replacing firefox bookmarks

[NoOp]

On 02/07/2009 08:13 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Feb 2009, NoOp wrote:
[...]
>>
>> 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.
> 
> Forgot to mention that I tried deleting 
> $HOME/,mozilla/firefox/vxuuxfit.default/bookmarks, and places.sqlite.
> This time in addition, at your suggestion, I deleted the individual 
> files from the bookmarkbackups directory. Opened Firefox and lo and 
> behold all the old bookmarks. Of course places.sqlite, a backup file and 
> a bookmark file were magically recreated. I can't figure out what is 
> writing the places.sqlite file. Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks.
> 

 Please follow the directions I've provided.