Where the hell did my Bookmarks go?

[captain snakebite]

Help - I'm using Firefox build 1.5.0.2 and I've just fired up my machine to find my Bookmarks have scarpered.

What happened? Where'd they go? I want 'em back!!

Bwaaaah!!!

(any help greatly appreciated)

 

[Anachron]

If you try and go to Manage Bookmarks, what happens?

 

[captain snakebite]

If you try and go to Manage Bookmarks, what happens?

Empty.

Not a sausage I'm afraid.

Baffled...

 

[Anachron]

Empty.

Not a sausage I'm afraid.

Baffled...

Okay...go to this folder:

C:/DocumentsandSettings/Owner/ApplicationData/Mozilla/Firefox********s/default.ez0

and search for HTML files.

 

[naughtygirl69s]

Empty.

Not a sausage I'm afraid.

Baffled...

yeah i had this problem....something to do with the user profiles, but i have no idea how i fixed it, sorry!

 

[borisk]

Check this out to see if anything applies to you.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks

Good luck.
Boris

 

[Star of Penumbra]

Well, unfortunately, Firefox occasionally decides to clean out your bookmarks for you, so I suggest backing them up now and then (Manage bookmarks -> File -> Export).