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I uninstalled firefox by accident and re-downloaded it. All my bookmarks were gone. Is there anyway to recovery my bookmarks?

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silenroc
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I uninstalled firefox by accident and re-downloaded it. All my bookmarks were gone. Is there anyway to recovery my bookmarks?

I uninstalled firefox by accident and re-downloaded it. All my bookmarks were gone. Is there anyway to recovery my bookmarks?

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wide_awake
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If your old Firefox profile is still there, you should still be able to recover your bookmarks etc. Please check this page to find the location of your profile: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profiles

The short version:

  • Go to Help -> Troubleshooting Information
  • Under the "Application Basics" section, click on "Open Containing Folder"
  • Go "up" one folder

You should see at least one folder with a name like "as4d6asf.default". If there is more than one folder with a name like that, you're in luck! You can recover the information from your old profile using the instructions here: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering%20important%20data%20from%20an%20old%20profile

Good luck

silenroc
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Thanks for your help but there was only 1 profile and it was created tonight so I guess it overwritten my old profile when it re-installed.