Where does firefox store your bookmarks? And how do you import them back into firefox

SkScotchegg · 22 Feb 2009 at 05:48

EDIT: Never mind I've sorted it now, my cousin helped me out on msn, this is how I fixed the problem incase anyone else has the same problem:

I had to copy the Mozilla folder from:
C:\Windows.old\Users\scotch\AppData\Roaming

And then copy another mozilla folder from:
C:\Windows.old\Users\scotch\AppData\Local

and then moved them both to the same location on the new windows installation and then the bookmarks were back when I launched firefox.

SkScotchegg

PMWD · 22 Feb 2009 at 06:39

http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/ is a good tool as well

Amnesia · 22 Feb 2009 at 07:03

click bookmarks
click organise bookmarks
import and backups

Paul11 · 22 Feb 2009 at 07:57

Foxmarks

edit ;

using foxmarks with sync your bookmarks to your account and allow you to share them with another computer or to reinstall them to your browser at any time, say after a fresh install

tolien · 22 Feb 2009 at 11:04

If you're using Vista/7 on both machines, you didn't need to do anything with the folder under Local. It's only your cache, which'll be recreated anyway.

chaosophy · 22 Feb 2009 at 11:53

memory said:
click bookmarks
click organise bookmarks
import and backups

this. if all you wanted was bookmarks just use FF to export or back them up, either as html or json. And then copy to new install and import/restore them.

A lot cleaner than copying over the whole folder(s).

tolien · 22 Feb 2009 at 12:07

That wouldn't work if the bookmarks were in a profile in an old install that Firefox wouldn't even see (though i agree that copying places.sqlite would be cleaner than the whole folder)...