transferring bookmarks between profiles
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transferring bookmarks between profiles
I found the folder in my old profile bookmarkbackups and copied it into my new profile, but my bookmarks are still not showing up. What could I be doing wrong?
- Frank Lion
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Re: transferring bookmarks between profiles
They wouldn't just show up.jenpen25 wrote:I found the folder in my old profile bookmarkbackups and copied it into my new profile, but my bookmarks are still not showing up.
You need, with Firefox closed, to copy over places.sqlite.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_ ... _-_Firefox
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Re: transferring bookmarks between profiles
Great, thanks. They're all there now but all with a gray generic icon instead of their individual color ones. Any way to fix that?
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Re: transferring bookmarks between profiles
Yeah, just use the bookmark and the favicon will get re-created for that website.jenpen25 wrote:Great, thanks. They're all there now but all with a gray generic icon instead of their individual color ones. Any way to fix that?
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Re: transferring bookmarks between profiles
you need also to copüy the favicons.sqlite!They're all there now but all with a gray generic icon
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Re: transferring bookmarks between profiles
places.sqlite contains your bookmarks data.
favicons.sqlite contains the icons associated to your bookmarks.
Hence you need to copy both from your old profile to your new profile to get your bookmarks and your bookmark icons restored.
Off topic but will mention it anyway. If you want to permanently arrange your bookmarks in the (Menu) Bookmarks drop-down menu there are instructions how to do so at this page: Sort Bookmarks By Name
favicons.sqlite contains the icons associated to your bookmarks.
Hence you need to copy both from your old profile to your new profile to get your bookmarks and your bookmark icons restored.
Off topic but will mention it anyway. If you want to permanently arrange your bookmarks in the (Menu) Bookmarks drop-down menu there are instructions how to do so at this page: Sort Bookmarks By Name
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Re: transferring bookmarks between profiles
I may have already screwed things up. With the newest update I lost my bookmarks. I tried every fix that was offered but none worked. I uninstalled firefox and then reinstalled it. Still no bookmarks. Is there a way to restore those lost bookmarks?
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OS: Windows 10 Pro. x64
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Re: transferring bookmarks between profiles
Thanks, all good nowFrank Lion wrote:Yeah, just use the bookmark and the favicon will get re-created for that website.jenpen25 wrote:Great, thanks. They're all there now but all with a gray generic icon instead of their individual color ones. Any way to fix that?