Have you ever lost all your Favorites/Bookmarks?

16 years ago

I upgraded to Windows 7 this weekend. My son thought he saved all my Bookmarks, but he must have gotten the Favorites list from Explorer, which I haven't used in several years. All my current Bookmarks were on Firefox.

Well, I'm just about Bookmark-less. No big deal . . . I'm not even whining, I swear. One way or another I'll find the sites that I need to find. It's even somewhat amusing to see what I bookmarked ages ago. Many of them no longer exist. The evolution of the Internet . . .

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Marilyn Sue
16 years ago
Oh, yes.

Sue
lydia1959
16 years ago
Moni told me how to save them a while back. I did save them then, but have a lot of new ones now.. so I need to redo. Especially now that it looks like I might have to get a new computer.
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cynic
16 years ago
I don't always back up as often as I should but usually I have at least something that's not too old available. I don't use bookmarks/favorites anymore anyway. I use a homepage and put all the links on there. Keep a copy of it on a flash drive if I service in the field and now that I'm back to running multiple computers it goes on the other system.

If you're using Firefox and/or Thunderbird, you should use Mozback and back them up. It'll back up all your extensions/add-ons and all the settings of the program so if you lost it or wanted to duplicate it on another machine it'll have all the current extensions/add-ons without having to install them all again and then update them. Very handy program.

Opera users can use OperaFly

It's also a good idea to make a list of important items on your system so they get backed up, or in the case of a drive problem people will know what is important to you to look for when servicing it.
minnie_tx
16 years ago
On AOL I periodically save them to my hard drive and can bring them up anytime.
I don't know how to do it on Explorer
vicki_lv
16 years ago
Yes...been there, done that. I know I should do the backup thing, but I won't think about it until something happens to my computer. Sigh.....
OklaMoni
16 years ago
Ladies and Gentlemen, this could be your friendly reminder to back up your bookmarks/favorites, as well as your address book!!!

Just back up what ever you think is important to you.

Moni
sc_irish
16 years ago
Anyone know how to save the new Yahoo address book? Even just how to print it out? (Since I have no idea how to 'back up')
minrose
16 years ago
Yes, I have lost my favorites a few times, what I do now is save them and send them to my hotmail email account and then never delete them from there. I go to each favorite website, copy the url and paste into a message to send to my email. At least it works for me.
camp56
16 years ago
If you use Yahoo or Google bookmarks, you do not need to save them on your computer. They are stored on the Yahoo and Google websites, and when you log back in your bookmarks or favorites will still be there after you get your new computer.
socks
16 years ago
Yes, and I had too many anyway, so it was like involuntary housecleaning.
jel48
16 years ago
Me too! Have lost them a time or two. I hate when that happens. I backed up religously for a while, but I've slipped into my old careless ways again...
trishaw
16 years ago
I have! And it kills me! I have since learned to back up and have not had an issue. But I am getting ready to upgrade to 7 as well. Sigh... I hate change sometimes.

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Linda Wayman
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Susan, I sent you an e-mail thru here. Let me know if you don't get it.

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joann23456
16 years ago
I have. Now I use Google Bookmarks, so they're always available. I do have a few on each of the computers that aren't on gBookmarks, but not many.
neesie
16 years ago
I back up my entire computer once a week with a little device called clickfree. All I do is plug it in and it automatically backs up everything. The primary reason I got it is for my digital images. But it backs up everything so if my computer crashes or is stolen or I buy a new one (or just want to transfer certain files to someone elses computer) I can do it very easily. There are services on-line but I prefer being in possession of it myself. I got it a few years ago after my old computer crashed and I lost documents and images. Now I sleep better.

Have you ever lost all your Favorites/Bookmarks?

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