what is bookmarkbackups folder for?
there is a folder called bookmarkbackups in profile directory what is bookmarkbackups folder for? can I delete the file inside?
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Firefox uses the bookmarkbackups folder to store backups of the bookmarks, so you do not lose them in case of problems with the places.sqlite database file that stores the bookmarks.
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them
Firefox keeps rotating daily JSON backups (bookmarks-####-##-##_xxxx.json) of the bookmarks in the bookmarkbackups folder, one for each day that Firefox has been started and up to a maximum of 10.
You can set this maximum via the browser.bookmarks.max_backups pref on the about:config page.
Current Firefox versions show the number of bookmarks in a JSON backup as part of the name of the file: xxxx in bookmarks-####-##-##_xxxx.json, so you can use that to select a backup.
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Firefox uses the bookmarkbackups folder to store backups of the bookmarks, so you do not lose them in case of problems with the places.sqlite database file that stores the bookmarks.
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them
Firefox keeps rotating daily JSON backups (bookmarks-####-##-##_xxxx.json) of the bookmarks in the bookmarkbackups folder, one for each day that Firefox has been started and up to a maximum of 10.
You can set this maximum via the browser.bookmarks.max_backups pref on the about:config page.
Current Firefox versions show the number of bookmarks in a JSON backup as part of the name of the file: xxxx in bookmarks-####-##-##_xxxx.json, so you can use that to select a backup.
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thanks for your input.
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