Dave Diller Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 So I had my laptop off for about 12 hours or so when I was traveling. When I left, Firefox was all nice and pretty and grand. I loved it. Now it seems to have raped my mind. It deleted ALL of my bookmarks, which I need, and I can't seem to find them. It deleted not only the ones on the bookmark tool bar, but also the ones just in the Bookmarks folder! Any clue how/why, and/or more importantly how to get them back?? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KZWings Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Not sure about your description of how Firefox 'mind-raped' you, but try looking in C:\Documents and Settings\*user name*\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles and the folders inside for a bookmarks.html file. Perhaps Firefox somehow deleted your profile and created a new one. You can just import this bookmarks file back into Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Diller Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 I already looked for that, which seems to have been converted to...well, completely blank as far as links go. It doesn't even have the BBC News RSS feed like it normally has on the tool bar thing. And I got mind raped because I have NO IDEA how something like this happened. I didn't change anything at all - one day it's all fine, the next it's completely lost without a trace. Edit: Alright, I did find a file buried in some hidden folders. Sweet...but it doesn't have anything on the Bookmarks Tool Bar. Am I basically SOL there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captblaze Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 ummmm... maybe try a system restore to the last time you were happy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Diller Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 ummmm... maybe try a system restore to the last time you were happy??? couldn't hurt i suppose - I have to reformat anyhow, I just want to at least back everything up first. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___DaviD___ Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Hmm funny you mention this, Exactly the same thing happened to me two days ago. Luckily enough i had the bookmark backups still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I had that happen once like over a year ago. Firefox crashed, when i opened it again, no bookmarks. I had to restore from the backup bookmark file firefox makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Diller Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 Yeah - it just appears my bookmark tool bar is completely a lost cause. I guess a system restore wouldn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarik Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 This is why I use Foxmarks. http://www.foxmarks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Veteran Posted December 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 16, 2007 thi happened to me too while ago ste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p858snake Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 *cough* C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile name>\bookmarkbackups\ find the most recent one and import it in the bookmark manager. The reason your bookmarks are gone is because you didn't close it before shutting down so it didn't save the settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novascotian Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 This is why I use Foxmarks.http://www.foxmarks.com/ There is another one as well, chipmark; is useable with MSIE & Firefox...it's been around for years: https://www.chipmark.com/Main Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkz Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 sounds like a virus to me +1 on foxmarks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisneun Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwho Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Foxmarks +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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