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1. What happened to my Firefox bookmarks?
2. Why does Firefox keep losing my bookmarks?
3. How do I fix my Firefox bookmarks?
4. How do I keep bookmarks left in Firefox?
5. Why have all my bookmarks disappeared?
6. How do I uninstall and reinstall Firefox without losing bookmarks?
7. How do I restore my Firefox bookmarks from an old hard drive?
8. How do I recover old Firefox bookmarks?
9. Where are my Firefox bookmarks saved?
10. How do I restore my bookmarks?
11. Does Firefox save bookmarks?
12. How do I get rid of the bookmarks sidebar in Firefox?
13. How do I transfer Firefox bookmarks?

What happened to my Firefox bookmarks?

First, Firefox automatically creates backups of your bookmarks, which can be helpful if your bookmarks are lost or missing. > Bookmarks) and select Show All Bookmarks. At the top of the Library window, click on Import and Backup and select Restore. ... Your bookmarks from the selected date should now be restored.

Why does Firefox keep losing my bookmarks?

It's likely that if you go to the about:profiles page, you probably have a new fresh profile that's been set as the default. If you change the default back to your old profile, it should help. See the bottom of the Recover lost or missing Bookmarks page for more information.

How do I fix my Firefox bookmarks?

Fix the Bookmarks file

1. Open your profile folder: Click the menu button , click Help and select More Troubleshooting Information. ...
2. Close Firefox completely: Click the Firefox menu and select Exit. ...
3. Right-click the file places. ...
4. In the Properties window, select the General tab.

How do I keep bookmarks left in Firefox?

Add the Sidebar button to your controls

1. Click on the menu button. , then click Customize. A panel will open with all the controls you can add to Firefox.
2. Drag and drop the Sidebar button to your menu or toolbar. It's your choice!
3. Click the Done button to save your changes.

Why have all my bookmarks disappeared?

Your old bookmarks, hopefully, are listed there. In Chrome, go to Settings > Advanced sync settings (under the Sign in section) and change the sync settings so that Bookmarks aren't synced, if they currently are set to sync. ... Back in the Chrome user data folder, find another "Bookmarks" file without an extension.

How do I uninstall and reinstall Firefox without losing bookmarks?

Performing a clean uninstallation of Mozilla Firefox removes your bookmarks permanently. Before uninstalling, however, use the Firefox Import/Export wizard to export your bookmarks to an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) file so that you can import them after reinstalling Firefox.

How do I restore my Firefox bookmarks from an old hard drive?

(6) In your new Firefox, call up the Library dialog as described in this article: Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer. Under Import and Backup > Restore, select "Choose File" and navigate the dialog up to your desktop where you copied the old files.

How do I recover old Firefox bookmarks?

Click on the Open Folder button under the Local Directory, not root. Then right click when inside the new profile folder and select paste. Then restart Firefox. You should now have all your previous bookmarks, and data back.

Where are my Firefox bookmarks saved?

Your Bookmarks (and History) are stored in a single file, places. sqlite, in your Profile folder. To open your Profile folder, Help > Troubleshooting Information , then next to "Profile Directory" click the "Open Containing Folder" button to open the Profile Folder.

How do I restore my bookmarks?

If you just deleted a bookmark or bookmark folder, you can just hit Ctrl+Z in the Library window or Bookmarks sidebar to bring it back. In the Library window, you can also find the Undo command on the “Organize” menu.

Does Firefox save bookmarks?

All of the changes you make in Firefox, such as your home page, what toolbars you use, extensions you have installed, saved passwords and your bookmarks, are stored in a special folder called a profile.

How do I get rid of the bookmarks sidebar in Firefox?

Find the bookmark on the menu/toolbar, or you can use the Bookmarks Sidebar (Ctrl+b). Right-click the bookmark and choose Properties then check in the lower left corner for a checkbox to "Load this bookmark in the sidebar" and uncheck that box. Click OK to save the change.

How do I transfer Firefox bookmarks?

Click Bookmarks and then click the BookmarksManage Bookmarks bar at the bottom. Import and Backup and choose Export Bookmarks to HTML… from the drop-down menu. In the Export Bookmarks File window that opens, choose a location to save the file, which is named bookmarks.