I uninstalled an old version of Firefox and it's deleted my bookmarks? :-(

debitcardmayhem

Hi , sorry are there 2 .default folders ? if so are there a bookmarkbackups folder in each , and is there a xxxxx.json file in either of them from before the re-install ?

debitcardmayhem

Hello again, right I have started my Windows machine so if you are available I will try to talk you through recovering your old bookmarks from before the delete / re-install .....I hope

sunni

Yeah they are 2 default folders, when I click on them it brings up bookmarkbackups folder and in each there is only todays date on both json file :-(

Would another system restore too an earlier date be any good?

debitcardmayhem

sunni wrote: »

Yeah they are 2 default folders, when I click on them it brings up bookmarkbackups folder and in each there is only todays date on both json file :-(

Would another system restore too an earlier date be any good?

Now when did you re-install ?

sunni

I uninstalled Firefox earlier today. I was just deleting stuff in add/remove programs and it was an older version of Firefox but unfortunately it deleted the new one as well, checked again and in both folders it only shows a json file with todays date on it?

debitcardmayhem

OK that is good , now we will try this first then and tell me what it tells you please

ok in windows explorer go to
c:\Users\Sunni\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox

Now right click on Profiles ans select Properties
then select on the tab Previous Versions
What do you have there ? If there is one for yesterday/last week select open and write down the name of the xxxxxxx.default folder in there and then close the just opened window.

sunni

Yes Yes Yes!!! :-) ok there is one from yesterday and one's from last week but it shows the dates of them, can't seem too find the xxxxxx default folder? Will keep looking here

debitcardmayhem

sunni wrote: »

Yes Yes Yes!!! :-) ok there is one from yesterday and one's from last week but it shows the dates of them, can't seem too find the xxxxxx default folder? Will keep looking here

You must have missed the bit that says OPEN so open the one for yesterday and then write down the name of the xxxxxxxxx.default folder in the yesterday on pretty please...and tell me what the xxxxxxx s are other wise I will not blow you any xxx's:rotfl:

sunni

lol xxxxxxxxxxx lol

ok have written down the folder xxxxxxxxxx lol

debitcardmayhem

sunni wrote: »

lol xxxxxxxxxxx lol

ok have written down the folder xxxxxxxxxx lol

Don't be coy , it won't give anything away , however follow this using your xxxxxxxxxx instead of my XXXXXXXX

go to Firefox , Bookmarks/Show all bookmarks
Next select Import/Backup Restore Choose File
When it gives you the option to find the file , navigate to
c:\Users\Sunni\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\XXXXXXXXX.default\bookma
rkbackups\todaysdate.json
click open
say yes
voila you should be back ....will wait what you find