WHY do you offer new versions of Firefox without warning that bookmarks will be lost and the last backup was 10 weeks ago???????????

Just upgraded to 3.6.3 and found that all bookmarks since April 16 (it is now June 25) are missing. I have read instructions for restoring bookmark backups but if possible would like to restore bookmarks between 4/16 and now. Restoring instructions say that I will lose those if I follow the instructions. Why was there no warning of this when the 3.6.3 upgrade was offered???? How can I get back 10 weeks' worth of bookmarks?

I have found an incompatibility in the older revision JSON files that your bookmarks are stored in to the newer client. It could be that the new client simply can't see them as a result of this incompatibility.
Please check the following directory for JSON files dated older than the update in May just in case: C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[generated stuff].default\bookmarkbackups
If you're unable to see the AppData Folder, please enable Hidden files and folder by clicking on the Organise button from any folder (located top left of window), and then the following:
Folder & search options > View Tab > Show Hidden Files, Folders and Drives.
If JSON files are located there, which are dated older than the update and you wish to restore them, please make a copy of this folder on your desktop, and uninstall the current revision of firefox (Temporarily). Reinstall an older revision, import the JSON file of your choosing, then export them as an HTML file, before finally upgrading back to the latest revision of Firefox. Once the latest revision of Firefox is installed again, import the HTML file, and this should restore your bookmarks.
If an older JSON file is not available, see if there's a shadowcopy of the file by going to Computer, right click your drive, Restore previous versions, click on the date of your shadowcopy and click on open, then navigate to the same location mentioned and copy it onto your current desktop.
If no shadowcopies are available, you could be out of luck. You could try a system restore point dating to before the update, which should roll back Firefox to the older revision, and may restore your bookmarks too, but at this point hope is sparse.
I've experienced the same frustration myself just recently. I was able to fix the issue, and I hope the same applies in your situation o_o"

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