Help?

[lesyeuxverts]

I (finally) let Firefox restart and install the new update, and now all of my bookmarks are gone. Is there any way to get them back?

*fingers crossed* Please, oh please, say yes! and tell me how to do it?


Also, if you are trying to contact me: my e-mail address has changed to Lyv.Vert@gmail.com, so please update your address books - thanks! :)

Comments

Yikes!

[lilithilien.insanejournal.com]

Arggggh! This has happened to me several times and it's traumatic as hell. This thread helped me get them back once:

Close Firefox.
Open Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del) and look in the 'processes' list and if you find 'firefox.exe' then highlight it and click on 'end task'.

Now go:

Start > run, and type in: firefox.exe -p

That is firefox.exep

That should launch Profile Manager and you should see TWO profiles listed. The original 'default' one has all your old settings. Delete the new one you created and launch with the old one.

If the above path doesn't launch Profile Manager, you may need to enter it as follows instead:

Start > run > firefox.exe -ProfileManager

*****

I am looking for an extension to automatically backup my bookmarks, but haven't gotten lucky yet. In the meantime, I'm going to the file (application data/mozilla/firefox/profile/...) every few days and making a copy. I hate losing bookmarks!

[magic_helmet.insanejournal.com]

Oh hon, I don't store anything on my firefox or any browser anymore....

Trust me, use de.licio.us. It keeps your favorites safely tucked away - you can privatize them so no one can see, and the best is, if your computer dies, your lovely links are safe.

http://del.icio.us

Seriously, it's the best thing I ever did. ANd you can tag and tag and tag until your heart burts.

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

*wibbles* ... Well, maybe I'll get over my technophobia and try it, yeah? It doesn't bite, does it? :)