When setting up old data file, my bookmarks were lost. How do I recovery them?
Several days ago a Firefox pop-up asked did I want to speed up my computer by creating a Firefox old data file. Without thinking I committed to the transfer. As a result I lost my bookmarks. My question is how do I reinstall my bookmarks?
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Hello,
Firefox automatically creates backups of your bookmarks, which can be helpful if your bookmarks are lost or missing. To recover them, follow the instructions below.
- Use one of these methods to open the Bookmarks Library window:
- Click the Firefox button to open the menu and click on Bookmarks.
- Click the Bookmarks menu and click on Show All Bookmarks.
- At the top of the Library window, click the "Import and Backup" menu and select Restore.
- Click the date of the bookmark backup you want to recover.
- In the new window that appears, click OK.
- Your bookmarks from the selected date should now be restored.
For more information, see the Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer article. For other solutions, see Recover lost or missing Bookmarks and Recover important data from an old profile
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Thank you.
Modified by Nellus
When you reset Firefox then a new profile is created and some personal data (bookmarks, history, cookies, passwords, form data) is automatically imported and the current profile folder will be moved to the desktop (Old Firefox Data). You will lose extensions and other customizations (toolbars, prefs) that you've made.
It is possible to recover more data from the old profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over the problem.
Note that you can disable this warning by setting the browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled pref to true on the about:config page.