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How do I import old history from places.sqlite to new edtion Firefox and do I loose the new history?

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Cool63
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I have a new PC and want to import my 'favorite website info', in the dutch version called 'Bladwijzers', into the new version of Firefox on my new PC. Do I copy the old places.sqlite to the uohyzr7h.default directory to replace the existing? Or is there another option so I also can keep the new info. The new version of places.sqlite is about 3 times larger (with almost no hystory in it) then the old version. Is that a problem if I replece the new with the old version.

I have a new PC and want to import my 'favorite website info', in the dutch version called 'Bladwijzers', into the new version of Firefox on my new PC. Do I copy the old places.sqlite to the uohyzr7h.default directory to replace the existing? Or is there another option so I also can keep the new info. The new version of places.sqlite is about 3 times larger (with almost no hystory in it) then the old version. Is that a problem if I replece the new with the old version.

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Hasan
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Copying files between profile folders

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering%20important%20data%20from%20an%20old%20profile#w_copying-files-between-profile-folders

Check and tell if its working.

cor-el
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Firefox 5 uses a default file size of 10 MB for places.sqlite and increments that in 10 MB chunks when needed, so that probably explains the increase in size.

If you replace places.sqlite then you lose the current bookmarks and history.

If you need to preserve bookmarks then export them to an HTML file.