Gad! Stupid FireFox!

b2tf · 18-12-2005, 05:20 PM

It's gone and done its wonderful trick of losing all my bookmarks and settings on me! IIRC, there is a way to get it all back, anyone know what it is?

BuuBox · 18-12-2005, 06:25 PM

http://www.opera.com

...:P

No idea how to restore your bookmarks etc, but how does Firefox store the information? In like a user profile directory?

the_scotsman · 18-12-2005, 07:43 PM

Try this

http://home.att.net/~cherokee67/fflostbkmk.html

Seems it is a common problem from searching on Google.

LUXO_8 · 18-12-2005, 07:51 PM

ive lost the ability to click the scrollwheel and open a new tab...... which is a pain in the butt...

anyway to re-fixerate it

pauljh74 · 18-12-2005, 08:04 PM

look for a bookmarks.html file for your Firefox bookmarks.
As for settings, don't know, but I'd say bookmarks are alot more important. Always keep a backup somewhere, so even if you lose the ones since your last backup, that's only a few instead of all.

rodderz · 18-12-2005, 09:49 PM

Mine has done it a couple of time, it asked for a username when i cranked up firefox, then when i clicked the usual one it said it was already in use (which it wasnt)

Then all the settings were back and no bookmarks, so i reinstalled. One day it suddenly wetn back to the old setup...nfi but hasnt done so since

b2tf · 18-12-2005, 11:08 PM

nup. all gone. screw you fox. im going back to IE.

Kapn_Kiwi · 18-12-2005, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by back2thefutura

nup. all gone. screw you fox. im going back to IE.

tried Opera?

Bluefreak · 19-12-2005, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by rodderz

Mine has done it a couple of time, it asked for a username when i cranked up firefox, then when i clicked the usual one it said it was already in use (which it wasnt)

Then all the settings were back and no bookmarks, so i reinstalled. One day it suddenly wetn back to the old setup...nfi but hasnt done so since

If this happens, open your task manager(Ctrl+Alt+Del), mark the Firefox session in it(the one which you think is not in use) and end the task. Close Task Manager and open another session of Firefox, should fire right up with all bookmarks etc.

BlueRaven · 20-12-2005, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluefreak

If this happens, open your task manager(Ctrl+Alt+Del), mark the Firefox session in it(the one which you think is not in use) and end the task. Close Task Manager and open another session of Firefox, should fire right up with all bookmarks etc.

Or update to version 1.5 which will warn you that an instance is already open.

Fairlane · 18-12-2005, 11:18 PM

Yeah this has happened to me a few times, I just keep a backup of my bookmarks.html incase it goes wrong. Even with these problems I still prefer it to IE.

M14A-Mclaren · 18-12-2005, 11:36 PM

Its pretty good considering you don't pay anything for it, can't see microsoft doing the same if they made firefox.

DivHunter · 20-12-2005, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by M14A-Mclaren

Its pretty good considering you don't pay anything for it, can't see microsoft doing the same if they made firefox.

IE is free, the people behind trying to split IE from Windows would have made it cost $ and make Microsoft more money :nutsycuck

Most pages are IE compatable where as only one or two of the plethora of other browsers are fully supported if any by most sites.

Josh_XC · 19-12-2005, 08:29 AM

im an IE person.. it works for me most of the time.

megsy · 19-12-2005, 08:26 PM

check your profiles in the tools menu, you may have swiched it by accident