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show bookmarks in ubuntu

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caerbryn
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I was using Firefox in Windows Vista, and had a few hundred bookmarks.. I am now using ubuntu on the same computer, so can access files on the drives. I can use Firefox in ubuntu, but the bookmarks are no longer there. How do I get the bookmarks I could see in Vista to appear in ubuntu?

Incidentally, Thunderbird has "come across" perfectly.

I was using Firefox in Windows Vista, and had a few hundred bookmarks.. I am now using ubuntu on the same computer, so can access files on the drives. I can use Firefox in ubuntu, but the bookmarks are no longer there. How do I get the bookmarks I could see in Vista to appear in ubuntu? Incidentally, Thunderbird has "come across" perfectly.

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cor-el
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You can use Sync or copy the bookmarks from the Windows Firefox profile folder to the Ubuntu profile folder. It is not advised to share a profile between different OS.

You can copy files like these to the current Firefox profile folder to recover specific data.

  • bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
  • bookmark backups: JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
  • SQLite files like cookies.sqlite (cookies) and formhistory.sqlite (saved form data)
  • logins.json and key3.db (decryption key) for Passwords saved in the Password Manager
  • cert8.db and possibly cert_override.txt for (intermediate) certificates stored in the Certificate Manager
  • persdict.dat for words you added to the spelling checker dictionary
  • permissions.sqlite and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for Permissions and Site Preferences
  • sessionstore.js for open tabs and pinned tabs and tab groups