Lost ..

[Ivy]

Hi,
For a long time I have been losing my bookmarks in firefox, Today right now when I logged in , I saw that my bookmarks are lost again, It has happened before , It seems that my bookmarks are disappearing periodically or something!!

It's so annoying I've lost my bookmarks so many times !!

I collect them and then one day they are gone!!!!

Please help.

Thankyou

[Aegis]

Here's one alternative for you:  a program called MozBackup, which backs up your bookmarks and other settings you select to your hard drive.  There is one other procedure, but I have to look it up real quick.

http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

[Ivy]

Alright I'm installing it but what could be the reason? Why do they just keep disappearing ?

[Aegis]

I knew you were going to ask that!  I'm thinking!   

[Ivy]

While you reflect on that , here's another thing.

I've installed it and now while i began to run it ,its askin me to choose between two options,

1) Backup Profile    2)Restore profile


I guess  I have to chose backup profile cause  I can't restore anything since I don't have any backups already.

Is it?

[Aegis]

Excellent!

You found the source of the problem!  Now, we have to be careful.  I'm reading up on what to do -- Yes, you should only have one profile, so let's see what needs to be done.

[Ivy]

Which source!!

I was talking about options.

[Aegis]

Do me a favor, please:  press ctrl-alt-del to bring up the Windows task manager, click on the Processes tab, and tell me how many times you see firefox.exe on the list.  You can just close that window when you're done.

[Ivy]

Task manger shows just one firefox

[Aegis]

Also -- I'm going to post the link of the thread / info I'm reading:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=258366

I had this problem last year on my desktop computer.  I kept getting multiple instances of firefox.exe, as many as four or five at a time.  I'm trying to remember how I solved the situation.

Okay, just one firefox.exe for you -- good.

[Aegis]

I could tell you to just start deleting profiles, but I wonder if your bookmarks are in an exisiting profile -- sorry it's taking me so long -- I'm trying to be cautious.

[Aegis]

Nice instructions and screenshots on the following thread...I'm still reading!

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_new_Firefox_profile_on_Windows

[Ivy]

I didn't have any profile before i installed  mozback .

And i'm reading up the link you've given .

Thanks 

[Aegis]

Well, you can blame me if it messes up again -- I'm really trying not to have you go in circles!

[Ivy]

It's alright , its not a big issue, this is nothing .

I'm sure this will be solved soon, It just irritated me a lil cause I had my animation learning forums links bookmarked (to help me with my on going studies).