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DreamLord34
08-10-2005, 09:57 PM
This is so very annoying.
Why does it do it & how do I stop it???
This has happened twice now since I got it with 2 different versions.
freestylegreek
08-11-2005, 12:33 AM
Maybe you got other profiles in firefox? My friend had issues with his firefox cause he had mulitple firefox profiles.
DreamLord34
08-11-2005, 09:38 AM
Maybe you got other profiles in firefox? My friend had issues with his firefox cause he had mulitple firefox profiles.

Only got one profile, I'm the only one that touches this pc.
It's done this with the previous version & the latest version.
What folder is the profile in?
Ken_ver_1_5
08-11-2005, 10:22 AM
I have heard of this many times but to this day my ff 0.9 has never lost them.
and I am sorry I really have never seen an answer that has worked in every
situation.

my suggestion is back them up.
DreamLord34
08-11-2005, 11:21 AM
Ok there are backups in the profile folder but how do I get it back into ff?
I tried copy/pasting the bookmarks.html file to where the main one is but didn't work.
Dr.Dan
08-11-2005, 12:18 PM
If you have a backup of it, just import it... copy / paste won't do it.

Open your bookmark manager and find the import... I think it's under tools

Sorry, not using FF here so I can't check.
Bogie
08-11-2005, 12:24 PM
Bookmarks/Manage/File/Import/from file
freestylegreek
08-11-2005, 01:56 PM
Thats odd cause my friend only uses his pc and for some reason he had 4 profiles. But i deleted all the profiles and he started over again.
Fezzik
08-11-2005, 02:19 PM
There is a firefox extension that automatically backs up your bookmarks (and a bunch of other stuff). It creates a backup every time yiou shut down firefox.

http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/

Fezz
Bluvertigo
08-11-2005, 02:46 PM
Go to ...

In Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxxx.default

In Windows 98/ME:
C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxxx.default

Locating the bookmarks.bak file in the same Profile folder and then rename it to bookmarks.html. ( Make sure Firefox is not running)

In the future, use the Bookmark Backup extension.
http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=13&hl=bookmark+backup extension.
Frogy
08-11-2005, 02:47 PM
Are you using it Fezz and are you pleased with it if so?
Fezzik
08-11-2005, 02:55 PM
Are you using it Fezz and are you pleased with it if so?
I am using it but I have not needed to replace my bookmarks yet. More of a precaution really. I have used the backup to import my bookmarks to another machine and it's been fine.

Fezz
DreamLord34
08-11-2005, 04:15 PM
I actually had a folder called backups with each day of the week in the profile folder then did what Bogie said & it worked.
Thx guys.