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Firefox bookmarks got deleted after windows 8.1 restart and I did not back up.

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by guitararvin, Aug 2, 2016.

  1. guitararvin

    guitararvin

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    Is there ANY way I can get my old bookmarks back? I did not expect my bookmarks to get deleted. Maybe the computer saves state before it restarts?
     
  2. gus

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    CPU:
    certified practicly useless
    Memory:
    that's gone too
    Hard Drive:
    not any more, too old
    Graphics Card:
    none of that stuff, just black and white pics.
    Power Supply:
    Steam power
    Hi Guitararvin,
    If your bookmarks have gone missing you should be able to get them back, have a look here and try the first solution

    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1031905

    Oh and in future there is a great little program called Mozbackup, easy to use and works great. Get it HERE
     
  3. guitararvin

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    Thank you for your help. Once I clip restore, it shows me a list of files by date, Unfortunately, I "reset" my laptop in june and it does not show anything until july. Would it work for me to somehow restore my laptop to it's previous state before it was reset?
     
  4. gus

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    that's gone too
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    Try the latest date available and see what happens, if it doesn't work go backwards by date. What do you mean by reset exactly?
     
  5. guitararvin

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    PC settings> Update and recovery> recovery> remove everything and reinstall windows
     
  6. gus

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    that's gone too
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    not any more, too old
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    none of that stuff, just black and white pics.
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    If you have reinstalled windows, everything before the date windows was reinstalled will be toast.
     
  7. guitararvin

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    What about that thing that data is never really deleted? or file recovery service or something?
     
  8. DSTM (Dougie)

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    They could be in your "Windows old folder" if you haven't deleted the folder.
    Path
    C:\Windows.old\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\c9i1rqwk.default\bookmarkbackups
     
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