Need to pull bookmarks from previous system

Mac bluescreened and I rebuilt. I have the back up previous system folder. How do I go about pulling my old bookmarks into my new system.
TIA

Safari's bookmarks are located in the folder ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist, where ~ is the item in the Finder's sidebar with the house icon. Locate the copy of this file in the previous system and move it to the same location inside your current home folder.
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hello theja, there has been a change in the sync account system in firefox 29. when you have set-up your account before that (which is likely the case when your credentials weren't known once you tried to sign in to the new sync), you'll need your old username, password and recovery key in order to connect to the old account!
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I was having trouble with starting up my computer. I used a friend's computer to check Apple's Knowledge Base. The suggestion was to perform an Arhive and Install and to select the option of preserving my user and network settings.
I could not locate my Panther Install disc (my previous OS was 10.3.9). However, I did find my Jaguar 10.2 Install disc so I decided to use that instead (my disorganization is truly exasperating).
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Lona:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
As Kappy pointed out, you need Panther install disks to install Panther. However, you may be able to recover your data files from the Previous System Folder.
You can purchase Panther disks from applerescue. Your computer will support Tiger if it meets the minimum system requirements for Tiger.
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https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Importing+bookmarks+and+other+data+from+other+browsers
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Here's my exact issue: I've spent many hours converting vinyl records to mp3s, which were then stored in the iTunes folder of my previous system. Upon performing the Archive and Install, all of these files were located in my Previous Systems>Users>"X">Music folder, which initially could not be opened, prompting the notice, "The folder Music could not be opened because you do not have sufficient access privileges." So, I clicked "Get Info" and changed the Privilege from Read Only to Read & Write. From there I could open the folder, and as you pointed out, move these files wherever I chose. The problem is that I can't use them in any practical sense; I can't import them to my iTunes library and I can't delete them, being notified, "The operation can't be completed because backup items can't be modified." Which, would lead me to believe that I have yet to restore them properly.

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BTW, typing in all caps is considered shouting and bad netetiquette, so please, stop doing that.

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