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New version of Firefox has not brought across my previous bookmarks and logins?

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My previous version of Firefox was upgraded last night in the new version I can not locate my previous bookmarks and associated log in, are you able to advise how i can transfer them over and where they are located? Kind Regards Steve

''My previous version of Firefox was upgraded last night in the new version I can not locate my previous bookmarks and associated log in, are you able to advise how i can transfer them over and where they are located? Kind Regards Steve

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Hi Steve, sorry to hear about this problem.

Question 1: Do you recall Firefox mentioning either of these during your update:

(A) Performing a Tune-Up or Refresh (B) Needing to create a new profile

Question 2: Does the Restore menu list any recent bookmark backups? This article has more information:

Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer

If so, that would be useful to confirm that this is your regular profile. If not, maybe this isn't your regular profile.


Further investigation:

If you haven't already, could you close out of Firefox and do a normal Windows shutdown and restart to complete any pending updates and release any file locks.

If Firefox again starts up without your data, could you check whether your stuff is available in a different profile, as follows:

Profile Manager Page

Inside Firefox, type or paste about:profiles in the address bar and press Enter/Return to load it.

This page should list at least one profile and could list many. (Each profile has two folders and one or more buttons. Do not use any Remove buttons!)

The profile that Firefox is currently using will have this:

This is the profile in use and it cannot be deleted.

Do you have any other profile(s) listed on this page? If so, you can check whether it is the one you were using recently by clicking its Launch profile in new browser button.

If it isn't what you want, simply close that new window.

If it IS what you want, back on the about:profiles page, click the Set as default profile button for that profile so Firefox uses it automatically at the next startup.

Any progress so far?

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Good Morning I have tried all of the above so far did find some very old log ins that I have incorporated with most of my list of new log ins that I could remember and some I had written down, did not manage to retrieve any of my book marks, but managed to re-install the most important bookmarks,and will add to new bookmark list as I require them. Thank you for your help with this issue at least it showed me other areas of Firefox that I was unaware of and may be able to use in the future. Kind Regards Steve