Lost Bookmarks

This is part of a larger problem I'm having....
I first noticed it when iTunes would tell me my Library file was corrupt and force me to create a new one.... every time I opened iTunes.
Then a repair of permissions from Disk Utility and a reboot caused my desktop to default back to the original settings. (yes, iTunes lost its Library file again.)
Another reboot has cost me my bookmarks in Safari, and any attempts at fixing my desktop. (Thus far, I have not lost any files. But now that I've said that, I'm afraid to reboot.)
Can I possibly find my bookmarks on the HD or are they forever lost?

Hi, Jason, welcome to Apple's user-to-user discussion forums.
Unfortunately, Safari does not make backups of your bookmarks file. It would be up to you to make backups by going to the ~Library/Safari folder and making a copy of Bookmarks.plist by highlighting the file, pressing command-c to copy the file, and then command-v to put the copy in the folder or in some other location of your choosing.
Another way to backup your bookmarks is to export them. Go to File on Safari's menu and click on "Export Bookmarks" which will export your bookmarks to a standard html document. Remember the location you export them to. If you needed to get the bookmarks, you would then go to the File menu and click on "Import Bookmarks" and you would choose the file you had exported. If you use this technique, all your restored bookmarks would be in a "imported bookmarks" folder.
I know these tips will not bring your lost bookmarks back, but they should help you form loosing them again in the future.

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OS is Windows XP 64-bit SP2. Upgrade from version 3.6.28 to version 12.0 doesn't work properly because I lost bookmark functionality. Bookmark menu is there, but no bookmark entries.
- I tried to add a bookmark (visit a page, then 'bookmark this page'), but that doesn't work: no error message, but nothing is bookmarked
- I tried to restore bookmarks from previous Firefox (yes i previously made backup), but that doesn't work either. I tried that in 2 ways:
1) Show all bookmarks -> Import and Backup -> Restore -> Choose file -> bookmarks-2012-05-06.json;
I get error message 'Unable to process the backup file'.
2) Import and Backup -> Import bookmarks from HTML -> bookmarks.html;
I get no error message, but nothing is imported.
- I tried to rename places.sqlite to places.sqlite.old and start Firefox. Didn't help.
- I tried to uninstall Firefox and make clean installation (didn't keep old settings), but that didn't help either. Bookmarks don't work.
- In the past year I tried to upgrade Firefox 3.6.xx to previous versions (i think they were 4.x, 9.x, 10.x), but I ran into the same problem, so I reverted to 3.6.xx. Problem this time is that 3.6 is no longer supported, so upgrade is not optional.
Thanks in advance for your help.

A possible cause is 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
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file
You can also try to repair the places database with this extension:
*https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/

My bookmarks are gone and I want them back -- DO NOT TELL ME TO SEE YOUR LOST BOOKMARKS SECTION, I ALREADY HAVE AND IT IS NOT RELEVANT.

My bookmarks are gone, yet again. This has happened before, but last time it was fine. I was able to restore them since they get saved automatically some days. This time, the "restore" option is not working. It says it can't get to the files or something. My bookmarks are VERY important to me. I would like them back. And please, PLEASE do not tell me to check the "lost bookmarks" section. I read through everything that looked applicable and none of it helped in the least. I apologize if I am being rude, but my bookmarks ARE ALL BLOODY GONE! I even looked in some MozillaZine thing for help, and it hasn't helped at all! It just tells me "this is here, which is a bunch of letters and numbers you'll never understand, and that's there, which is ANOTHER bunch of letters and numbers you'll never understand!!" NONE OF IT MAKES ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER! I want to talk to someone personally about this. An English-speaking human, preferably. God, I don't even CARE! Just help me get them back!!

I've encountered the same problem; I (reluctantly) upgraded Firefox after years of happily using version 2, and discovered that I should have, apparently, saved my bookmarks before updating.
There is NO "places.sqlite" file anywhere on my hard drive.
Following the procedure at https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Lost+Bookmarks#Restoring_bookmark_backups restores the bookmarks folder saved *today*. . . after Firefox reverted to a *two year old file* and saved it over my existing one. (How do I know it's two years old? It has house search information from before my toddler's birth, that's how.)
There is no bookmarkbackups folder.
Searches across my hard drive for the following files turn up nothing useful:
* bookmarks.bak
* bookmarks.html
* bookmarks.html.moztmp
* bookmarks-(date).html
* bookmarks-(date).json
Oh, there *is* a bookmarks.html file that's larger than the 7/2 one that's been created; it is, however, from a transfer from IE bookmarks dated 2006.
None of the rest exit. Even searching for just the extension of .json turns up nothing.
I really, really want my bookmarks back, and I am not thrilled about this; I trusted Firefox not to screw up on an upgrade, and that's the only reason I didn't make a backup before installing. Silly me.

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I can't find my lost bookmarks having upgraded to Firefox 3.6 and when I try to add a bookmark I get a message that the server is busy. I have tried all the options under help.

[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Lost+Bookmarks]
AFAIK, Firefox doesn't need to contact a server for anything related to bookmarks, unless you have an addon that modifies standard Firefox behavior or adds features to Firefox.
I see by your UserAgent that you have the Google Toolbar extension installed, are you using the Google Bookmarks feature?
Maybe that is your problem, Google bookmarks attempting to "call home"?
What else do you have installed that might be causing that problem?
Open up Help > Troubleshooting Information and hit the '''Copy all to clipboard''', then paste that information into the '''''Post a Reply''''' box in this thread.
That will give us a listing of all you installed addons.

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Renaldo,
You might try restoring a backup of your bookmarks.
1. From the menu at the top of the Firefox window bar, click the Bookmarks menu and choose Organize Bookmarks to open the Library window.
2. Before proceeding, you should make a backup of your current bookmarks.
1. From the toolbar on the Library window, select Import and Backup and choose Backup.
2. Firefox will ask you to save the bookmark backup to a folder on your hard drive. Choose a location that you will remember.
3. Your current bookmarks have been backed up to the file you selected.
3. From the toolbar on the Library window, select Import and Backup to open the Import and Backup menu, and pick Restore to see a list of available bookmark backups organized by date.
4. To restore one of the listed backups, select it from the Restore menu. Choose the newest bookmark backup that was created before the bookmarks were lost. You will lose all changes to your bookmarks that occurred after the date you select.
'''NOTE:''' To restore a backup that you saved manually, select Choose File from the Restore menu instead of selecting an automatic backup
5. A confirmation window will appear asking you to confirm replacing your bookmarks with the backup. To replace the bookmarks, press OK. To go back, press Cancel.
'''NOTE:''' You cannot undo this unless you saved a backup file as instructed above.
6. Your bookmarks have been restored to the date you selected. If your bookmarks do not show up after completing the restore process, repeat the above steps to restore an earlier backup.
If the backup follows the bookmark structure then the missing folder should be displayed
davewdan

To find lost bookmarks your help says to click on empty space on toolbar to get task manager, but when I click on empty space I don't get task manager.

when i installed latest version of firefox my home page went away and also I lost my bookmarks. Now when I click on the bookmarks tab I get yahoo. I tried your help and it says to click on empty space on toolbar to get to task manager, but I've clicked on all the empty space and no task manager comes up. How do I recover my lost bookmarks?????

This can be caused by 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
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks

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com.apple.Safari.plist
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file

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