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I want to import my saved logins from Preferences

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mlfowler
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For some reason a new Firefox overwrote all my bookmarks--which I have imported--and all my Preferences, so that my Saved Logins no longer appear. Please help me locate the file of Saved Logins in my Ffx data. Thanks.

For some reason a new Firefox overwrote all my bookmarks--which I have imported--and all my Preferences, so that my Saved Logins no longer appear. Please help me locate the file of Saved Logins in my Ffx data. Thanks.

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Where did you find the backup of your bookmarks? If you have a backup of your entire profile folder, there are a pair of files in there you can copy over to your currently live profile folder to transfer your saved login. More info on the various files in this article: Recovering important data from an old profile.

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Where did you find the backup of your bookmarks? If you have a backup of your entire profile folder, there are a pair of files in there you can copy over to your currently live profile folder to transfer your saved login. More info on the various files in this article: Recovering important data from an old profile.

mlfowler
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Thank you! By your naming those exact pref files, I was able to find them in the BackUp and drag them to replace the ones in the new copy of Firefox. WooHoo! Saved years of logins.

FredMcD
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These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox

FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) {web link} FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your saved files individually into installable .xpi files. It will also make backups of files that you choose.

OPIE {web link} Import/Export extension preferences