# All My Bookmarks Are Gooooooooonnnneee!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 1, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704 "2005-02-01T01:32:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/21 "2005-02-01T03:22:37Z")
If you really cared about those web sites in the first place, you wouldn’t need bookmarks. Pulling them up would be as easy as remembering your mother’s birthday. You care about your mother don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![GythaOgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@GythaOgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GythaOgg)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/22 "2005-02-01T03:31:09Z")
I recently lost all my Netscape bookmarks as well. Did you have a situation where your machine lost power suddenly? The research I did indicated that sometimes this will kill the Netscape bookmarks file. It happened to me when my toddler nephew hit my computer’s power button. ☹ I was able to recover quite a few of my bookmarks from my recent history, which was still intact. On the top bar, click on ‘Go’, and then ‘history’, and they’ll be there if that’s still intact. You can back up your Netscape bookmarks by going to ‘Bookmarks’, ‘Manage bookmarks’, ‘tools’ and ‘export’. It will then copy a html copy of your bookmarks to ‘my documents’ or whereever else you chose. I don’t post often, but I feel your pain on this. I hope this information helps. ---
**Author:** ![mischievous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mischievous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mischievous)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/23 "2005-02-01T03:50:56Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > Most likely Netscape just forgot where your bookmark file is. Do a search of your C drive for a file named “bookmark.htm” (or is it “bookmarks.htm” ?) I second this. Search your drive, the bookmarks are probably still there. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/24 "2005-02-01T05:05:05Z")
Firefox has a plugin that makes _automated_ backups daily. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/25 "2005-02-01T05:22:01Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > You have fallen afoul of the Evil One. You must purge all of his signs. Look for His sign, it looks something like a colorful flag, breaking up into colorful squares. You must sprinkle Holy Water on all His symbols to break the spell. You can make Holy Water by drinking about a quart of the Nectar of the Godly, or any really cheap, nasty tequila. (If these instructions seem obscure, they will become clear after you drink the Nectar…) It isn’t strictly necessary to dance about naked with an Incarnation of the Goddess, but why take chances? > > You are now cured, and healed. Shits still gone, but who cares? Man I love you **'Luci**. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/26 "2005-02-01T06:20:36Z")
One time I found all of my bookmarks rearranged in random fashion. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/27 "2005-02-01T06:27:29Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Firefox has a plugin that makes _automated_ backups daily. I love it. What? Where? Which? _makes grabby fingers_ I have a bookmark file I’ve been nursing since I discovered the Intarweb as a Sweet Young Coed Thang. \ It’s currently in at least three different places, but paranoia will out… _puts on tinfoil hat and sneaks away_ ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/28 "2005-02-01T07:04:54Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > Man I love you **'Luci**. A panel of experts has decided, 5 to 4, that this is a genuine statement of Boardly affection, and not a Desi Arnaz/Ricky Ricardo joke. Therefore, life systems will not be terminated. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/29 "2005-02-01T07:51:22Z")
Well, if we’re boasting, I use Safari with iSync and .Mac, so my bookmarks (and contacts, and appointments, and…) get automatically backed up on the internet every day. And I can access them from any internet-connected computer on the planet… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/30 "2005-02-01T11:01:26Z")
Bookmark Backup is at [http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/](http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/) if you need it. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/31 "2005-02-01T13:49:43Z")
**Bosda** , have you heard of [Del.icio.us](http://del.icio.us/) yet? [Del.icio.us](http://Del.icio.us) is a free “social bookmark” website where you can save all of your bookmarks to and have a personal webpage with all of them. I just started my delicious account a couple days ago so it’s rather anemic: [del.icio.us/stpauler](http://del.icio.us/stpauler). The nice thing is that now my bookmarks are accessible from any computer with web access. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/32 "2005-02-01T13:51:36Z")
Are you using Windows XP, **Bosda**? If so, you may be able to do a System Restore. It’s quick and painless, and you’ll get all your bookmarks back. Just go to Start\>Programs\>Accessories\>System Tools\>System Restore. Then just follow the prompts. Hope it works! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/33 "2005-02-01T13:59:10Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > If you really cared about those web sites in the first place, you wouldn’t need bookmarks. Pulling them up would be as easy as remembering your mother’s birthday. You care about your mother don’t you? My computer has a lot of memory. I, on the other hand, have less memory than a pocket calculator. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/34 "2005-02-01T16:10:16Z")
Let me second the idea of trying System Restore (or GoBack) and searching for the bookmarks folder. The bookmarks may be misplaced, not totally gone. Oh and if you ever find them, make a copy and save it to disk. It just takes a minute to save you a LOT of hassle. I used to back up all my links to a single floppybut now I just copy my documents, address book and favorites to a CD-RW once a month or so. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/35 "2005-02-01T16:29:17Z")
You also may want to search your computer for a file called book\*.htm or book\*.html. Go to Start\>Search\>Files or Folders. Your bookmarks are generally located in a file called bookmarks.html or a variation thereof. It could just be that for some reason your browser doesn’t know where to look anymore. Adware and spyware just love to mess around with your browser settings! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/36 "2005-02-01T16:48:17Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > You, **ArchiveGuy** , are a fucko, you know that monkeyboy? That’s Monkey **Man** to you, Bosda Bosda Bo Bosda… ---
**Author:** ![EmeraldGrue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@EmeraldGrue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmeraldGrue)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/37 "2005-02-01T19:44:07Z")
Awwwwwww…muffin. You’ll use Bookmark Backup from now on, right? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/38 "2005-02-01T22:20:11Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > It’s been awhile since I switched from Netscape to Firefox, but I do believe I’ve experienced your evil fate at least once. > > Most likely Netscape just forgot where your bookmark file is. Do a search of your C drive for a file named “bookmark.htm” (or is it “bookmarks.htm” ?) > > Once you now where it is (or have moved it to a known location) the Manage Bookmarks tools will let you set the bookmark file to that file, or import them into whatever it thinks the current bookmark file is. > > I think I’ll backup my bookmarks file now … No good. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/39 "2005-02-01T22:22:44Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > Are you using Windows XP, **Bosda**? If so, you may be able to do a System Restore. It’s quick and painless, and you’ll get all your bookmarks back. Just go to Start\>Programs\>Accessories\>System Tools\>System Restore. Then just follow the prompts. Hope it works! No good. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704/40 "2005-02-01T22:24:45Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > You also may want to search your computer for a file called book\*.htm or book\*.html. > > Go to Start\>Search\>Files or Folders. Your bookmarks are generally located in a file called bookmarks.html or a variation thereof. It could just be that for some reason your browser doesn’t know where to look anymore. Adware and spyware just love to mess around with your browser settings! No good. ☹ **WAAAAAAAAH!** ☹☹☹☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-my-bookmarks-are-gooooooooonnnneee/287704.md?page=3)