Restore bookmarks and toolbar from backup

I recently had to re-install my OS X software and other applications onto my Powerbook. Before doing so, I copied the entire hard drive onto an external hard drive. I now want to go back and transfer my bookmarks and items that I had added to the Safari toolbar from the backup except I don't know where they reside. Any assistance where these files would be located would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Powerbook G4 Titanium, iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

The bookmarks are kept in a file called Bookmarks.plist contained in ~user/Library/Safari. Copying this plist from your backup will also restore the bookmarks you added to the Bookmarks bar. If you customized the buttons on the toolbar, then in Safari go to View > Customize Address Bar and you can drag any of the buttons onto the toolbar.

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Today I discovered that I lost my contact and calendar lists on my playbook after upgrading to OS version 2.1.0.1032.
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Since I learned how to deal with lost device data and apps on my BB smart phone I was confident that I could apply this knowledge to my Playbook too, just in case something happened.
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I hope RIM finds this ‘group of moles(?)' and deals with these engineers before they can do anymore damage. Remember RIM, the object is to enjoy new updates not to fear them. It would be nice if desktop manager 7.2 would alert us users with a warning or lets us export these files via another tip like: “How can I back up contact and calendar files for the PlayBook“. I realize as of today that this problem was with me all along but came only to light after this OS release wiped my 2 lists completely. There is also no hint in the PB or Desktop user manuals!
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Any time you want to switch profiles, exit Firefox and return to this dialog.
Please do not delete anything in this dialog.
Click the Create Profile button, choose a name like TESTING, and skip the option to choose a folder. Then start Firefox in the new profile you created.
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Does that work and give you complete results?
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Triple-click the text on the line below to select it, then copy it to the Clipboard (command-C):
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