replacing firefox bookmarks

[NoOp]

On 02/08/2009 11:36 AM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> 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?
> 

Don't know... I just tested until I got the right combination.