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Why does firefox have so much trouble retaining bookmarks?

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itazukeike
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Firefox seems to be very volatile when it comes to bookmarks retention. Loss or corruption of bookmarks is a frequent occurrence often when upgrading to a later version. It has even managed to lose bookmarks recently WITHOUT an upgrade.

Firefox seems to be very volatile when it comes to bookmarks retention. Loss or corruption of bookmarks is a frequent occurrence often when upgrading to a later version. It has even managed to lose bookmarks recently WITHOUT an upgrade.

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TonyE
TonyE
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There may be a problem with the file that contains the bookmarks. These artilce may help, Can't add, change or save bookmarks - How to fix and Locked or damaged places.sqlite - MozillaZine Knowledge Base.

cor-el
cor-el
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Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_15 for Mozilla browsers

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.