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Old 05-11-2007, 10:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Firefox crashed ... lost bookmarks !!


There was a power failure and the PC went off after the battery went kaput.
When I booted again ... I found that I have lost all the bookmarks in Firefox !!

Is there any way to salvage them from somewhere ?
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Old 05-11-2007, 10:54 PM   #2 (permalink)
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go to firefox directory(\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox) and look for bookmarks.html or look for bookmarks backup folder.
Another way is to use system restore(sure way)
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Old 05-11-2007, 10:55 PM   #3 (permalink)
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The same thing happened to me i don't know why even it has cleared all my cache
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Old 05-11-2007, 10:59 PM   #4 (permalink)
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@cyberboy_kerala .... thanks ..thanks a L O T !!!!

I found all the bookmarks where u mentioned they would be ..

Thanks again ..

@kushagra_krates@Y! ..... I am baffled as to why it happened.This was the first time ever it happened.Earlier when it crashed it showed a restore session popup which is quite nice ...but never did it remove all the bookmarks and also this time it didnt show that popup. But all my authentications and password entries are intact.

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use Mozbackup to backup ur firefox completely from time to time.
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Default Re: Firefox crashed ... lost bookmarks !!

this happen wen firefox is on during power failure, its the problem with hdd data loss.Other windows files r also vulnerable to this.
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Use google sync for firefox. It backs up All your browser info including stored passwords. I find it very useful when switching between windows and linux. If you have privacy concerns use foxmarks, it will only backup your bookmarks
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Old 06-11-2007, 10:58 AM   #8 (permalink)
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use the "Bookmark Backup" extension....it automatically backs up bookmarks and a lot more
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Old 06-11-2007, 12:11 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Thanks guys for the replies .... I never knew so many options were available.
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Old 06-11-2007, 12:51 PM   #10 (permalink)
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always export ur bookmarks .... easy way ......

no extensions needed .......
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Old 06-11-2007, 01:36 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I have mentioned it in Point 18:

"18. How to recover lost Firefox bookmarks?"

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Old 06-11-2007, 02:02 PM   #12 (permalink)
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always export ur bookmarks .... easy way ......

no extensions needed .......
Yup ... I did that last month ...I even uploaded that bookmark file into my mailbox so that I can access it whenever I need it ...

Its just that I had added some new items to the bookmarks and I had forgotten the exact links (or exactly what they were) these days.So I needed those..

Anyways I got those ... thanks to cyberboy_kerala's post.

@vishal_gupta ... yup Its the same thing as cyberboy_kerala's suggestion.

Thanks guys for all the quick replies.
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I hope following trick might be useful to you:

The Best Method to Backup Your Firefox Bookmarks
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u guys don't have to try any plugins or do any backup .. just follow vishal's instructions !! u guys simply don't listen to the experts
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u guys don't have to try any plugins or do any backup .. just follow vishal's instructions !! u guys simply don't listen to the experts
thats fine but what if u want to acces the same bookmarks from some other computer ?

1) carry the bookmarks file in a pen drive
2) save it on an online bookmarks servers

but then if u have internet 2nd option is the best
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I hope following trick might be useful to you:

The Best Method to Backup Your Firefox Bookmarks
Thats freaking awesome !!
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^^ Thanks and thnx to Akshay too.
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