hi, finding old firefox information?

shadowcreaper · 10 Oct 2010 at 18:56

I had to sadly reinstall OS vista after a .sys issue and i wondering, all the information i had with my old firefox, ie bookmarks/passwords that were saved how can i retrieve them?

is it possible?

I have the old firefox folder but have no idea if it possible to retrieve the old information and passwords, any help much wellcome

3dcandy · 10 Oct 2010 at 19:27

you need to have the profile folder to get the info back.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/backing+up+your+information

shadowcreaper · 11 Oct 2010 at 22:22

ok i found file but it isnt clear what to do nexxt.

i want to basically get firefox and passwords from the old windows , i cant just replace the profiles can i? i tried moving them but firefox then failed to open

3dcandy · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:15

you should be able to....although it can cause problems....
got the same extensions installed? If you follow the guide it's pretty comprehensive