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transfer bookmarks from xp harddrive to windows 7 harddrive on same computer

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My Windows XP computer motherboard or CPU crashed and I have a Windows 7 computer now. I also have the hard drive from my XP on this Windows 7 machine. Is it possible to retrieve bookmarks from this secondary drive?

My Windows XP computer motherboard or CPU crashed and I have a Windows 7 computer now. I also have the hard drive from my XP on this Windows 7 machine. Is it possible to retrieve bookmarks from this secondary drive?

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You can copy files like these to the current Firefox profile folder to recover specific data.

  • bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
  • bookmark backups: JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
  • SQLite files like cookies.sqlite (cookies) and formhistory.sqlite (saved form data)
  • logins.json and key3.db (decryption key) for Passwords saved in the Password Manager
  • cert8.db and possibly cert_override.txt for (intermediate) certificates stored in the Certificate Manager
  • persdict.dat for words you added to the spelling checker dictionary
  • permissions.sqlite for Permissions and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for other Site Preferences
  • sessionstore.js for open tabs and pinned tabs and tab groups

You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder:

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