Where are the firefox bookmarks? Where are Mozilla Firefox bookmarks, passwords and settings stored?
Almost every computer or laptop user knows that the operating system Windows system(whatever version it is) sooner or later it will “ask” to be reinstalled. Some people reinstall the system every three months, while others manage to work in Windows for about three to four years. This already depends on the level of knowledge of the computer user. But still reinstall operating system sooner or later it will have to be done. While working in the system, namely in the browser Mozilla Firefox, many useful bookmarks are collected, which, naturally, are not saved when reinstalling the system and installing a clean browser. Agree, hardly anyone will like the loss of all the bookmarks of the Mozilla Firefox browser. However, there is no need to worry. The developers of “Ognelis” have already worried about this.
Save bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox possible in several ways. You can, of course, use special utility Mozilla Backup, with which you can save and restore not only bookmarks, but also passwords, settings, themes, history and additions. However, I will tell you about this utility in another article. This time we will use the built-in bookmark saving algorithm, which allows you to save browser bookmarks to an HTML file. You can store this file anywhere: on a flash drive, on another local disk. The main thing is that at any time from this file you can restore your previously saved Mozilla bookmarks Firefox. Now let's look at an example, How to save Mozilla Firefox bookmarks.
How to Save Mozilla Firefox Bookmarks
First, let's launch the browser and make sure we have bookmarks. In my case, I got five regular bookmarks and two bookmarks, which I placed in a folder called “Work Bookmarks.”
Now let's open the browser library, where all bookmarks, event log, downloads and tags are stored. To do this, in the “Downloads” menu, select “Show all bookmarks”. “Library” should open in a new window. 
Now let's save our bookmarks to a file so that we can restore them in the future. To do this, in the menu item “Import and backups» select “Export bookmarks to HTML file”. 
Another window will open in which you need to specify the path to save the file and its name. For the experiment, I chose “Desktop” as the path to save the file, and named the file: “Mozilla Firefox Bookmarks 07/17/2013”. To complete the operation of saving bookmarks, click the “Save” button. 
Now you know how to save Mozilla Firefox bookmarks. Agree, you couldn’t imagine anything simpler. The main thing is not to accidentally delete it.
How to restore Mozilla Firefox bookmarks
Now I'll show you how to restore Mozilla Firefox bookmarks. Although you probably already guessed it yourself. First, I will delete all previously created bookmarks. Just right-click on the bookmark and select the “Delete” menu item. 
This is what I did with all the bookmarks. And now my browser looks like this. 
To restore browser bookmarks, open the “Library” again, where in the “Import and backups” menu item you must select “Import bookmarks from an HTML file.” 
In the window that opens, we need to select the HTML file that we previously created. To do this, select it with one click with the left mouse button and click the “Open” button, or double-click on the bookmark file with the left mouse button. 
You will see bookmarks appear. 
Now all that remains is to move them to the bookmarks bar. To do this, select all imported bookmarks and drag them to the “Bookmarks Panel”. You can select bookmarks like this: select the first bookmark with one click of the left mouse button, hold down the “Shift” key on the keyboard and click once with the left mouse button on the last bookmark. All selected bookmarks should be highlighted in blue. And now, holding down the left mouse button on the selected bookmarks, drag the mouse cursor to the “Bookmarks Bar”. 
Your bookmarks should immediately appear in the bookmarks bar. Very fast and simple, isn't it? Now, if you have a question about how to save and restore Mozilla Firefox bookmarks, you know how to find the answer. I wish you success in mastering your computer and browser. If you have any questions, ask me using the comment form. Be familiar with the computer!
Have useful sites been bookmarked in your internet browser? I think that's quite a lot.
Have you ever, after reinstalling the operating system, regretted that you forgot to create a backup copy of your bookmarks before doing so?
Don’t you feel sorry for losing the necessary bookmarks due to the sudden failure of your Internet browser and after its subsequent reinstallation?
Each of you has your own answer to these questions. My answer is - it’s a pity!
Therefore, today we will consider the process of reserving bookmarks on the Internet. Mozilla browser Firefox without any additional software.
Let's consider manual mode reservations.
1. Go to the Firefox button menu and click the “Bookmarks” menu item
3. Save the .JSON file to the desired folder on your computer. The backup has been created.
4. To restore a backup copy, go to “Restore backup from” and select the one you need. We can also “Select file...” and restore bookmarks that were saved in advance in another folder on the computer in a file with the .json extension.
5. The same tool provides the ability to export and import to/from an HTML file, which is also convenient. The implementation process is almost no different from the previous one.
Also, one of useful functions Firefox is an automatic backup of your bookmarks. The Firefox Internet browser always stores the last 10 automatically created backup copies.
1. In order to go to the Firefox Profile folder, where all your settings and other information are stored, including these backups, you need to press the keyboard shortcut “Win + R”, which will launch the “ ” utility and write in the input line
2. Open the folder “yourprofile.default”
To restore your bookmarks using these files, after using an Internet browser, use step 4 of these instructions.
Almost every user of the Mozilla Firefox browser uses bookmarks, because this is the most effective method do not lose access to important pages. If you are interested in where the bookmarks of the Mozilla Firefox browser are located, then this article will focus on this issue.
If we talk about the location of bookmarks in the browser itself, then a separate section is allocated for them, which can be accessed by clicking on the icon indicated below, and then clicking on the item in the window that appears "Show all bookmarks" .
At the same time, bookmarks displayed in the browser are stored on the computer in the form of a special file, from where the browser itself takes the information.
Where does Firefox store bookmarks?
Bookmarks in Mozilla, like other user information, are stored on your computer in a special folder in your Mozilla Firefox profile. It is this folder that we need to get into.
The easiest way to get to the profile folder is using Mozilla Firefox. To do this, click on the menu button in the upper right corner of the browser and in the lower area of the window that appears, click on the icon with a question mark.
An additional menu will appear on the screen in which you will need to click on the button "Information for problem solving" .
A special window will appear on the screen. In the first block "Application Details" the button is located "Show folder" , which you actually need to click on.
And now you are in the profile folder. All information about the current profile in Mozilla Firefox is stored here: browsing history, downloads, passwords, bookmarks and much more.
The bookmarks we are interested in are stored in the file places.sqlite . In addition to bookmarks this file stores information about downloads and browsing history.
This file cannot be opened on a computer and viewed, for example, a list of bookmarks of interest, but it is necessary, for example, if you want to transfer bookmarks to Firefox on another computer or restore previous version file.
Please note, if you are interested in the procedure for exporting and importing bookmarks for the Mozilla Firefox browser and other web browsers, then detailed instructions already presented on our website.
Hello to everyone who has visited the site for Internet beginners. On the pages of our resource we talked about the Mozilla Firefox browser, how to install it, its settings, etc. For more details, see dedicated to this topic. Today we will look at what a profile is, how to find it, what files are in it and what they are responsible for.
During the installation of the browser, a special folder is created in which all our information will be stored in the future: sessions, passwords, bookmarks, installed extensions, various panels and much more. This folder is called " profile».
It is stored separately from all browser program files. This means that you can safely uninstall and reinstall Mozilla Firefox. Your profile data will be saved. Or vice versa, if you have a problem, then you do not have to delete the browser, but simply delete the profile and thus solve your problem.
Where is the firefox profile located
To find out where the folder is located firefox profile there are two ways. Let's look at them.
Using a browser. We launch it, open the main menu and click on the small icon with a question mark.
This way we will open a help desk.
And go to " Problem Solving Information».
The Mozilla Firefox details page will appear in front of us. In the column "" click on the button " Show folder" In a second it will open in front of you. All your information from this browser is stored here.
You can go to this profile folder without opening Firefox - keyboard shortcuts Win and R (Win + R). When using them, the window “ Execute»
Enter the following command: “ %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\" and click "Ok". Explorer will open, where the profile folder will be indicated, in which the word default will be indicated, approximately in this format (xxxxxxxxx.default-00000000000).
What is stored in the Mozilla Firefox profile
Now let's look at what exactly is stored in the profile folder.
Bookmarks, history, data about downloaded files are contained in the file places.sqlite
All backup copies of your bookmarks are stored in the folder bookmarkbackups. In order to restore bookmarks from a backup copy, open your browser, click on the button Import and backups
You can use another way to save bookmarks -.
Data about passwords, which you save in the browser are stored in files logins.json And key3.db
For sites such as: where and what pop-ups to show are in the files permissions.sqlite And content-prefs.sqlite
List of installed search engines displays the file search.json.mozlz4
File formhistory.sqlite contains data about your search or what you entered on various sites. Created for autofill form fields on resources.
An alternative to cookies is storage DOM, it is larger in volume, safe. The file is responsible for storing information webappsstore.sqlite
All extension data that you installed in the browser are stored in the folder extensions
If you installed security certificates and SSL, then all their settings are stored in a file cert8.db
Database protective modules stored in secmod.db
File mimeTypes.rdf tells the browser what to do boot actions this or that file. For example, open a file in .pdf format in Acrobat Reader
All information about MIME types installed plugins contained in the file pluginreg.dat
Location settings toolbars, window sizes and positions are stored in xulstore.json
All browser settings that we ourselves set in the Settings window are saved in a file prefs.js
We have reviewed the most important data for saving and restoring. So, today we learned what a profile is, where it is located and what is in it.
Let's end this today. Next time we'll talk about how to manage passwords in Mozilla Firefox. See you again!
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Giacomo Leopardi
The Mozilla Firefox browser provides users with a convenient mechanism for saving Internet pages they need in their work or simply love.
It’s called “Bookmarks,” and has actually been implemented in various browsers for quite some time.
So there is little that is fundamentally new in the bookmarks function for those who have worked with other browsers. What the developers of “Fire Fox” have done very well is to simplify the work with this tool as much as possible and place all the controls in a convenient and compact menu.
So, you look through the contents of the Internet site and realize that it would be nice to visit here again. No problem! Creating a bookmark is as easy as shelling pears. To do this, you just need to click on the star image on the right side of the address entry line. All! The page is saved in the “Unfiled Bookmarks” category. Now let’s take a look at the bookmarks menu to figure out what these categories are and where else you can “bookmark” pages. The button that opens the menu is located on the very right side of the toolbar. And you can recognize her by the same star.
By clicking on this button we will open the bookmarks menu. The first item says “Show bookmarks bar”. Activating this function will return the usual previous versions Firefox bookmarks bar view. It will appear below the toolbar. The browser developers decided to remove this panel in the fourth version, but if it’s more convenient for you, then feel free to leave it and use it for your own pleasure. Removing it is as easy as adding it - now in the enlarged “Bookmarks” menu button, you need to uncheck the box next to the “Show bookmarks bar” item.
The next item - “Show all bookmarks” - brings up an expanded bookmark management menu, which we will talk about later.
The function of adding a page to bookmarks is duplicated just below.
But by clicking on the “Subscribe to news feeds” item, you can connect to the RSS feed of this site and receive notifications about new materials. Please note that this tool will only be active on sites that have a built-in RSS feed.
Next comes the “Bookmarks Bar” item, which opens a whole series of sub-items. By the way, it is this that replaces the bookmarks bar, which can be returned to the “face” of the browser. The top sub-item “Most Popular” displays the pages you visit most often. The following are the points “ start page” and “News Feed”. We go even lower into the bookmarks menu and see commands that open lists of recently added bookmarks and tags. Complete the list of items section reference information about the browser and - attention - the same section in which new bookmarks are located by default - “Unfiled bookmarks”. Let's click on this button.
We are back in an advanced bookmark management tool called “Library”.
Here is a list of bookmarks in our category and information about where they lead. Here you can add tags to them.
In general, the developers recommend not to look for bookmarks in different menus and not to bother yourself with these subtleties, but simply enter the name of the site or some of its features in the “smart” search bar.
But let's imagine a situation where you have completely forgotten all the information about a site you added to your bookmarks, which you now desperately need. You need to look for it in the “Unfiled bookmarks” section. “But this is a long time!”, you will say, and you will be right. Let's move this bookmark somewhere closer.
For example, in the “Bookmarks Bar” item. To do this, simply click on the desired bookmark left mouse button and drag it to the “Bookmarks Bar” item. Close the Library. The bookmark is now available in this menu item.
But that's not all. Firefox wouldn't be the people's browser if it didn't give you more options to make your job even easier. Let's return to the starting point of our story. We are on some website and want to “remember” this page in our bookmarks. Click on the star image.
But not once, but twice! Miraculously, a small window immediately appears with a menu for adding a bookmark. Let's take a closer look at what we can do here. The top button eloquently suggests refusing to bookmark this page, but we generously ignore this call and look further. In the “Name” field you can enter the desired name of the site.
And just below is the “Folder” field.
And here is the most interesting thing.
Let's start with the fact that, in addition to the default “Unfiled Bookmarks” folder, you can select another location by clicking on the active field. But that's not all. You can create it yourself new folder, in which to save the bookmark, and even indicate its location. To do this, click on the button with the small arrow to the right of the folder field. Here we click on the desired location of the bookmark - for example, “Bookmarks Menu”, and now click “Create Folder”.
Enter the folder name and click “Finish”. The bookmark has been saved. If desired, you can also enter tags for this bookmark.
Now the bookmark is very easy to find. This way you can organize thematic folders to save bookmarks from different sites.
