firefox borked???

mondimondi Icrontian
edited September 2004 in Science & Tech
I installed the latest version of firefox a while ago (probably like 2-3 days after it came out) ... and I was happy :)

but then,

As part of my research into the OmegaSearch infections, I ran the new uninstaller that the provided - and all my bookmarks were toasted ... gone, completely, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

needless to say I was a little pissed, but put it down to the removal tool, and have spent the last few days rebuilding my massive bookmark list..

then today, I rebooted my rig for the first time in a lonng long time, and lo and behold - all bookmarks gone again ... anyone else have this happen, and regardless, anyone know how to restore firefox bookmarks??? it seems theyre store in an xml file, so if the file is edited, theyre gone, no home of undelete ..

m

edit:// should also add, all my themes are gone, and all preferences including start page, and cookies etc ...

Comments

  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    I only opened this thread cause I like the word 'bork'...

    Just thought I'd let you know...
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Dude, I've installed Firefox PR1 on all of my personal machines as well as two customer boxes. On two of my personal machines, I have had the same bookmarks list travel with me all the way from when firefox was phoenix. It has gone though at least ten different "upgrades"... I've had no problems whatsoever :(

    Maybe you should delete your entire \documents and settings/username/application data/mozilla folder. I remember back in the Netscape 4 days there would sometimes be corruptions going on in there and profiles would get screwed up. You should save your bookmarks offline, and then delete the profile folder entirely. Hell, delete ALL mozilla-related items, uninstall firefox, and then start from scratch with a brand new profile.
  • mondimondi Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    yeah, thats pretty much what ive done now, thankfully I have about half my current booksmarks saved in IE, so ive imported, added a few new ones, then backup up completely ..

    gonna try a reboot or two etc and see if all is well..

    m
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Welcome to short-media, mondi. Please post a HJT log and we'll see if we can help ;D
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Welcome to short-media, mondi. Please post a HJT log and we'll see if we can help ;D
    :eek2:
    ;D;D
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    all my bookmarks were toasted
    Not keeping system backups? Tsk, tsk!

    I feel for you. That really would be a pain rebuilding bookmarks. I've got some that go back years.
  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    I just backed up the 'Profile' folder after reading this and getting scaredy cat. Is that the right one, I see a 'Bookmarks.html' in there so am assuming so.....
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    I had something similar happen to me a couple weeks ago. I was still using 9.3 or whatever the last version was before 1.0. I was cruising the free porn when all of a sudden it crashed on me, when I opened it up - it was as if it reset itself back to the way it was when I first installed it. All my bookmarks, gone; extensions, gone; cache, history, etc... gone.

    Then it told me version 1.0 was out and I upgraded, haven't had the problem since. I just figured it to be some kinda fluke.
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