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My old Cpu crashed, how do I copy bookmarks from one hard drive to another. I can't boot the old hard drive. I can access it.

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My old CPU crashed, bought a new CPU. Pulled out out old hard drive and put it new CPU as second drive. Where do I find the bookmarks from the old firefox on the old drive. Both systems were and are 8.1.

My old CPU crashed, bought a new CPU. Pulled out out old hard drive and put it new CPU as second drive. Where do I find the bookmarks from the old firefox on the old drive. Both systems were and are 8.1.

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You can find the Firefox profile folder in this location.

"AppData" (XP: Application Data; Mac: ~/Library; Linux: ~/.mozilla) is a hidden folder.

You can copy files like these to the current Firefox profile folder to recover specific data.

  • bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
  • bookmark backups: JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
  • SQLite files like cookies.sqlite (cookies) and formhistory.sqlite (saved form data)
  • logins.json and key3.db (decryption key) for Passwords saved in the Password Manager
  • cert8.db for stored intermediate certificates (Certificate Manager)
  • persdict.dat for words you added to the spelling checker dictionary
  • permissions.sqlite and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for Permissions and Site Preferences
  • sessionstore.js for open tabs and pinned tabs and tab groups

You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)