How can I prevent firefox from DELETING all my bookmarks EVER AGAIN!
How can I prevent firefox from DELETING all my bookmarks EVER AGAIN! FUCK!!!!! They did some kind of screwy update and reverted my bookmarks back by 6 months and I can't get them back. And yes, I saw all the backups they "stored" but they are not in there.
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Hi thomas7121,
I’m really sorry this happened — losing bookmarks after an update is extremely stressful.
In most cases, Firefox does **not actually delete bookmarks during updates**. What usually happens is that they are still on your system, but Firefox is using a different profile or failed to load the correct data.
What you can try (quick steps):
- Open the address bar and type: `about:profiles`
- Look for another profile listed there and click Launch profile
- Check if your bookmarks appear in that profile
- If you find them, click Set as default profile
Also check:
- Menu → Bookmarks → Manage bookmarks → Import and Backup → Restore
- Try any available automatic backup date
Important
In most cases like this, the bookmarks are still on disk — they’re just tied to another Firefox profile created after the update.
If none of the profiles or backups contain them, then unfortunately they may not be recoverable, but in a lot of cases the old profile is still there.
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