katzendogs wrote:Bookmarks in Mozilla-family browsers are stored in a single file called "bookmarks.html". Must be in your profile directory, something like /default/xxxxxxxx.slt/bookmarks.html

How can I copy my bookmarks to a thumbdrive so I can install FF3
Edit: 3.0.4 installed. Bookmarks are there. Site (photo forums)  shows up screwy though.

 laozilover wrote: 
The latest Symantec products, as with other software products that try to wrest control of your computer from the OS (like AOL), are very likely culprits.  Since Firefox has become popular, and the "anti-malware malware" programs now "support" it, you can expect them to mess with Firefox as well.  The flip side to that coin is that, while Microsoft goes to great lengths to ensure that it's "Partners" don't bork any Microsoft products, the people who contribute to Firefox don't have anywhere near the massive leverage in the marketplace to ensure that Firefox isn't borked.

The maxim "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" does not apply to software installations.

 laozilover wrote: 
Okay, the same thing has happened again.  On a hunch, I turned off the firewall (a newly installed NORTON 360), and, although the bookmarks stayed lost, when I entered a URL directly, Firefox could now go there.  So now I blame NORTON.... stay tuned...

Beaker wrote:
  

 laozilover wrote: 
  OK then. And since it never could, sorry to have wasted your time.

 bokey wrote: 
Yeah, except it didn't happen.

 laozilover wrote: 

  

 Well OK then, but if you take 10 seconds you won't have to worry about it next time it happens.

 bokey wrote: 
Well, thanks for the effort, but it turns out I hadn't lost anything - it might have just been something goofy in Windows, because rebooting solved the problem.  For some reason, whatever state Windows got into, only Firefox was affected - IE still worked.  I could have tried Safari, too, but I did not.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
  I was trying to tell him how to go into the application data and dig it out by hand, but the editor started freaking out over the frontslashes for some reason.
  I'd post it in the bug reports but poor Bill has enough to fix.

 Don't mean I ain't gonna bitch a litlle though, nossir.

Lao- go here and read this, it'll back up your bookmarks, extensions  and cookies and stuff. I had a much better explanation on how to dig it out by hand, but I'm not doing that again - Gonna post now while I can-
 http://kb. mozillazine. org/MozBackup

     

bokey wrote:

Ommmmmmmm. Ommmmmmmmm.   

  Is there anything more rewarding than taking the time to write a well thought out, helpful post and have the new improved editor eat it?

 laozilover wrote: 
...Okay, a reboot brought Firefox back to functional, more or less normal - bookmarks are back, and it can display pages.  Can't imagine what might have gotten into it.  Not like I was cruising dangerous sites or anything - I was searching my bank's web site pages for some number to call to report a couple of broken ATMs on Sunday, seems I hit a bad link, and everything went black after that.

My recent install of FF3 on one of my puters just self destructed! It lost all its bookmarks, and doesn't seem to know how to get to the internet anymore! I am rebooting now to see if that makes a difference before reinstallling!  Anybody else ever have a similar problem with a browser?

winter wrote:
I'm still on 2.0.0.16. I remember Ali having problems with flickr uploader way back. I don't know what version of that I'm using. XP...PC

I upgraded in the alst few days and have to say my computer has not quite been the same since. couple of crashes, just freezing without anything happening for ages, things taking longer to open. I just wish they wouldn't release this crap until they know it works.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
I'll try that, but it crashes on all kinds of other sites, too. And the older version never used to crash.

winter wrote:

Get the Flickr Uploader?