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can't create bookmarks in firefox 4

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billrea
billrea
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Just upgraded to 4 in W7. No matter which way I try to create a bookmark, when I check my bookmarks list, the new bookmark just isn't there- happens both with saving to unsorted bookmarks and to a category.

Just upgraded to 4 in W7. No matter which way I try to create a bookmark, when I check my bookmarks list, the new bookmark just isn't there- happens both with saving to unsorted bookmarks and to a category.

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cor-el
cor-el
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This can be a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.

axeros
axeros
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I went through the various options in the links you posted, thanks for that, and it was this part that enabled me to once again save bookmarks (**on Linux**):-

// Export bookmarks from firefox, e.g. to home dir, then:-

cd .mozilla/firefox/xxx.default/

// quit firefox

rm bookmarks.html

rm places.sqlite

rm places.sqlite-journal

cd bookmarkbackups/

rm *.json

cd ..

rm localstore.rdf

cp ~/bookmarks.html .

// start firefox, customizations are lost, e.g. toolbar icons, so have to redo them