarks" to open the Bookmarks Manager (Library) at the bottom of this drop-down list
*It is still possible to have the menu bar visible via the right-click context menu on the toolbars to have menus like the Bookmarks menu
* *If you bookmark a page then "Bookmark This Page" in the Bookmarks menu changes to "Edit This Bookmark"
See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox
I'm locking this thread. If you still have questions then please create a new thread.

A favorite web-site that I used extensively with a previous Firefox version will no longer connect using Firefox 4.0.1 which I upgraded to this morning. The message says "Connection Not Encrypted". How can I access this important site?

The first message after Firefox fails to connect says "This website does not supply ownership information." Then is says "Connection Not Encrypted."
Yet my previous Firefox version connected readily to this same site.

I appreciate this option, to go back to an earlier version, but I really want to use the latest FF, so the counsel from cor-rel, about dealing with cache and cookies, is the solution I pursued. And it worked!
But thanks for responding to me. It's great to know that such support is out there.

Firefox 5 does not work with Google Toolbar. How do I go back to the previous Firefox version that I had?

Firefox 5 does not work with Google Toolbar. How do I go back to the previous Firefox version that I had? Or how can I get my Google Toolbar back?

Google Toolbar [https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Add-ons%20are%20disabled%20after%20updating%20Firefox Add-ons are disabled after updating Firefox]
* GBookmarks (Google Bookmarks for Firefox) 25.6KB https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gbookmarks-google-bookmarks-fo/
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions
*for a Google Toolbar solution see https://support.mozilla.com/questions/837473

How do I import Bookmarks from my old hard drive to the one in my new mac?

How do I import Bookmarks from my old hard drive to the one in my new Mac? The old drive is installed in Bay 2 of my new Mac.

Hi
Home/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist is the file you want. Use a copy, just in case & do it with Safari quit.

I got new iphone and when i connect it to my pc, it lost all my current data and replaced it with the backup on my computer, which is from april. so i have lost all my calendar information and schedule. does anyone know how i can reverse this?

i got new iphone and when i connect it to my pc, it lost all my current data and replaced it with the backup on my computer, which is from april. so i have lost all my calendar information and schedule. does anyone know how i can reverse this and get my information back?

Every backup replaces the old one, so, unless you included the backup folder in your computer backup routine, you can't get back your calendar info.
The only time iTunes will not replace a backup is, when you use it to restore from, this one will stay in the backup list in iTunes.
More info on backups here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

Tried to download version 4, which replaced old 3.6, but I'm getting a message that version 4 will not work with Mac OS 10 (I have OS 10.4.11). How can I download previous Firefox version?

Tried to download version 4, which replaced old 3.6, but I'm getting a message that version 4 will not work with Mac OS 10 (I have OS 10.4.11). How can I download previous Firefox version?

You can download firefox 3.6.16 here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

Why is Firefox 6.0.2 really slow compared to previous Firefox versions?

After updating to Firefox 6.0.2 , all web pages to every place I visit takes a long time to load. No matter what I try, this version is slow! I have restarted Firefox in safe mode. I have disabled all add-on's and extensions. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox. I have have been using Firefox since April 2010, and it had always been fast; until this junk version 6.0.2 came along.
Have you not read reviews online at cnet, or other web browser article sites? Many people are all having the same or really close to these particular issues.
Please get Firefox back to the speed it had, like those of the previous Firefox versions.

Did it work fast in 6.0.1? or 5.0? Are you really sure that the problems you're describing started in this particular version.
Could you go to mozilla.org and download 7.0 and see if that solves it for you again? It's a much faster version.

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