Avatar for Username

Hilfe durchsuchen

Vorsicht vor Support-Betrug: Wir fordern Sie niemals auf, eine Telefonnummer anzurufen, eine SMS an eine Telefonnummer zu senden oder persönliche Daten preiszugeben. Bitte melden Sie verdächtige Aktivitäten über die Funktion „Missbrauch melden“.

Learn More

Dieses Thema wurde archiviert. Bitte stellen Sie eine neue Frage, wenn Sie Hilfe benötigen.

How to reinstall Firefox without old bookmarks?

  • 2 Antworten
  • 1 hat dieses Problem
  • 4 Aufrufe
  • Letzte Antwort von cmoore

cmoore
cmoore
more options

I was using Firefox on both Windows and Mac, and keeping the bookmarks synchronized using Xmarks. Then, as most people know, Xmarks stopped working. I continued using Windows as my main computer, so my bookmarks there are the most up-to-date, and I've backed them up in an HTML file.

Now I want to stop using Windows and switch to the Mac completely. To get the most up-to-date bookmarks, I uninstalled Firefox in the Mac and then reinstalled v15 so I could put in the up-to-date bookmarks. I've tried this a few times now, but every time I do, it pulls in all the old bookmarks. How can I prevent this, so I can get a naked Firefox and then add the latest bookmarks (the HTML file from Windows)?

I've tried resetting Firefox to its default, but it still keeps my old bookmarks and add-ons. I even found instructions somewhere to open Firefox in safe mode, but then I couldn't find the next command that I was supposed to use.

I was using Firefox on both Windows and Mac, and keeping the bookmarks synchronized using Xmarks. Then, as most people know, Xmarks stopped working. I continued using Windows as my main computer, so my bookmarks there are the most up-to-date, and I've backed them up in an HTML file. Now I want to stop using Windows and switch to the Mac completely. To get the most up-to-date bookmarks, I uninstalled Firefox in the Mac and then reinstalled v15 so I could put in the up-to-date bookmarks. I've tried this a few times now, but every time I do, it pulls in all the old bookmarks. How can I prevent this, so I can get a naked Firefox and then add the latest bookmarks (the HTML file from Windows)? I've tried resetting Firefox to its default, but it still keeps my old bookmarks and add-ons. I even found instructions somewhere to open Firefox in safe mode, but then I couldn't find the next command that I was supposed to use.

Alle Antworten (2)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

You can use a JSON backup from the Windows computer to restore (replace) all the bookmarks on the Mac computer.

See also:

A reset doesn't work because in cases like this that automatically imports the bookmarks among other data from the previous default profile.

cmoore
cmoore Fragesteller
more options

Thanks cor-el,

I read that page before I wrote in for support, but it looked like so much Greek I was looking for an easier way. But I decided I'd give it a go after you suggested it, and I think it worked out right.

Now I have a related question: I have a fair number of duplicate bookmarks from where I added a lot more to Windows (now in the Mac) a long time ago instead of restoring them. Is there a simple way you can recommend that I can get rid of all the dupes?