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MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 29 Jun 2010 17:50

I seem to have lost my favourites/Bookmarks.. When logging on with in Firefox. If I go on to IE they are there. no idea what I have done.
Can somebody please tell me how to get them back please.

Thanks
Marion

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 29 Jun 2010 18:09

Hi

I had them on both up till the other day. I dont know what I have done. They are still there if I go on IE.

Patricia

Patricia Report 29 Jun 2010 18:58

Hi Marionfromscotland,

This has happened to me in the past (no idea why) this is what worked for me. I also found the same instructions on google.

1. Right click the 'start' icon, Go to “C:\Documents and Settings\(your account)\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\”. Replace the bracket with your account name.
2. You will see a folder with random name. Go inside the folder and you will see another folder “bookmarkbackups“. Here is the place Firefox store your previous bookmarks.
3. Pick the latest bookmarks, copy it.
4. Go up one level, paste the bookmarks that you just copied.
5. Rename the file to “bookmarks.html”.
6. Done. Now your bookmarks should be restored.

Hope it works for you
Pat

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 29 Jun 2010 19:05

Thanks Pat I'll have a look :))

MarionfromScotland

MarionfromScotland Report 29 Jun 2010 19:14

Not having much luck here :((. I'll need to give it another go later as I have to go out soon.

Thank you for trying to help.

Marion

Patricia

Patricia Report 29 Jun 2010 19:41

Hi,

Let me know how far you get, ie. where you get stuck. It may be you need to find the setting which unhides hidden folders.

Regards Pat