Step 1: Firefox creates backup of your browser bookmarks everyday in JSON file format. Go to folder %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\bookmarkbackups.
- xxxxxxxx.default : A folder where 'xxxxxxxx' is some random number.
- %APPDATA% : An environment variable. To see what value it holds, just type 'echo %APPDATA%' on command prompt.
You will see many .json files there.
Step 2: Open firefox and Press (Ctrl + Shift + B) to open 'Show All Bookmarks' window.
Step 3: then, click menu Import and Backup --> Restore --> Choose File... and, redirect and select the latest ".json" file from location shown in Step 1.
Step 4: Click OK on the popup below.
Step 5: Verify your bookmarks.
How to change your bookmark backup settings:
By default, Firefox backup your bookmarks for last 15 days. To edit this setting, type about:config in firefox URL and search for the attribute browser.bookmarks.max_backups. Double click on the value and enter the desired value.
Please leave a comment if you find this post helpful. Thanks
No comments:
Post a Comment