How will Firefox remember me after I upgrade to Windows 7 from Vista?
I plan to have someone do a clean install of windows7 on my HP laptop (that currently is running vista home premium) from the windows 7 disks provided by HP. Will my bookmarks be remembered when I reload Firefox?
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All of your personal information for Firefox (bookmarks, passwords, etc.) are stored on your hard drive.
You need to make a backup of your entire Profile folder or of certain items in your Profile folder before installing Windows 7.
- Put the backup(s) in a safe place on another hard drive, on a CD, or on a USB/pin/thumb/jump drive until after Windows 7 is installed and Firefox is re-installed.
- Then you can copy selected files into your new Profile folder under your Windows 7 installation of Firefox.
Some information is duplicated in the following articles, but try to read all of them. If you thoroughly plan, you should lose none of your information.
- See --> Profiles-How to find your Profile
- You may need this: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders
- See --> Backing up your information
- See --> Profile backup
- See --> Transferring data to a new profile (this article has a list of suggested items to transfer to your new Profile)
- See --> Profile folder -Firefox (this article has a comprehensive list of files and folders in your Profile)
- See --> Recovering important data from an old profile
Keep in mind that you will need to re-install, on your new Windows 7 installation, all of the Extensions (including toolbars that you may have installed), Plugins and Themes that you have installed in Firefox.
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Chosen Solution
All of your personal information for Firefox (bookmarks, passwords, etc.) are stored on your hard drive.
You need to make a backup of your entire Profile folder or of certain items in your Profile folder before installing Windows 7.
- Put the backup(s) in a safe place on another hard drive, on a CD, or on a USB/pin/thumb/jump drive until after Windows 7 is installed and Firefox is re-installed.
- Then you can copy selected files into your new Profile folder under your Windows 7 installation of Firefox.
Some information is duplicated in the following articles, but try to read all of them. If you thoroughly plan, you should lose none of your information.
- See --> Profiles-How to find your Profile
- You may need this: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders
- See --> Backing up your information
- See --> Profile backup
- See --> Transferring data to a new profile (this article has a list of suggested items to transfer to your new Profile)
- See --> Profile folder -Firefox (this article has a comprehensive list of files and folders in your Profile)
- See --> Recovering important data from an old profile
Keep in mind that you will need to re-install, on your new Windows 7 installation, all of the Extensions (including toolbars that you may have installed), Plugins and Themes that you have installed in Firefox.
If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when signed-in to the forum.
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