Bookmarks.html doesn't import to another laptop with an older version; should I delete Firefox , re-install, and then import the html file into a clean copy?
My bookmarks.html is over 2Mb. I had a crash on one laptop recently and swapped the HDD for a clone from almost 7 months ago. I exported the html file from the other laptop and tried to import it to the clone to bring it up to date. Firefox froze.
Should I uninstall Firefox from the clone, reinstall a fresh version, and then import the bookmarks into a clean program?
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Do you have access to any files on the other hard drive? Perhaps you could dig up something from the bookmarkbackups folder in your old Firefox profile folder.
Note: Since that is on a hidden path, make sure Windows is set to show hidden files and folders: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files
Then you could use the Restore feature -- note that is completely replaces the 7 month old bookmarks, so you might want to export first, them just in case.
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Do you have access to any files on the other hard drive? Perhaps you could dig up something from the bookmarkbackups folder in your old Firefox profile folder.
Note: Since that is on a hidden path, make sure Windows is set to show hidden files and folders: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/windows-show-hidden-files
Then you could use the Restore feature -- note that is completely replaces the 7 month old bookmarks, so you might want to export first, them just in case.
Thanks, that worked. I copied my most recent backup from the other laptop to a thumb drive and then restored from that one, so now I'm synced.