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Baltimike

(4,441 posts) Fri Jan 31, 2020, 10:30 AM Jan 2020

ALL Of my Friefox bookmarks are gone after an update

How do I recover them? online instructions are of no help because it is telling me to click on something 'at the top of the library window" that just isn't there. Here is what I got:

To recover them, follow the instructions below.

Click the Bookmarks button. ...
At the top of the Library window, click on Import and Backup and select Restore.
Click the date of the bookmark backup you want to recover.
In the new window that appears, click OK.
Your bookmarks from the selected date should now be restored.

ANY help would be greatly appreciated.

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ALL Of my Friefox bookmarks are gone after an update (Original Post) Baltimike Jan 2020 OP

Those instructions are for those who had a registered firefox account. I didn not either so hlthe2b Jan 2020 #1

I second that advice. Nitram Jan 2020 #2

solution here... Baltimike Feb 2020 #3

Using Time Machine? SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #4

hlthe2b

(106,797 posts)

1. Those instructions are for those who had a registered firefox account. I didn not either so

Reply to Baltimike (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 10:34 AM

Jan 2020

when I had to recreate my entire laptop after an anti-viral update-related "crash," I lost mine too. They did come back when I used a WIndows 10 setpoint restore (and quite a few other steps I won't go into over several days). I guess you must be on a Mac?

All I can suggest is googling the issue. I usually find a number of posts that can offer some help.

Nitram

(24,735 posts)

2. I second that advice.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 11:58 AM

Jan 2020

Baltimike

(4,441 posts)

3. solution here...

Reply to Baltimike (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 04:22 PM

Feb 2020

about:profile in the Firefox engine and....fixed.

SmartVoter22

(639 posts)

4. Using Time Machine?

Reply to Baltimike (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:39 PM

Feb 2020

They are usually in the latest backup, if you are using Time Machine.

I would also go to Apple.com and click on Support.
Search for Firefox bookmark recovery. There will be answers and step-by-step instructions.

PS: not sure why the other posts are for windows users...this is an Apple Forum. Browsers are slightly different.

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