If I can save firefox bookmarks properly, will they still be there if I crash my PC and do a system recovery from my 4 recovery dics?
My PC got messed up after I allowed a Windows update, which I should not have done. Now, PC is not up to par. Norton Security won't open and Norton Support cannot do a remote because their download won't open for me to connect to them. Most app tiles on Start Screen won't open (X'd out), Windows Reader tile vanished, documents and download pdf's won't open, can't restore or set a restore point - it won't accept a restore point but restores anyway to today's current date, and troubleshooter says I have "double NAT - Network Address Translation" connectivity issue. Firefox and IE work fine and I can send and receive emails. Big deal! So, If I wipe everything out and recover from scratch, can I get Firefox bookmarks back after I reinstall Firefox all over again. It's over a year's worth of bookmarks and I can't lose them! PC won't refresh either. Plus, how do I keep all my document, download and picture files. I must have all of them as well - that's 3 years worth!!! Can anyone help a guy about to turn 60 in September?? Or should I take my PC to a local computer repair store? I did that twice already and their free diagnostics proved nothing and the guys knew nothing. So would their techs do any better? I don't know if they would. I thought these guys are supposed to smart.
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All computer files are saved to its hard drive. You can also save files to other hard drives as well.
As long as the file has not been contaminated, and the hard drive is working, you can access any file. Even using another computer.
Open the Bookmarks Manager; Press the Alt or F10 key to bring up the toolbar, and select Bookmarks. Hot key is <Control> (Mac=<Command>) <Shift> B.
Once the window is open, at the top of the page, press the button labeled Import and Backup. Select Export Bookmarks To HTML, and follow the prompts and save it to a HTML file. Copy the file to another computer. Repeat the instructions above, BUT select Import Bookmarks From HTML.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recover-lost-or-missing-bookmarks
In case this got lost in Fred's message, we recommend making both files:
- Backup - this is a more complete format
- Export - this is an older, cross-browser-compatible format
If all goes well, you'll only need one of them later, but "just in case."
Note that with the export file, which should have a .html or .htm extension, if you open it in a Firefox tab, you can visually check whether it seems to have most of your bookmarks. The .json backup file is all packed together in a way that makes it hard to read.
Oh... and one way to get copies of those bookmark backup files off your hard drive for future use is to email them to yourself or store them in the cloud (for example, on Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive).
For all your OTHER files, you may need to back up your whole hard drive. Do you have external storage to copy them to? Again you may be able to use free cloud storage for the contents of your Documents and Pictures folders. Maybe also Downloads? I don't know if there is a limit. It would be ideal if someone can sit down with you to help discover where files are on your computer so you don't discover later that we missed something important.
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