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Firefox lost bookmarks when updating. Was using os 10.4.11

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Yaryarlo
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Firefox lost bookmarks when updating. Was using os 10.4.11 only found 1 profile with none of my bookmarks. Currently using latest OS

Firefox lost bookmarks when updating. Was using os 10.4.11 only found 1 profile with none of my bookmarks. Currently using latest OS

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cor-el
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Which Mac OS X version and which Firefox version are you currently using?

Yaryarlo
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os 10.8.2 Firefox 17.0.1

cor-el
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Did you find a places.sqlite file in the profile folder or JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder?

  • /Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<profile>/

In Mac OS X v10.7 and later, the $HOME/Library folder is a hidden folder.

Open Finder and use one of these:

  • Go > Go To Folder (Shift-Command-G) and in the dialog type: ~/Library
  • Open the "Go" menu and hold down the Option key to make the Library appear