Is it possible to link my bookmarks, history, cookies to an online account as in chrome. This prevents ever loosing them.

I was always a firefox user, but recently did a reinstall of windows and had to manually write down all my bookmarks because last time I re installed windows, the add on that was supposed to backup and restore bookmark simply failed to do so and I lost all my bookmarks. I have discovered that chrome remembers all my bookmarks, cookies, history and settings via my google account. This feature of chrome is very important to me because my bookmarks keep track of all my work and important sites.
I don't want to risk loosing this vital information, so I am forced to use chrome now.
I would like to suggest that this be a feature in firefox somehow. Maybe users could have a mozzila account that stores bookmarks and history automatically for access from any other computer via a log in option.
importing bookmarks into a new instance of firefox would be as simple as pressing an import from mozzila account button.
If a mozzilla account is not viable then maybe linking to a dropbox account or something like that could work.
The problem I am having with firefox now, is simply that my data is stored locally and always runs the risk of permanent loss. Actualy I have lost firefox data about 3 time in the past.

Sync is not intended to be used as a backup service like you are talking about, but it will work as long as you save the Recovery Key, as Jefferson mentioned (you also need your Sync Username ''[email address you used]'' and your account Password).
Mozilla has just started working a new "cloud service" that is code named '''PiCL''' for "Profile in CLoud", which I am expecting will be a lot easier to use and might allow the user to access their bookmarks and other data from the internet without adding a "borrowed" PC to your Sync account.

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Hi... I am running a dual core, Win7 64bit PC, with Firefox Regular and Nightly on it... I also have 32bit Win XP Virtual PC on the same PC with Regular Firefox... How do I sync all of them to give me the same bookmarks, history, cookies and passwords ???

I assume that you have separate Profiles for the Release and Nightly installations.
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/What+is+Firefox+Sync
Add each Firefox Profile to your Sync account as a '''new device'''. 
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/add-a-device-to-firefox-sync

I have saved my bookmarks & history onto my memory stick. Now...how do I load them back into Firefox FROM my memory stick??

'''I dont know what else I can say. The q is self IS self explanatory.'''

Hardly self-explanatory because you did not explain what you did, what you have and what your intent is. There are a lot of things that you might have or might have done.
If you copy files to/from your profile, Firefox must be down. You can copy .json files from bookmarkbackups files because they are not active.
Profile Files
* Profile folder - MozillaZine Knowledge Base http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile
* Creating a new Firefox profile on Windows - MozillaZine Knowledge Base http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_new_Firefox_profile_on_Windows
* Transferring data to a new profile - Firefox - MozillaZine Knowledge Base http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
Make sure you know difference between export/import and backup/restore
* Bookmarks - MozillaZine Knowledge Base http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks
* Backing up and restoring bookmarks - Firefox - MozillaZine Knowledge Base http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
* Import bookmarks - MozillaZine Knowledge Base http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_bookmarks
For help working with your '''bookmarks and history''' see
* '''Bookmarks''' - MozillaZine Knowledge Base -- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks
* '''Sorting and rearranging bookmarks''' - Firefox - MozillaZine Knowledge Base http://kb.mozillazine.org/Sorting_and_rearranging_bookmarks_-_Firefox
* '''Viewing the browsing history''' - Firefox - MozillaZine Knowledge Base http://kb.mozillazine.org/Viewing_the_browsing_history_-_Firefox

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I don't know what I did, but I lost my bookmarks, history & most visited, can I get these back?

This can be 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

Since upgrading Firefox, it no longer accepts URLs in the URL bar - it works if I have a bookmark, a link or from History, but not if I enter or paste a URL.

Firefox 33.0.2 on Windows 8.1 64 bit. Since upgrading Firefox, it no longer accepts URLs in the URL bar - it works if I have a bookmark, a link or from History, but not if I enter or paste a URL and hit <enter>, in which case nothing happens at all.
I have found that issue reported for Ubuntu (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1011935?esab=a&as=aaq) but not for Windows. The solution there to change the keyboard is not feasible since it's a laptop with a built-in keyboard.
I did not have this issue with FF 28 (I finally upgraded because I was getting BSODs) and I don't have this issue with any other Browser on same platform.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.

Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode|Firefox Safe Mode]] is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings, disables most add-ons (extensions and themes).
If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:
* Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]], click Help [[Image:Help-29]] and select ''Restart with Add-ons Disabled''.
If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:
* On Windows: Hold the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode". 
[[Image:Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win]]
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]] article to find the cause.
''To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

When I click on a picture or a link, to take a closer look, I get a blank screen and it says at the top search bookmarks and history, at the bottom it says 'stopped' - what is this problem and why is it happening

when I click on a link to complete a form, or a link to take a closer look at a picture, I get a blank screen and it says at the top 'search bookmarks and history', at the bottom it says 'stopped' - what is this problem and why is it happening ?

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
See:
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]

Links are coming up as blank page saying search bookmarks & history

Recently when I go to a website/example Amazon and there is a link that I click on for further information I am looking for/ the link pops up a white blank page with Mozilla Fox at the top of the blue bar and right under it there is a message "Search Bookmarks & History" and beside this message just before the word Search there is an icon that looks like a page of paper with the top right corner dogeared. I am having difficulty about 75% of the time when I try to go to a link that I need to get to. I am sure it has something to do with the Menu Bar /the Bookmarks / but I don't know how to fix this. Please help.

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Is it possible to have multiple bookmarks files or tabs with different content, like Bookmarks 1, Bookmarks 2 etc. inside the same profile?

I guess this is more like a new feature in Firefox. I work at home and would like to separate work related bookmarks in a separate bookmarks file which is as easily available like a standard bookmarks tab. I propose a possibility to add multiple bookmarks tabs in the menu bar. It would be nice if those tabs could be renamed at will...

You can organize them in a few main folders (Home, Work, etc.) to make it easier to distinguish the bookmarks.
You can also export the Bookmarks to an HTML file and make copies of that file with the needed bookmarks. 
You can open such a HTML file in a Firefox tab and middle-click a link to open that link in a new tab.

Sync is working between desktop browsers (bookmarks+history) but only syncing history to android. Need bookmarks!!!

Sync is working perfectly between FF 36.0 and Dev Ed 37.0a2 on Windows 7 and 36.0 on Windows 8.1 for Bookmarks + History
It's refusing to sync anything except History to FF 36.0 on Android 5.0.2 (Nexus7) and FF 36.0 on Android 4.4.4 (Moto G)
It's probably been quite a few weeks since it was successful with the bookmarks too. I've purged lots of bookmarks to reduce numbers (currently @ 4918 ish) and removed ALL bookmarks from both android browsers. Previously, I've disconnected the devices from Sync - even reinstalled FF on them but the problem persists. Since that's no longer making a difference, I'd like to find an *actual* solution :)
Previously, it worked without issue (mostly) but now does nothing - no stall, hang or delays when syncing - it would seem (judging by the speed of the UI when syncing) that the data simply isn't being sent (or requested) from the server.
The synced bookmarks (desktop) still show *old* data in the Mobile Bookmarks folder from when they used to sync. This isn't updated when anything is added on either Android device (one bookmark on each as a test).
I've enabled desktop sync logs as suggested in other similar posts, and managed to get remote debugging of the Moto G up and running, and managed to get it logging (adb logcat) to the console. Tapped for Sync and it looks like I've got something of use.
Is it possible to provide the logs via PM or e-mail?
Would "reading list" items be tipping the bookmarks over the 5000 limit? (They're also not syncing, but I assume they're a BM "category".)
Or a combination of pending unsynced items (from the other device) added to existing items hit the same limit?
When the limit is hit, is *all* bookmark syncing simply aborted? (Seems to be a current symptom... i.e. no attempt made - see below)
"Interesting" looking bits logcat:
I/FxAccounts( XXXX ) : firefox :: BrowserRepoSession :: Unable to extract bookmark from cursor. Record GUID MVNVrWILD_-T, parent null/-3
I/FxAccounts( XXXX ) : firefox :: ServerSyncStage :: Stage bookmarks received 0 and sent 9 records in 1.72 seconds.
Thanks for your time - keep up the good work!
Cheers, Paul

Hey Paul,
Sure, you can pm the logs if need be, I would share them with a Sync engineer if there was any big issues. However the limit I believe would be mentioned in the logs if it was hitting the limit.
Is Auto-Sync enabled on the Mobile device as well?

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Hi, was just wondered if it is possible to link to a bookmark in a microsoft word document?
I figured it would work similar to how you'd link to a bookmark in a HTML file but to no avail. heres my code so far:
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many thanks in advance
Cy

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Bookmarks, history and tools wont display anymore, i cant access them

cant access bookmarks, tools history etc...

'''''"bookmarks, history and tools"''''': Those are on the Menu Bar; see below.
'''Menu Bar''' (File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools, Help) Firefox 3.6.x versions allow the user to hide the Menu Bar. 
*Tap the ALT key or the F10 key, Menu Bar will display, click View, click Toolbars, click Menu Bar to place a check mark next to it, '''''OR'''''
*Press and hold the ALT key while pressing the letters VTM on your keyboard, then release the ALT key
*See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+bar+is+missing
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'''Other issues needing your attention'''
The information submitted with your question indicates that you have out of date plugins with known security and stability issues that should be updated. To see the plugins submitted with your question, click "More system details..." to the right of your original question post. You can also see your plugins from the Firefox menu, Tools > Add-ons > Plugins.
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5.9.615
**'''''Security update version 11.5.9.620 released 2011-02-08'''''
*Shockwave Flash 10.1 r102
**'''''Security update version 10.2.152.26 released 2011-02-08'''''
*Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_23 for Mozilla browsers
**'''''Security update version 1.6.0_24 released 2011-02-10'''''
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#**http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_ManualInstaller
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*Tap the ALT key or the F10 key, Menu Bar will display, click View, click Toolbars, click Menu Bar to place a check mark next to it, '''''OR'''''
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*See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+bar+is+missing
'''Other Toolbars''', see: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing 
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'''Other issues needing your attention'''
The information submitted with your question indicates that you have out of date plugins with known security and stability issues that should be updated. To see the plugins submitted with your question, click "More system details..." to the right of your original question post. You can also see your plugins from the Firefox menu, Tools > Add-ons > Plugins. 
 
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