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uninstall and reinstall firefox without losing my book marks

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can I uninstall firefox and reinstall it without losing my book marks

This happened

Not sure how often

yesterday

User Agent

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; GTB6.5; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; yie8)

can I uninstall firefox and reinstall it without losing my book marks == This happened == Not sure how often == yesterday == == User Agent == Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; GTB6.5; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; yie8)

Chosen solution

Uninstalling Firefox should keep your profile folder intact.

If you want to be cautious, try Export Firefox bookmarks to an HTML file to back up or transfer bookmarks first.

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Chosen Solution

Uninstalling Firefox should keep your profile folder intact.

If you want to be cautious, try Export Firefox bookmarks to an HTML file to back up or transfer bookmarks first.