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I would like to know the name of the file and location that stores my bookmarks so that I can restore it from a backup on another hard-drive! Is this possible?

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jcaqualung
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After looking through the online examples I found the profile folder in my backup on the external harddrive but I could not find the bookmark*.json file. I have spent the last year using the book mark library and folders organizing hundreds of locations I use for work and my hobbies and would hate to lose that information. I turned on the show hidden files with no luck. Is it possible to restore this info from a software back up with out restoring the entire system?

After looking through the online examples I found the profile folder in my backup on the external harddrive but I could not find the bookmark*.json file. I have spent the last year using the book mark library and folders organizing hundreds of locations I use for work and my hobbies and would hate to lose that information. I turned on the show hidden files with no luck. Is it possible to restore this info from a software back up with out restoring the entire system?

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the-edmeister
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Bookmarks are stored in the places.sqlite file in the user's Profile folder, along with browsing and downloads history.

The bookmarks-yyyy-mm-dd.json files that will be found in the \bookmarkbackups\ folder in the Profile folder are backups of the user's bookmarks.

cor-el
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You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
  • C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\

Note that the "AppData" folder in Windows Vista and later Window 7+ versions and the "Application Data" folder in XP/Win2K are hidden folders.