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I had to reinstall Windows 7 and didn't save a backup of my Firefox Profile.

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jscher2000 -... replied 12 years ago
SilverTrove
SilverTrove

Is there any way I can restore bookmarks and other profile files from Windows (C:)>Windows.old>program files (x86)? All my old files were restored, but would my old Firefox profile be included? Where would it be?

Is there any way I can restore bookmarks and other profile files from Windows (C:)>Windows.old>program files (x86)? All my old files were restored, but would my old Firefox profile be included? Where would it be?

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister

Firefox Profile isn't in the program files, it's in the roaming app data files section.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer

You should be able to find your data under:

C:\Windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Firefox\Profiles

If you do not see that folder, make sure Windows is not hiding it from you. This article has the steps: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hidden-files

As an example of one way to resurrect your old profile folder, see: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1003760#answer-583574