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I received a message from Firefox informing me the my computer was slow. I clicked on "refresh Firefox" and my bookmarks were deleted.

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FredMcD replied 5 years ago
kgoldstein1001
kgoldstein1001

Restore my bookmarks.

Restore my bookmarks.

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FredMcD
FredMcD

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Look on your desktop. Do you see a folder called; Old Firefox? Look inside. Look for the folder with the latest creation date.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recovering-important-data-from-an-old-profile

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-run-firefox-when-profile-missing-inaccessible

kgoldstein1001
kgoldstein1001 Question owner

Thank you for your assistance, FredMcD. I retrieved my bookmarks. I wonder why Mozilla thinks it beneficial to hide my bookmarks after a "refresh."

FredMcD
FredMcD

Glad to help. Safe Surfing.


Normally during a refresh, your bookmarks, passwords, and some other data should be copied to the new profile. But, sometimes this does not happen.