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| R. Hickey 2007-06-15, 7:14 pm |
| I'm sorry for beating this dead dog but I somehow (random incorrect click
of mouse?) deleted one of my bookmark folders.
I tried doing a "system restore" to about 3-4 earlier dates but *that*
failed miserably. XP won't restore (or can't restore) to an earlier point,
so I went into the 'backup' file I make weekly.
I copied every file that had the word "bookmarks" in it (altogether about
4-5 different files) into my 'prefs', 'chrome' and 'profile' folders.
Nothing. The missing bookmark folder won't display. BUT .... when the
bookmarks.html file opens in the Firefox browser, the missing folder
displays all the bookmarks.
So, it doesn't show in the bookmarks listing on the left side of my screen
but it does display the actual bookmarks in a browser window.
Just WTF am I doing wrong? This is making me nuts!
Thanks for any pointing in the right direction to get that missing folder
back into my bookmarks file.
Robert
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| Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com 2007-06-15, 7:14 pm |
| On Jun 15, 3:20 pm, "R. Hickey" <rob...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I'm sorry for beating this dead dog but I somehow (random incorrect click
> of mouse?) deleted one of my bookmark folders.
>
> I tried doing a "system restore" to about 3-4 earlier dates but *that*
> failed miserably. XP won't restore (or can't restore) to an earlier point,
> so I went into the 'backup' file I make weekly.
>
> I copied every file that had the word "bookmarks" in it (altogether about
> 4-5 different files) into my 'prefs', 'chrome' and 'profile' folders.
>
> Nothing. The missing bookmark folder won't display. BUT .... when the
> bookmarks.html file opens in the Firefox browser, the missing folder
> displays all the bookmarks.
>
> So, it doesn't show in the bookmarks listing on the left side of my screen
> but it does display the actual bookmarks in a browser window.
>
> Just WTF am I doing wrong? This is making me nuts!
>
> Thanks for any pointing in the right direction to get that missing folder
> back into my bookmarks file.
>
> Robert
if you're using one of the newer Firefoxes, then close the program,
and look in the FF Profile directory. There, you will see a directory
called bookmarkbackups. The newer FF saves a daily backup of the
bookmark file. Just rename one of those files to bookmarks.html and
place it where the main bookmarks.html file is located.
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| R. Hickey 2007-06-15, 7:14 pm |
| Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com wrote in
news:1181948616.494218.128860@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
>
> if you're using one of the newer Firefoxes, then close the program,
> and look in the FF Profile directory. There, you will see a
> directory called bookmarkbackups. The newer FF saves a daily backup
> of the bookmark file. Just rename one of those files to
> bookmarks.html and place it where the main bookmarks.html file is
> located.
I hate to seem like a dumbass, but I found a file marked "Thursday" (I am
using ver. 2.0.0.4), copied the only backed up file (bookmarks.html) in it
but went to the profiles folder and there already was a file named
'bookmarks.html' there.
I guess that isn't the one 'cause I pasted the copy from the new FF
version in and nothing happened.
Where is the "...place ... where the main bookmarks.html file is
located. " ?
Again, sorry for having to do this and thanks for the help.
Robert
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| Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com 2007-06-16, 1:14 am |
| On Jun 15, 4:34 pm, "R. Hickey" <rob...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hi...@gmail.com wrote innews:1181948616.494218.128860@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>
>
> I hate to seem like a dumbass, but I found a file marked "Thursday" (I am
> using ver. 2.0.0.4), copied the only backed up file (bookmarks.html) in it
> but went to the profiles folder and there already was a file named
> 'bookmarks.html' there.
>
> I guess that isn't the one 'cause I pasted the copy from the new FF
> version in and nothing happened.
>
> Where is the "...place ... where the main bookmarks.html file is
> located. " ?
>
> Again, sorry for having to do this and thanks for the help.
>
> Robert
rename the file thursday to bookmarks.html and replace it with the
bookmarks.html file that is alread there.
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| R. Hickey 2007-06-16, 1:12 pm |
| Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com wrote in
news:1181962986.105830.48670@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
> rename the file thursday to bookmarks.html and replace it with the
> bookmarks.html file that is alread there.
Couldn't get that to work. Obviously, I AM too XXXXing stupid to do this,
so I went back to one of the BM files that would display the sites from
the folder I lost (but not the folder itself in the sidebar list).
I re-created the lost folder and then opened the sites and used "Bookmark
This Site" in FF to do it all manually.
One good thing, I was able to delete some sites that no longer worked so I
got to clean up the folder for a smaller list. The *only* silver lining...
Thank you so much for trying to lead me by the hand but it looks like I am
a hopeless dumbass!!!
Robert
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| Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com 2007-06-17, 7:13 pm |
| On Jun 16, 8:24 am, "R. Hickey" <rob...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hi...@gmail.com wrote innews:1181962986.105830.48670@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>
>
> Couldn't get that to work. Obviously, I AM too XXXXing stupid to do this,
> so I went back to one of the BM files that would display the sites from
> the folder I lost (but not the folder itself in the sidebar list).
>
> I re-created the lost folder and then opened the sites and used "Bookmark
> This Site" in FF to do it all manually.
>
> One good thing, I was able to delete some sites that no longer worked so I
> got to clean up the folder for a smaller list. The *only* silver lining...
>
> Thank you so much for trying to lead me by the hand but it looks like I am
> a hopeless dumbass!!!
>
> Robert
Ok, one last try:
Step 1: Close FF
Step 2: using your file manager, locate your FF profile
Step 3: locate the file bookmarks.html
Step 4: rename that file to bookmarks1.html or whatever you want
Step 5: locate the directory bookmarkbackups within the FF profile.
Step 6: Inside that directory you will find backup bookmark files.
They will look something like this: bookmarks-2007-06-14.html. Pick
one of them that is the biggest. Thats the one I would start with
first.
Step 7: Rename that file to bookmarks.html
Step 8: place that new bookmarks file in the same location as
bookmarks1.html
Step 9: restart FF.
Any results?
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| R. Hickey 2007-06-17, 7:13 pm |
| Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com wrote in
news:1182110474.423831.324230@c77g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
> Ok, one last try:
>
> Step 1: Close FF
> Step 2: using your file manager, locate your FF profile
<bewildered look> Not sure about the 'file manager' (seems I just know
enough to get myself *in* to trouble).
But I found 'em in 3 different places:
- C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\chrome
- C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile\bookmarks.html
- C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile
And one (I think the 'profile' one) has a few 'bookmarks.html'
> Step 3: locate the file bookmarks.html
(see #2)
> Step 4: rename that file to bookmarks1.html or whatever you want
> Step 5: locate the directory bookmarkbackups within the FF profile.
> Step 6: Inside that directory you will find backup bookmark files.
> They will look something like this: bookmarks-2007-06-14.html. Pick
> one of them that is the biggest. Thats the one I would start with
> first.
This is what the folder with the multiple 'bookmarks.html' files look
like.
> Step 7: Rename that file to bookmarks.html
> Step 8: place that new bookmarks file in the same location as
> bookmarks1.html
> Step 9: restart FF.
>
> Any results?
Didn't really get any further. PLUS .... I hesitate to jerk around with
the current bookmarks folder 'cause I got it working manually (I
described this previously) yesterday.
I truly feel like a large component of my "smarts" has left me! ;-]
Robert
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| John - Ratty 2007-06-17, 7:13 pm |
| R. Hickey wrote:
>
> But I found 'em in 3 different places:
>
> - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\chrome
> - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile\bookmarks.html
> - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile
>
> And one (I think the 'profile' one) has a few 'bookmarks.html'
>
>
They'll be in a location similar to...
C:\Documents and Settings\login name\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\(random alha-numeric string).default\
--
John - Ratty
May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future
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| Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com 2007-06-18, 1:12 am |
| On Jun 17, 2:43 pm, "R. Hickey" <rob...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hi...@gmail.com wrote innews:1182110474.423831.324230@c77g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>
> <bewildered look> Not sure about the 'file manager' (seems I just know
> enough to get myself *in* to trouble).
>
File manager: the thing you use to browse what files you have on your
computer. It might be called Windows Explorer.
> But I found 'em in 3 different places:
>
> - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\chrome
> - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile\bookmarks.html
> - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile
>
these are the program directory. Your FF profile is the area that
contains all your bookmarks, passwords, prefs, and settings.
To locate your profile, you can read this: http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/edit#profile
but if you're using windows, then you must read this:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...iddenfiles.mspx
> I truly feel like a large component of my "smarts" has left me! ;-]
if you can't figure out things by now, then maybe you shouldn't be
using a computer. Maybe you should toss it out the window, and go
back to watching TV. ;-)
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| R. Hickey 2007-06-18, 7:12 pm |
| John - Ratty <johnb59@nospambtinternet.com> wrote in news:o96dnfKYlrz-
MujbRVnysAA@bt.com:
> R. Hickey wrote:
>
> They'll be in a location similar to...
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\login name\Application
> Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\(random alha-numeric string).default\
OK, I found one marked 'bookmarks.html' at:
C:\Documents and Settings\Robert\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
\vxne4ce4.default
and four more at:
C:\Documents and Settings\Robert\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
\vxne4ce4.default\bookmarkbackups
Which is best to use? And thanks.
Robert
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| R. Hickey 2007-06-18, 7:12 pm |
| Peter.Potamus.the.Purple.Hippo@gmail.com wrote in
news:1182142519.910246.284040@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
>
> if you can't figure out things by now, then maybe you shouldn't be
> using a computer. Maybe you should toss it out the window, and go
> back to watching TV. ;-)
I copied all the information provided by you and another poster. I now
have the URLs where I should (and did...) find the info should I require
it again in the future.
Thanks for the help. You're sure touchy for a purple hippopotamus!!! :-}
Sorry for my ineptness...
Robert
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| Nobody 2007-06-27, 1:13 am |
| On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:20:34 GMT, "R. Hickey" <robhic@bellsouth.net>
wrote:
>I'm sorry for beating this dead dog but I somehow (random incorrect click
>of mouse?) deleted one of my bookmark folders.
>
>I tried doing a "system restore" to about 3-4 earlier dates but *that*
>failed miserably. XP won't restore (or can't restore) to an earlier point,
>so I went into the 'backup' file I make weekly.
Duh? "System restore" doesn't recreate previous "data files" witch
is wot bookmarks are...
It restores yer "operational system" to the previous date you've
specified.
>
>I copied every file that had the word "bookmarks" in it (altogether about
>4-5 different files) into my 'prefs', 'chrome' and 'profile' folders.
>
>Nothing. The missing bookmark folder won't display. BUT .... when the
>bookmarks.html file opens in the Firefox browser, the missing folder
>displays all the bookmarks.
>
>So, it doesn't show in the bookmarks listing on the left side of my screen
>but it does display the actual bookmarks in a browser window.
>
>Just WTF am I doing wrong? This is making me nuts!
>
>Thanks for any pointing in the right direction to get that missing folder
>back into my bookmarks file.
>
>Robert
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