firefox bookmarks

[robmazco]

Setup firefox on new pc, copied over my profile folder, everything came over like themes, plugins etc. But I dont have my bookmarks/favorites, they dont seem to be anywhere. They should reside in the profile folder if Im not mistaken, or am I mistaken?
ideas?

thanks in advance

 

[Xaqte]

You should have a folder in the profile directory named "bookmarkbackups". Copy the most recent of the backups into the profile folder and rename it to bookmarks.html.

 

[robmazco]

Oh yah those files were copied over. They dont show in bookmark list but I can click on the actual html files and it brings them up in a browser window with the links.

 

[archwayguy]

You may have to open Firefox and goto Bookmarks>Organize bookmarks, then import that file. It should recreate it where it's supposed to be and then they will all appear in Firefox as normal.

 

[robmazco]

Yes, import worked, but the firs time it didnt. Went back a little later and imported again, then all was well..hmmm...

 

[archwayguy]

May have been because of differing versions? Were the original bookmarks from 2.0 and now you are using 3.0? Or the app could had just been generally fickle.