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Cannot sync bookmarks from Windows 7 to Ubuntu

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eryoung369
eryoung369
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I have tried using Firefox sync (which has synced everything else except my bookmarks).

I have exported to json -> when I import, I receive "Unable to process the backup file". I have validated the json here: http://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/

I have rebooted the computer.

I have also tried to export to html and import from html. When I import, I get nothing. No bookmarks, no messages, nothing. I have checked and verified that there is information in the html file.

Please help me get my bookmarks properly transferred.

Thanks,

Eric

I have tried using Firefox sync (which has synced everything else except my bookmarks). I have exported to json -> when I import, I receive "Unable to process the backup file". I have validated the json here: http://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/ I have rebooted the computer. I have also tried to export to html and import from html. When I import, I get nothing. No bookmarks, no messages, nothing. I have checked and verified that there is information in the html file. Please help me get my bookmarks properly transferred. Thanks, Eric

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guigs
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Hi eryoung369, Sorry to hear about the bookmark issue. There is a bit of a hack you can also try. If you start a new profile and copy and paste the places.sqlite file over the new profile folder and then restart Firefox with the new profile, do the bookmarks show up? 

Profile Manager - Create, remove or switch Firefox profiles

Another try: copy the json file to another directory outside the profile folder. Go to Bookmarks > Show all Bookmarks> Backup and Restore > File... and select the json file you moved.

Firefox Sync troubleshooting and tips

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cor-el
cor-el
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Does that JSON backup have the correct .json file extension?

Make sure that the bookmarks backup file has the correct (lowercase) file extension:

  • .html for a HTML backup
  • .json for a JSON backup

A JSON backup will show as one long text line without line breaks and a HTML backup shows as a web page with clickable links.

A JSON backup starts with: {"title":"","id":1,"dateAdded": An HTML backup starts with: <!DOCTYPE NETSCAPE-Bookmark-file-1>