Search bookmarks and history

[migons]

Firefox doesn't starts..after trying for several times it started but all the bookmarks and history is lost...any way to get them back? please help, i don't wnt to waist time in searching those sites manually....regards..

[worm4u]

First go to the following path in your windows explorer:

C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{something}.default

In the above folder you may find book mark file with name of bookmark.html or bookmark.bak file. These are your latest bookmark backup files. You can double click on these file or open them with the firefox to check it out. Make a backup of it somewhere else safe. About Google search history, I think that Google maintains some of that data on its own servers that you can access if you have signed up for it -- go to My Account -> Web History. Your local browser history is different and is stored locally by Firefox.

[deveritt]

Go through the following steps, see if they helps you :

1. In Firefox Window -> Bookmarks in Toolbar -> Manage Bookmarks or Organize Bookmarks .
2. Click on File -> Import -> From File -> Next
3. Locate the Profile Folder of Firefox.
   
4. Profile folder location:

   C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\\
   
   or %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\\

5. The default profile folder is written as "something.default".
6. In this folder you should see a folder called bookmarkbackups.
7. Open the bookmarkbackups folder and select the .html file that has the bookmarks you like to recover.
8. Click Open.

[Abhav]

The problem can also be caused by a faulty or misconfigured plugin or extension, or even malware, causing Firefox to remain in memory. To see if this is your problem, perform the following steps:

1. Use Firefox to browse the web for a while, then open the Windows Task Manager, select the Processes tab and find firefox.exe in the list.
2. Use "File -> Exit" from the Firefox menu to close Firefox, then wait for firefox.exe to disappear from the Task Manager Processes list (this may take a few seconds if many tabs were open, or Firefox was using a lot of memory). If the firefox.exe process disappears and doesn't come back, this is normal, so if your bookmarks are always missing whenever you restart the computer, it could be related to bug 333907 which may cause .rdf file corruption. To avoid it, exit Firefox before shutting down your PC.
3. If firefox.exe remains in the Processes list, end the firefox.exe process by selecting it in the Windows Task Manager and clicking "End Process".
   
   • if the process disappears and doesn't come back, you may have an extension or plugin issue causing Firefox to persist in memory (for example, firefox.exe may remain active after running a Java applet). You should make sure all plugins and extensions are up to date and seek support if the problem persists.
   • If the process disappears but comes back, you probably have a virus, or some other malware. Anti-virus software may not be able to detect it. If yours doesn't, seek support.

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