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How to restore old Firefox bookmarks, cookies, passwords, etc. saved in recovery directory to new install of Firefox?

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Ron Sheldon
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Used Firefox as my browser. Used a cleaner program. On restart, Windows 7 would not boot fully. System Restore to before installing the cleaner program didn't work.

Used HP backup facility to create back of all files, etc. on my C: drive on an external drive. Used another HP facility to reinstall Windows 7, etc. as if computer just arrived the factory. Moved backed up files to C: drive in a Recovery directory.

Installed Firefox 5.0.1. Can't find and import the Bookmarks, passwords, cookies, etc. that should be in saved Recovery directory. Searched "bookmarks" in Windows 7 facility of my C: - got no results.

How to I find and import my old/saved bookmarks, etc. to new Firefox install?

Ron Sheldon

Used Firefox as my browser. Used a cleaner program. On restart, Windows 7 would not boot fully. System Restore to before installing the cleaner program didn't work. Used HP backup facility to create back of all files, etc. on my C: drive on an external drive. Used another HP facility to reinstall Windows 7, etc. as if computer just arrived the factory. Moved backed up files to C: drive in a Recovery directory. Installed Firefox 5.0.1. Can't find and import the Bookmarks, passwords, cookies, etc. that should be in saved Recovery directory. Searched "bookmarks" in Windows 7 facility of my C: - got no results. How to I find and import my old/saved bookmarks, etc. to new Firefox install? Ron Sheldon

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Hasan
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Lost Bookmarks

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Lost%20Bookmarks

The bookmarks and history system will not be functional

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/The%20bookmarks%20and%20history%20system%20will%20not%20be%20functional

Check and tell if its working.