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Ok had to delete Firefox after it froze and quit responding now want to retrieve my book marks and passwords and don't know how they are saved as files on my hard drive how do I get them back?

Ok had to delete Firefox after it froze and quit responding now want to retrieve my book marks and passwords and don't know how they are saved as files on my hard drive how do I get them back?

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When you uninstall Firefox, one of the options is to leave or remove your personal data. Hopefully you left it undisturbed.

What is the operating system of the computer where you want to recover your Firefox data?

Generally speaking:

Please note that Firefox's bookmark storage formats might not be easily accessible to programs other than Firefox.

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Thanks for responding I can see the files store on hard drive it is windows 7 os but since there saved in file format I don't know how to retrieve them

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Is reinstalling Firefox an option, or where are you planning on moving them?

Modified by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer

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I did reinstall but they didn't automatically come back so I'm trying to figure out how I can transfer them back in

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Are the files still under C:\Users or are they in an Old Firefox Data folder on the desktop?

If they are still in their original location and you haven't done much setup on the new install yet, it's worth checking whether you can easily switch back using the Profile Manager.

Exit Firefox and start up in the Profile Manager using Start > search box (or Run):

firefox.exe -P

Any time you want to switch profiles, you can exit Firefox and return to this dialog. Are you able to find your old profile listed and start of Firefox in it?

Note: Before deleting unneeded profiles, I suggest making a backup of all your profiles just in case something were to go wrong.

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Yes there under c: user I can see them saved as .file I will try Firefox.exe see what I can do

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No old profile there

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I misunderstood your earlier post. .file is not a normal file extension for Firefox data. Did you have to do some kind of recovery? Can you find a folder named bookmarkbackups?

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I will have to look for it