# Where's my bookmarks? :šŸ˜ : (Firefox rant) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 30, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-bookmarks-angry-firefox-rant/337754 "2005-12-30T18:11:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-bookmarks-angry-firefox-rant/337754/1 "2005-12-30T18:11:09Z")
Ok, you piece of shit? Suddenly, for no fucking reason, all of my bookmarks that were not inside sub-folders are gone. Tried restarting, everything I could think of to know avail. WTF, Firefox? Youā€™ve been good to me, why you gotta go and fuck with my on this? I mean, itā€™s not like my bookmarks were important, not like I was trying to, you know, remember a web site or something. FUCK! ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-bookmarks-angry-firefox-rant/337754/2 "2005-12-30T18:22:54Z")
You just upgraded to 1.5, didnā€™t you? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-bookmarks-angry-firefox-rant/337754/3 "2005-12-30T18:26:25Z")
Theyā€™re working for [FedEx](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=351721). šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [December 30, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-bookmarks-angry-firefox-rant/337754/4 "2005-12-30T18:36:11Z")
One of my primary extensions: [http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/](http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/) Pikeyā€™s Bookmark Backup. Search for a bookmark(s?).html file, see if you can recover it, is my advice. You may have to re-import. I also like ImageZoom and BugMeNot quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-bookmarks-angry-firefox-rant/337754/5 "2005-12-30T19:33:27Z")
Thanks! Fixed! ---
**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-bookmarks-angry-firefox-rant/337754/6 "2005-12-31T05:26:29Z")
I had something similar happen to me about a month ago. I clicked to open a new Firefox window and it gave me a message saying that my profile was in use and that Iā€™d have to select a different user. I just typed in a new one, but when I did all my bookmarks and settings had been erased. I hadnā€™t upgraded or anything and I lost all my stuff. Even a file search didnā€™t turn up anything When I go back after the holiday Iā€™ll try using **E-Sabbath** ā€™s utility. Hopefully that will work. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-bookmarks-angry-firefox-rant/337754/7 "2005-12-31T05:37:04Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > I had something similar happen to me about a month ago. I clicked to open a new Firefox window and it gave me a message saying that my profile was in use and that Iā€™d have to select a different user. I just typed in a new one, but when I did all my bookmarks and settings had been erased. I hadnā€™t upgraded or anything and I lost all my stuff. Even a file search didnā€™t turn up anything > > When I go back after the holiday Iā€™ll try using **E-Sabbath** ā€™s utility. Hopefully that will work. Close Firefox. Start \> Run. Type in ā€˜firefox.exe -profilemanagerā€™ Select ā€œdefault.ā€ That should be it. ---
**Author:** ![liberty3701](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@liberty3701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty3701)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-my-bookmarks-angry-firefox-rant/337754/8 "2005-12-31T05:37:48Z")
> [@Khan](#): > > I had something similar happen to me about a month ago. I clicked to open a new Firefox window and it gave me a message saying that my profile was in use and that Iā€™d have to select a different user. I just typed in a new one, but when I did all my bookmarks and settings had been erased. I hadnā€™t upgraded or anything and I lost all my stuff. Even a file search didnā€™t turn up anything > > When I go back after the holiday Iā€™ll try using **E-Sabbath** ā€™s utility. Hopefully that will work. That happened to me once, too. I think I just restarted my computer, and it let me on as normal. In the meantime, however, i had shat my pants.