updated to Firefox 5 ... lost all my bookmarks, passwords, everything!!!!:

Did you also lose your extensions?

Sounds like you are no longer in your old profile.

Profile: Find out if there are multiple profiles

1. type in about:support into the location bar
2. Click on "Open containing folder"
3. You are now in your current profile
4. go up one directory level to "Profiles", where you can see if you have more than one profile directory.
5. Files to check last used/update dates within eachprofile: places.sqlite file, and within bookmarkbackups folder are .json bookmark backups for dates.

Starting Firefox with a different profile:

• Profile Manager - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_Manager
• Starting your Mozilla application with a specified profile - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Starting_your_Mozilla_application_with_a_specified_profile

You may also have a problem with SQLite if more SQLite files are affected (cookies, downloads).
Make sure that you have the latest SQLite version for your OS installed.

A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.

• http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox

hi and thanks for your reply could you please tell me where is the 'location bar?' Thank you Easyeddie

the place where you type website addresses like http://www.googlw.com is called Location Bar :-P

Thank you ... that's what I thought ... but I keep getting 'Page Not Found.' Could you please tell me the full address. E.

You can also access that about:support page via:

• Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder

See:

• https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Using+the+Troubleshooting+Information+page

• http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14409/sqlite