Can I "copy" a Vista firefox folder and move to Win 7 Fire fox?
I saved my Vista firefox bookmarks as HTML: Export
I Imported them in my new Windows 7 Firefox.
Some of the Folders are missing.
Can I "copy" vista firefox folders and paste it into my Windows 7 firefox?
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In what root folder were those bookmarks located?
In the left pane in the Library (Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks) there are three folders in the "All Bookmarks" folder:
- "Bookmarks Toolbar"
- "Bookmarks Menu"
- "Unsorted Bookmarks"
Did you try to do a search in the Bookmarks Manager (Library) in case they have moved?
You can consider to restore a compressed .jsonlz4 from the bookmarkbackups folder or copy the places.sqlite database file to the current Firefox profile folder.
You can copy files like these to the current Firefox profile folder to recover specific data.
- bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
- bookmark backups: JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
- SQLite files like cookies.sqlite (cookies) and formhistory.sqlite (saved form data)
- logins.json and key3.db (decryption key) for Passwords saved in the Password Manager
- cert8.db and possibly cert_override.txt for (intermediate) certificates stored in the Certificate Manager
- persdict.dat for words you added to the spelling checker dictionary
- permissions.sqlite for Permissions and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for other Site Preferences
- sessionstore.js for open tabs and pinned tabs and tab groups
See also:
I need more specifics as to how to access a Profile folder.
It sounds like if I access my Windows Vista Firefox profile manager, I can copy the Book mark folders that I want and then import them to my new Windows 7 Firefox profile.
That would be great.
You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder:
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory:
Windows: Show Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder - http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox