[Bug 264204] Re: Firefox 3 loses all data... can no longer go back a page

[phflupp]

** Description changed:

+ ==========================================
+ =====
+ UPDATE:
+ =====
+ 
+ Fixed problem by resetting ownership of '.mozilla' hidden directory and
+ all files within using the following command (remove angle brackets and
+ insert your login name):
+ 
+ $ sudo chown <your username>:<your username> -R .mozilla
+ 
+ All data restored including previous session tabs and bookmarks.
+ 
+ Cheers,
+ -Phflupp
+ =========================================
+ 
  Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
  
  After a recent Ubuntu update Firefox 3 crashed, lost all bookmarks,
  ignores default page as set up in preferences, greyed out BACK and
  FORWARD page arrows (they no longer work), cannot import bookmarks
  backup.
  
  System REINSTALL of Firefox fails to fix any of these items.
  
  Add-Ons: AdBlock Plus, Foxmarks (no longer works), and Ubuntu Firefox
  modifications.
  
   Ubuntu 8.04
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Sep  3 00:10:46 2008
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
  Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64

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Firefox 3 loses all data... can no longer go back a page
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