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I want to recover my Firefox profile or history file.

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RapierWit
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JI need the name to recover it from my WIN 8.1 file history. Just a couple Wins ago, XP, copying and pasting resolved almost everything. I think my tiny bit computer savvy has been savaged by common core.

JI need the name to recover it from my WIN 8.1 file history. Just a couple Wins ago, XP, copying and pasting resolved almost everything. I think my tiny bit computer savvy has been savaged by common core.

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cor-el
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You can look at files like these to recover/transfer 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 and possibly cert_override.txt for (intermediate) certificates stored in the Certificate Manager
  • persdict.dat for words you added to the spelling checker dictionary
  • permissions.sqlite for Permissions and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for other Site Preferences
  • sessionstore.js for open tabs and pinned tabs and tab groups