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Had to restore Windows, can I get old bookmarks from "Mozilla" folder copied before the restore?

Turquoise
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I had to do a Windows System restore on my computer. I had to manually back up all my data files (thanks to my computer freezing when I tried to do the backup as part of system restore). I copied all items in my Program Files (x86) folder, including Mozilla.

Is there any way to recover my Firefox bookmarks? I had TONS of bookmarks in about 20 different folders. In the past (maybe 3 years ago), Firefox used to lose my bookmarks a lot so I've spent hours restoring, or starting all over again. This time, I am hoping I don't have to do all that - much more work since it's about 2.5 years worth of bookmarks! Argh!

Thank you.

I had to do a Windows System restore on my computer. I had to manually back up all my data files (thanks to my computer freezing when I tried to do the backup as part of system restore). I copied all items in my Program Files (x86) folder, including Mozilla. Is there any way to recover my Firefox bookmarks? I had TONS of bookmarks in about 20 different folders. In the past (maybe 3 years ago), Firefox used to lose my bookmarks a lot so I've spent hours restoring, or starting all over again. This time, I am hoping I don't have to do all that - much more work since it's about 2.5 years worth of bookmarks! Argh! Thank you.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Sorry, Firefox doesn't store user data, like bookmarks, in the program files folders. That data is stored in your Profile folder.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-us/kb/Profiles#How_to_find_your_profile