replacing firefox bookmarks

[Robert Holtzman]

On Sat, 7 Feb 2009, NoOp wrote:

> On 02/07/2009 08:13 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.

That works. Thanks. I missed the part about the bookmarkbackups
*directory*and just deleted the files therein. Sorry. That
raises another question. What's magic about renaming/deleting
the directory vs the files it contains?

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