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i had to reinstall firefox and now i can't find any of my bookmarks.

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chefgirl
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i had to reinstall firefox because i had reset my computer and now i can't find any of my bookmarks. what do i do? i need most of those for college and i don't remember them. i have a windows 8.1 computer and i'm not super teck savvy. i need the answer in techno idiot terms. help!

i had to reinstall firefox because i had reset my computer and now i can't find any of my bookmarks. what do i do? i need most of those for college and i don't remember them. i have a windows 8.1 computer and i'm not super teck savvy. i need the answer in techno idiot terms. help!

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Riyad Arefin
Riyad Arefin
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I am really Sorry but if you didn't make a backup you can't get you bookmarks back .

FredMcD
FredMcD
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Look on your desktop. Do you see a folder named Old Firefox?

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recovering-important-data-from-an-old-profile

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles

These can't get your data back, but will help in the future.

These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox

FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) {web link} FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your saved files individually into installable .xpi files. It will also make backup of files that you choose.

OPIE {web link} Import/Export extension preferences