Import bookmarks and settings regular Mozilla

I have been using Mozilla for years I just downloaded the beta version and I want to import all my information over to the new version I seem to be having a problem doing that it seems like it imported everything from my computer Mozilla but not from my smartphone. Most important items to me or just my bookmarks and my passwords.

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile":
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins" in case there are still problems.
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile, but be careful not to copy corrupted files.
See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+crashes
* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/latest-firefox-issues

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I keep getting old settings when I try to install Firefox again. I have deleted the program files and the profile, but the program is finding the old bookmarks and settings somewhere. How do I delete this information to make a clean installation?

I have a corrupted bookmark file and want to totally delete any information on the bookmarks and settings. I have deleted any files which reference Mozilla and Firefox from my hard drive and have gone into the Registry and deleted all references to Firefox. But every time I reinstall Firefox the program finds this information. Is it in the sync folder and how do I clear out that folder?

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information

I have a password problem. After importing data and settings from one MacBook Pro to a new one, I have to put my iCloud password in when re-starting, but the password from the old computer in when waking the computer from sleep.

I have a password problem. After importing data and settings from one MacBook Pro to a new one, I have to put my iCloud password in when re-starting the new computer, but the password from the old computer in when waking the computer from sleep. I want to use my iCloud password on both computers consistently. How can I fix this?

The only other place to change a password for the computer login is in Users & Groups preferences. But I don't really know enough here to fix your problem. You can try fixing the keychain:
iCloud- Frequently asked questions about iCloud Keychain
Tutorial: Resolving Keychain Issues
If you can't access your keychain, or forget your password If you can't get into your keychain file because you've forgotten your password or the keychain file appears to be corrupt, there are a couple of options.
First, if you've forgotten your password, you can use the "Keychain First Aid" utility to make the keychain password the same as the login password. This can be accomplished via the following process:
1. Open Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Preferences"
3. Click the "First Aid" tab
4. Make sure the "Synchronize login keychain password" box is checked
5. Close the Preferences window
6. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Keychain First Aid"
7. Enter your username and password
8. Click the "Repair" button
The second option is to completely delete your keychain then recreate it. This routine is useful if your keychain appears to be corrupt or otherwise inaccessible. This can be accomplished as follows:
1. Launch Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Click "Show Keychains" in the lower-left corner of the window.
3. Select the problematic keychain from the left-hand pane.
4. Navigate to the "File" menu and select "Delete Keychain '(name of keychain)'"
5. Check all options for deletion and press "OK"
6. Create a new keychain by going to the "File" menu, then "New" and selecting
"New Keychain"
7. You can now make this keychain your default if you desire by selecting it, then
going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make '(name of keychain)' Default"
Login as root and perform repair In some cases, problems with keychains can only be resolved when logged in as the root user.
First, you want to enable the root user:
1. OS X Mountain Lion: Enable and disable the root user
2. OS X Lion: Enable and disable the root user
3. Mac OS X 10.6: Enabling the root user
4. Enabling and using the "root" user in Mac OS X
After enabling the root user, and logging in under this account, again open Keychain Access. First attempt repairs using Keychain First Aid, and failing that, delete then recreate the keychain as described above while logged in as root.
Persistently asked for stored passwords If you are persistently asked for passwords in various applications that you have specified should be remembered in a keychain, your "login" keychain may not be active for one reason or another.
Navigate to ~/Library/Keychains/ (this is the Library folder inside your user's home folder). Find the file named "login.keychain" and double-click it.
Failing that, select the "login" keychain within the Keychain Access application and make sure it is the default keychain by going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make 'Login' Default"
Turn off Keychain synchronization in applications having problems If specific applications are experiencing issues when accessing password-protected material, the Keychain may be to blame.
The above comes from an article published on MacFixit.com.

Want to transfer from old computer to new computer and discontinue using old computer. Which computer should be the main computer in the setup? Or should I transfer bookmarks and settings by another method instead of using sync?

Have a computer which I will need to retire (bad hard drive), 32 bit OS. Have new computer 64 bit OS. Both computers have Firefox 5. Old machine on Windows 2000, new one on Windows 7. Old computer has all the bookmarks and settings that I need for the new computer. Also have Zotero on the old computer and would like to transfer it to the new computer. Any advice would be gratefully received.
Much thanks.

Hi,
Regarding bookmarks, settings and history, Firefox Sync can definitively help even if it's not it's primary goal. You would need to transfer your Zotero configuration manually though.
In order to transfer your data using Sync follow this instructions making your new computer the primary device: [[How to sync Firefox settings between computers]].
Once everything is set up make sure that you have all the information in the new computer. After it, you should be able to retire your old computer without any issue. Remember, that if you remove the bookmarks before disconnecting your old computer they would be removed from your Sync account too.

How to export bookmarks and settings to a new computer

how do I export my bookmarks, firefox settings and passwords to a new computer

See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Backing+up+your+information
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup

How to import bookmarks and address book from another laptop?

I have another laptop that has my bookmarks and address book on it. How can I import this to my new laptop? The other laptop also uses Firefox as its browser.

Similar problem here,
I have a month-old archived version of my AddressBook, but today my entire rolodex vanished when the program froze and I force quit. I have a much more recent update on my ipod and have made significant additions/editions in the past month. Can I retrieve all that data from my iPod??
Help!

How to Import Bookmarks and Passwords from Other Browsers to Firefox

I want to import the passwords, bookmarks etc from Chrome to Firefox. Is it possible?

Ok
1) Open Chrome Go to '''Customize and Control Google Chrome'''
The three line button on right side of URL at top
2) Select '''Bookmark Manager'''
3) Once Bookmark manager is open select '''Organize'''
4) At the bottom of the drop down menu select '''Export bookmarks to HTML file'''
5) Open up Firefire
6) At the top of your menu bar select '''Bookmarks'''
7) Then on the drop down menu select '''Show All Bookmarks '''
8) This opens up the Bookmark Manager
9) Then select '''Import and Backup''' Button at the top
10) Select '''Import Bookmarks from HTML'''

How can I view my bookmarks and settings on someone else's computer temporarily, if they don't use Firefox/Mozilla?

Sometimes I am using a computer that is not mine and wish to access my favorites and/or bookmarks from their computer without downloading Firefox. Is there a way to log in, like I do with Google, and have my personal setup re-created on their computer until I sign out? (replicating my computer's home page w Favorites & Bookmarks)

How about using Firefox Portable on a USB stick?
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable
You can then '''Sync''' the Portable version with your official Firefox version which is installed on your own PC.

How do I import bookmarks and passwords from Google on Android phone?

Just downloaded Firefox and need bookmarks etc from Google before j set default browser

Please try these instructions :
# Open Firefox
# Press menu button
# Select settings from the menu
# Select Customize
# Select Import from Android

How to recover tabs and bookmarks and settings from hard drive after computer dies?

computer's motherboard died, and I am going to move all the browsing info to a new computer.
When my computer died I had 20 something tabs open and I haven't saved them to bookmark yet and I need to get them back, along with the whole histories too.
I also used to be able to recover the bookmarks but I haven't done it for a while and maybe firefox 4.0 does it differently this time?

See:
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox

Can I upgrade from Firefox 3 (updated newest version) to Firefox 4 and keep my bookmarks and settings or will I lose them if I upgrade ?

I want to upgrade to the new Firefox 4 from my Firefox 3. But I don't want to lose my settings, tags and bookmarks that I have now. So my question is: Can I upgrade without losing these ?
Please Help !

Firefox 4 will by default use the same profile folder (location where bookmarks, passwords etc are stored) as previously installed versions. You will not lose your user data by upgrading.

How do I import bookmarks and passwords from Safari?

I was going to be cynical, but I decided that you might not get the message, so I will be direct: is anyone out there???? Is anyone from Mozilla going to answer my question in this century?????

Please try these instructions :
# Open Firefox
# Press menu button
# Select settings from the menu
# Select Customize
# Select Import from Android

Importing functions and settings

Maybe and probably quite basic. After reading various topics and help files could not find specific answers.
I was wondering when using Itunes import function to your library, is the only way from CD??
I connected my shuffle and Itunes finds by IPOD and I have over 500 songs located in my music folder on WindowsXP. I thought that I could use Itunes import function by browsing to this folder and then selecting all songs, but it does not recognize them.
I then went to I believe copy files or folders to add to library from Itunes (Sorry not in front of my system right now) and selected around 100 songs or so and they copied over fine to ITunes library. I then went to playlist and all music was present. I set the preferences in Itunes / advanced settings/import/ on cd insert import songs/ CD is mounted to desktop………as Itunes is already opened and it will not automatically use the import function.
From there I was able to download to shuffle. I guess my question is.... is this the only way? other then having the CD browsing to it and then do a manual copy to library and or playlist??

Still a little confused, when you select import
function from Itunes from either CD, HDD or
folder...
Okay, I'm confused. You can only "Import" from an audio CD. You cannot import from HDD or folder. That doesn't make any sense.
..why is the content not automatically
imported to your Itunes library?
You mean "Added" to your iTunes Llibrary, and actually it is added to the Library, so again, not sure what it is that you're asking here.
If it creates a pointer as the above post suggest, I
(interpret this as a shortcut or file created) on
your system, that yet another import step is required
too the Itunes library.
No, the pointers I was talking about are not shortcuts or files created on your machine. They are more like entries in a database. The iTunes Library is a database containing these pointers that I'm talking about. If you are looking at the iTunes window, every row in the table is one of these "pointers". When you see a track listed in iTunes, then it's in the iTunes Library, and the track listing is the pointer I'm talking about.
You have song files on the hard drive, and then you have the iTunes Library, which is a database that holds information about those song files (including the location of each of these files, which is a "pointer" to the file).
In "importing", a file is made on the machine by copying the data off an audio CD, and then an entry is added to the iTunes Library/Database with the location of that new file that you created. This is one step.
In "adding", you already have the music files on the hard drive, all you're doing is creating that entry in the iTunes Library/Database. See?
If your questions were more clear then I might be able to give you better answers, but I'm really uncertain as to what it is that you're confused about. What are you trying to do? What is the goal? What actions are you actually taking and what are the results of those actions? What do you expect the results to be? What do you want the results to be?

Upgrade of firefox 9 did not keep bookmarks and settings.

just as stated in question. upgrade to firefox 9 has lost all settings and bookmarks. Is there any way to retrieve them?
thanks,
Curiousdumpling

Possibly Firefox created a new profile with the update. If so, you should be able to find the old one.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_a_missing_profile

Safari 5.1 - Losing Bookmarks and Settings

Hi,
Every time I set up Safari with bookmarks in the bookmarks bar & menu, they are all lost after I quit and re-open the program. Its very frustrating! I am running Lion.
Any suggestions please?

Trashing the .plist file worked a trat for me running Safari 6.0.1 in Mountain Lion. It refused to save any settings of any sort until I trashed that file as Carolyn Samit sugested. Thanks
Carolyn Samit wrote:
Try troubleshooting the Safari .plist file.
Quit Safari. Open a Finder window. Select your Home Folder in the Sidebar on the left. It has a small house icon. Then open the Library folder then the Preferences folder. Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop. Launch Safari.
See if Safari retains your bookmarks. If it does, then move the .plist file to the Trash, otherwise, move it back to the Preferences folder.
If that didn't help, reset Safari from the menu bar. Select the top 7 buttons, click Reset. Maybe that will help.

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