Bookmarks are gone!

Snowflake · 08-22-2008, 11:01 PM

They were on my pc when I left for work this morning. My roomie was on my PC during the day. I flipped on the pc and opened firefox and no bookmarks!

Anyone have an idea how to retrieve them? Or are they lost forever?

The Original OC Adventure · 08-22-2008, 11:21 PM

Look here
C:\Documents and Settings\<useraccount> \Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.gsl\bookmark s.html

replace <useraccount> with the account name you use to log into Windows.

Snowflake · 08-22-2008, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Original OC Adventure

Look here
C:\Documents and Settings\<useraccount> \Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.gsl\bookmark s.html

replace <useraccount> with the account name you use to log into Windows.

Okay, thanks OC, I found the backup, I tried renaming it and it's still not showing up. any ideas? Sorry, I'm a moron

wendybeth · 08-22-2008, 11:37 PM

Sometimes when Firefox does an update that happens to me. It's a PITA, but I just rebuild them and move on.......

Snowflake · 08-22-2008, 11:41 PM

okay, got them! Yay!

thanks OC and WB!

My roomie has a much newer and nicer laptop than my old pc, why she uses it when I'm at work is beyond me!

Stan4dSteph · 08-23-2008, 10:27 AM

Password protect it and she won't be able to use it anymore.

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-23-2008, 10:34 AM

Another solution to the losing-bookmarks thing... I've stopped using bookmarks and only use del.icio.us, which means I can access my tagged sites from any computer!

08-22-2008, 11:01 PM	#1
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Bookmarks are gone! They were on my pc when I left for work this morning. My roomie was on my PC during the day. I flipped on the pc and opened firefox and no bookmarks! Anyone have an idea how to retrieve them? Or are they lost forever? __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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08-22-2008, 11:21 PM	#2
The Original OC Adventure Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 57	Look here C:\Documents and Settings\*<useraccount>* \Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.gsl\bookmark s.html replace <useraccount> with the account name you use to log into Windows.
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Sometimes when Firefox does an update that happens to me. It's a PITA, but I just rebuild them and move on....... __________________
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08-22-2008, 11:41 PM	#5
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	okay, got them! Yay! thanks OC and WB! My roomie has a much newer and nicer laptop than my old pc, why she uses it when I'm at work is beyond me! __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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08-23-2008, 10:27 AM	#6
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Password protect it and she won't be able to use it anymore.
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08-23-2008, 10:34 AM	#7
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Another solution to the losing-bookmarks thing... I've stopped using bookmarks and only use del.icio.us, which means I can access my tagged sites from any computer!
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