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How to backup/export bookmarks via command line or BAT

AnonymousUser
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Issue

I have a problem with my bookmarks, cookies, history or settings

Description

i am looking for a way to backup/export the bookmarks.html file via a BAT or VBS script, due to the random characters assigned to each profile. the best i can come up with is:

for /f "tokens=1,2* delims==" %%a in ( 

 'type "%AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini"^|findstr/ib "path=Profiles/" ^2^>nul'

) do ( 

 if errorlevel 0 set profdir=%%~b

)

echo %profdir%

echo %profdir:~9,16%

pause

but i still cant get it to go to the right location, can someone make this easier for me?



(Edited by Moderator: placed code in a CODE block - c)

Troubleshooting information

 Application Basics

       Name
       Firefox

       Version
       3.6.3

       Profile Directory

         Open Containing Folder

       Installed Plugins

         about:plugins

       Build Configuration

         about:buildconfig

 Extensions

       Name

       Version

       Enabled

       ID

       Personas
       1.5.2
       true
       personas@christopher.beard

       FoxTab
       1.3
       true
        

       Adblock Plus
       1.1.3
       true
        

       Java Console
       6.0.20
       true
        

       Java Quick Starter
       1.0
       true
       jqs@sun.com

 Modified Preferences

     Name

     Value

       accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar
       0

       browser.history_expire_days
       20

       browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion
       2

       browser.startup.homepage
       http://research.home.ge.com/

       browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
       rv:1.9.2.3

       extensions.lastAppVersion
       3.6.3

       network.cookie.prefsMigrated
       true

       network.http.proxy.version
       1.0

       places.last_vacuum
       1274892525

       print.print_printer
       \\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_bgcolor
       false

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_bgimages
       false

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_command

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_downloadfonts
       false

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_edge_bottom
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_edge_left
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_edge_right
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_edge_top
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_evenpages
       true

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_footercenter

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_footerleft
       &PT

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_footerright
       &D

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_headercenter

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_headerleft
       &T

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_headerright
       &U

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_in_color
       true

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_margin_bottom
       0.5

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_margin_left
       0.5

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_margin_right
       0.5

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_margin_top
       0.5

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_oddpages
       true

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_orientation
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_pagedelay
       500

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_data
       1

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_height
       11.00

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_size_type
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_size_unit
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_width
       8.50

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_reversed
       false

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_scaling
       1.00

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_shrink_to_fit
       true

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_to_file
       false

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_unwriteable_margin_left
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_unwriteable_margin_right
       0

       print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_unwriteable_margin_top
       0

       privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs
       true

       security.enable_ssl2
       true

       security.enable_tls
       false

       security.warn_viewing_mixed
       false

Firefox version

3.6.3

Operating system

Windows XP

User Agent

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3

Plugins installed

  • -Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 8.2.2
  • Default Plug-in
  • NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
  • Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
  • Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5
  • GEPlugin
  • 4.0.50401.0
  • Google Update
  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers
  • DRM Netscape Network Object
  • Npdsplay dll
  • DRM Store Netscape Plugin
== Issue == I have a problem with my bookmarks, cookies, history or settings == Description == i am looking for a way to backup/export the bookmarks.html file via a BAT or VBS script, due to the random characters assigned to each profile. the best i can come up with is: <code>for /f "tokens=1,2* delims==" %%a in ( 'type "%AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini"^|findstr/ib "path=Profiles/" ^2^>nul' ) do ( if errorlevel 0 set profdir=%%~b ) echo %profdir% echo %profdir:~9,16% pause</code> but i still cant get it to go to the right location, can someone make this easier for me? <br/> <br/>''(Edited by Moderator: placed code in a CODE block - c)''<br/> <br/> == Troubleshooting information == Application Basics Name Firefox Version 3.6.3 Profile Directory Open Containing Folder Installed Plugins about:plugins Build Configuration about:buildconfig Extensions Name Version Enabled ID Personas 1.5.2 true personas@christopher.beard FoxTab 1.3 true Adblock Plus 1.1.3 true Java Console 6.0.20 true Java Quick Starter 1.0 true jqs@sun.com Modified Preferences Name Value accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar 0 browser.history_expire_days 20 browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion 2 browser.startup.homepage http://research.home.ge.com/ browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone rv:1.9.2.3 extensions.lastAppVersion 3.6.3 network.cookie.prefsMigrated true network.http.proxy.version 1.0 places.last_vacuum 1274892525 print.print_printer \\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_bgcolor false print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_bgimages false print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_command print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_downloadfonts false print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_edge_bottom 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_edge_left 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_edge_right 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_edge_top 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_evenpages true print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_footercenter print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_footerleft &PT print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_footerright &D print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_headercenter print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_headerleft &T print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_headerright &U print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_in_color true print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_margin_bottom 0.5 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_margin_left 0.5 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_margin_right 0.5 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_margin_top 0.5 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_oddpages true print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_orientation 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_pagedelay 500 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_data 1 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_height 11.00 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_size_type 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_size_unit 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_paper_width 8.50 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_reversed false print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_scaling 1.00 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_shrink_to_fit true print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_to_file false print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_unwriteable_margin_bottom 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_unwriteable_margin_left 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_unwriteable_margin_right 0 print.printer_\\nsk1prn01\2b16_mfd_p.print_unwriteable_margin_top 0 privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs true security.enable_ssl2 true security.enable_tls false security.warn_viewing_mixed false == Firefox version == 3.6.3 == Operating system == Windows XP == User Agent == Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 == Plugins installed == *-Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 8.2.2 *Default Plug-in *NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy *Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45 *Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5 *GEPlugin *4.0.50401.0 *Google Update *Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers *DRM Netscape Network Object *Npdsplay dll *DRM Store Netscape Plugin

Alle svar (4)

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
  • Moderator
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The bookmarks.html file isn't even active in Firefox 3+ versions. If you want to be able to backup your Firefox bookmarks in the older HTML format, look at the Bookmark Backup extension which does backups in HTML format and allows you to set the location for the backup folders.

http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/#bb

AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser Spørgsmålsstiller
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i really dont care in what formats the bookmarks json or whatever, as long as they are backed up. i need a script that can be run to do this without any user interaction. any ideas?

bat or vbs is preferred, but im open to new ideas.

this all should be done WITHOUT an add on.

AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser Spørgsmålsstiller
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I'm also looking for command line export of bookmarks in FF3(sqlite?) - in Windows.

cor-el
cor-el
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You can make Firefox 3 create an automatic HTML backup (bookmarks.html) when you exit Firefox if you set the pref browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML to true on the about:config page. That backup is created by default in the profile folder as bookmarks.html, but you can set the file name and path via the pref browser.bookmarks.file on the about:config page.

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Export_bookmarks