Lost all bookmarks

A weird one. Installing Verizon DSL I had Safari and IE open at the same time (which I have done on occaision) - anyway somewhere in all this mess - Safari
lost all Bookmarks (plus now takes 10 - 15 seconds to launch).
Can I get them back ?
Thanks !!
Sam

Oh...now I get it. For a moment there I thought Verizon was actually doing something intelligent.
If you haven't done so, I suggest telling Verizon about your dissatisfaction and the problem created by their approach to software.
I guess they'll learn their lesson soon enough...the iPhone will lead the way.

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'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/febe/ FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension)]''' {web link}
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Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more.
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