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When I upgraded from Safari 4 to 5, I lost all bookmarks in Firefox. Import does not work; Firefox will not save new bookwarks. Suggestions?

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Running Firefox 3.6.3 and Safari in Mac OS 10.6.3. Upgraded from Safari4 to 5. Lost all bookmarks in Firefox. Import says it worked, but nothing appears. Firefox will not add bookmarks either. Suggestions?

Running Firefox 3.6.3 and Safari in Mac OS 10.6.3. Upgraded from Safari4 to 5. Lost all bookmarks in Firefox. Import says it worked, but nothing appears. Firefox will not add bookmarks either. Suggestions?

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I guess something either corrupted your locked your bookmarks and history file. Try the instructions at Bookmarks and toolbar buttons not working after upgrading

You should also upgrade to Mac OS 10.6.3

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Chris Ilias
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I guess something either corrupted your locked your bookmarks and history file. Try the instructions at Bookmarks and toolbar buttons not working after upgrading

You should also upgrade to Mac OS 10.6.3

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The OP appears to already using OS X 10.6.3: Running Firefox 3.6.3 and Safari in Mac OS 10.6.3.

See also: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox

Importing bookmarks and other data from Safari