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I uninstalled an old version of Firefox and it's deleted my bookmarks? :-(
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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 ?4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0
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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 hope4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0
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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?0 -
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?4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0 -
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?0
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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.4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0 -
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 here0
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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 here4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0
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lol xxxxxxxxxxx lol
ok have written down the folder xxxxxxxxxx lol0 -
lol xxxxxxxxxxx lol
ok have written down the folder xxxxxxxxxx lol
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 find4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy0
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