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How do retrieve bookmarks from previous installed mozilla, that has been replaced by newer version due to pc start menu restart???

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My 200 bookmarks were on my mozilla internet browser, and then yesterday my hp pc had a start menu reinstall, that eliminated my mozilla internet browser, I had to load a new mozilla internet browser and i can't retrieve my bookmarks from my previous mozilla internet browser, is there away to locate or recreate the previous version (April 12) prior to start menu reinstall of April 13th.

My 200 bookmarks were on my mozilla internet browser, and then yesterday my hp pc had a start menu reinstall, that eliminated my mozilla internet browser, I had to load a new mozilla internet browser and i can't retrieve my bookmarks from my previous mozilla internet browser, is there away to locate or recreate the previous version (April 12) prior to start menu reinstall of April 13th.

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Hi, you can try this: Open bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks > Import and Backup > Restore, and see if you have a backup there.

If not, please see -

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It was helpful, however, it did not solve my issue. I located the profile file, however when I tried to open it would not display my old bookmarks, just kept referencing Internet Explorer, I used Mozilla past two years to established these bookmarks, yet the profile file references opening in explorer, tried to open in explorer, would not expand to show my bookmarks.

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Do you have an "C:\Windows.old" folder?

If you have a "C:\Windows.old" folder with personal data from a previously installed Windows version then you can recover personal data from a previously used profile in this backup.

  • C:\Windows.old\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles