Firefox bookmarks/history are gone!

15 years ago

While ejecting a DVD from our computer (Dell XPS with Windows XP, I got the blue screen. I shut down the computer and re-started it.

When I re-started Firefox, I noticed that the history list and the bookmarks are gone!!

A search of the hard drive turns up numerous bookmarks files, including:

bookmarks.bak

bookmarks.html

bookmarks-2008-08-10.html (and previous dates as well)

Can I restore the bookmarks from any of these files? If so, how???

Many thanks,

Jen

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bob414
15 years ago
bookmarks > organize bookmarks > import and backup should do the trick.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
15 years ago
yes it always creates a backup so the latest dated one would be the one to use just follow those directions bob gave you and point it to the latest dated one like the 8-10 one you mentioned).
also if anything else seems quirky you might want to do a system restore instead so you fix anything else that might have got scrambled, that may fix your firefox too so you may want to try that first. just do start, all programs, accessories,system tools , system restore, restore to an earlier date, select the date just before that blue screen happened and have it restore to that point. it will reboot and take a little longer, if you are not happy after you try that you can always tell it to just go back each one is undoable.

IT might have wiped out your entire firefox profile, try the system restore first.
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jenn
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you!!! I've restored the bookmarks, thanks to your help.

Unfortunately the history is still gone.... can anyone point me in the direction of the steps to recover it?
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
15 years ago
yea thats why I had suggested doing the system restore instead because my bet is it deleted your entire firefox profile not just your bookmarks and history.

Are your add ons and themes still there are your settings still set how you set them up in your profile?

or your profile is still there and for some reason it opened up a brand new profile for you after the blue screen. I would check in your firefox folders to see if there is more than one profile.
Profiles

Personally I would do the system restore because my bet is that is not the only thing that got settings scrambled you just have not noticed yet. IT takes only a few minutes.

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