Add bookmarks from bookmarks folder
I have a Documents folder named Bookmarks that contains hundreds of my bookmarks in dozens of sub-folders. How do I import them all into Firefox?
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HI, you can do that if they are in 1 HTML File that has been previously exported or are in a previously exported json file. What do you do with existing bookmarks if the above is true ?
Thanks. Unfortunately the B ookmarks folder is not in HTML format.
I have been looking in my Carbonite backed up files and found one that looks promising.
bookmarks-2018-07-10_1576_4XKDAP39_SWlcZNeUvgqtg==.jsonlz4
Does that look like it might help? If not, can you tell me where in Firefox my bookmarks are kept.
HI, Bookmarks are in :
- bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
- bookmark backups: compressed .jsonlz4 JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
2 ways, make another Profile and then try bringing in those bookmarks or export your existing bookmarks and try importing what you found.
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recover-lost-or-missing-bookmarks
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/import-bookmarks-html-file
Suggest what ever you do you do this 1st :
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/export-firefox-bookmarks-to-backup-or-transfer
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles
Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.
Note that this is compressed .jsonlz4 backup from July 10th with 1576 items (bookmarks + folders) automatically created by Firefox.
- bookmarks-2018-07-10_1576_4XKDAP39_SWlcZNeUvgqtg==.jsonlz4
Restoring this file will reset the bookmarks as stored in this backup.
Are the bookmarks you want to import in a file (what format) or is this a folder structure on the hard drive as used by the IE favorites?