how i can change the bookmarks path onto firefox 36 to the homeuser folder
Hello i have to store only the bookmarks on a homeuser folder and not the hole profile.
is there a solution to do that with firefox version 36.0 without addons?
I have try with a file and the following text: user_pref("browser.bookmarks.file", "h:\\places.sqlite"); but this is not working. I have found a treat which says this was only in firefox vers2 working.
Is there also such a solution available but for my brand new version?
Many thanks JB
Réiteach roghnaithe
Hello John and Cor-el
Many thanks for your time and know how. With this i will find a solution for my problems. Many thanks JB
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You may move the profile location but AFAIK the bookmarks themselves may not be moved outside the profile.
What are you trying to achieve and why ? Note it is possible to settup multiple profiles if that helps.
It is also possible to backup bookmarks or export them as HTML
- Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer
- Export Firefox bookmarks to an HTML file to back up or transfer bookmarks
Bookmarks may also be synced between devices. If you use Firefox Sync for bookmarks do not become over-reliant on it. I strongly recommend manually backing up bookmarks say every two weeks if they are important.
Hello John Thanks for your help. I'm a administrator and should deploy automaticly Firefox to the hole firm. This is not a problem but what i want is also, that every user without any intervention his bookmarks have stored and also used from his homeuser folder. with this he can go to another pc and have all his bookmarks. the homeuser folder is backupt and the bookmarks are safe there. So i really need only a solution to change the bookmarks path to this homeuser folder. I don't want a sync solution or so. thanks Jb
Whatever you do each user must have a unique profile You may wish to use Firefox esr. look at the faq section and the mailing list. Blogs by M kaply will also be of interest to you.
I will post links later today. Replying from a phone at moment.
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The browser.bookmarks.file is meant to specify the location for creating an automatic backup when browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML is set to true and not for specifying the location of places.sqlite.
Réiteach Roghnaithe
Hello John and Cor-el
Many thanks for your time and know how. With this i will find a solution for my problems. Many thanks JB