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I lost all my bookmarks!! And I havent backed up my bookmarks ever.

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I have 100's of bookmarked sites from over 10 years ago, you're new update lost all of them!! I never did a backup becuase this has never happened before. I'm panicking as I need all that information ASAP. Please help.

I have 100's of bookmarked sites from over 10 years ago, you're new update lost all of them!! I never did a backup becuase this has never happened before. I'm panicking as I need all that information ASAP. Please help.

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Sorry to hear about this problem. As the first step, if you haven't already, could you do a normal shutdown and/or restart of your system. Restarting your Mac can help by freeing up locked files, completing any deferred updates, and resolving temporary file permission issues.

Next, what about other data and settings -- are those missing as well? If all your settings are gone and it looks like a completely fresh install, see: Recover user data missing after Firefox update.

Otherwise, could you let us know what you get when you run the "Verify Integrity" diagnosis and repair function. That's here:

Open Firefox's Troubleshooting Information page using any of these methods:

  • "3-bar" menu button > Help > More Troubleshooting Information
  • (menu bar) Help > More Troubleshooting Information
  • type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter

Near the bottom, there is a section titled Places Database -- that's the file which stores history and bookmarks. Click the button labeled Verify Integrity. There may be a 10-15 second delay before results appear.

If all is well, the report that appears below the button should start with:

> Task: checkIntegrity
+ The places.sqlite database is sane
+ The favicons.sqlite database is sane
> Task: invalidateCaches
+ The caches have been invalidated
> Task: checkCoherence
+ The database is coherent

Does yours say that, or something else? You can select and copy the report, and then paste it into a reply for review and comment.

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