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jd15
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I synch my bookmarks across devices (laptop and desktops) using my Firefox account. Starting in the last week of December 2020 the Bookmarks file seems corrupted - every bookmark redirects to Google maps.

I suspect some type of malware but cannot resolve the issue.

Thanks in advance for your help!

I synch my bookmarks across devices (laptop and desktops) using my Firefox account. Starting in the last week of December 2020 the Bookmarks file seems corrupted - every bookmark redirects to Google maps. I suspect some type of malware but cannot resolve the issue. Thanks in advance for your help!

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cor-el
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If you use Sync then best is to disconnect Sync temporarily during troubleshooting.

This can be caused by a problem with the places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite databases in the Firefox profile folder.

  • use "Verify Integrity" button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page

If errors are reported with "Verify Integrity", close and restart Firefox or reboot and retry.

If "Verify Integrity" cannot repair places.sqlite, rename/remove all places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder with Firefox closed. Firefox will rebuild places.sqlite and restore the bookmarks from a recent JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.

  • keep a backup copy of places.sqlite in case a new places.sqlite database has to be created

See also:

You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.