replacing firefox bookmarks

[NoOp]

On 02/06/2009 04:21 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> Running 8.10 and Firefox 3.05 with previously imported bookmarks from 
> 8.04. Tried to import a revised bookmark.html file and it appended itself
> to the existing bookmarks. Deleting the bookmark.html from 
> $HOME/,mozilla/firefox/vxuuxfit.default and /etc/firefox-3.0/profile and 
> places.sqlite did no good as places.sqlite gets rewritten when the 
> bookmark drop down menu is accessed. I tried deleting places.sqlite and 
> copying the file from my 8.04 backup without opening Firefox. Opening 
> the browser and accessing the bookmarks shows the old bookmarks.
> 
> A search turned up someone advising deleting places.sqlite, opening the 
> browser and importing the new file. Not sure how they're doing this as 
> the file gets rewritten before the new file can be imported.
> 
> I'm trying to replace the bookmarks, not append them.
> 
> Any pointers appreciated. Thanks.
> 
>

Create a new profile:

$ firefox -P

and with that profile add your bookmarks. Alternatively you can use
Bookmarks|Organize Bookmarks and delete from there.

However, in answer to the delete bookmarks (and even the
bookmarksbackups folder):

Rename:

1. $HOME/,mozilla/firefox/vxuuxfit.default/bookmarkbackups to
$HOME/,mozilla/firefox/vxuuxfit.default/x-bookmarkbackups-x
2. $HOME/,mozilla/firefox/vxuuxfit.default/bookmarks to
$HOME/,mozilla/firefox/vxuuxfit.default/x-bookmarks-x
3. $HOME/,mozilla/firefox/vxuuxfit.default/places.sqlite to
$HOME/,mozilla/firefox/vxuuxfit.default/x-places.sqlite-x

and restart Fx. You'll find that your bookmarks are now set at default
and you can import your old bookmarks if necessary.