Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-27 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
I'll second Foxmarks. It makes it easy to keep the same list on multiple machines. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some are still around but many could use pruning. The everyday sites have long since migrated to my links bar or into key macros. Anyway, I

[CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)
My company laptop was just replaced. The installer did not get any of my Firefox bookmarks or other settings. Where are they stored in XP so I can get them? Thank you, Mark Snyder * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Steve at Verizon
Check out MozBackup. A great tool for backing up and restoring Firefox and Thunderbird. You can just copy the Mozilla subdirectories, but this free utility is easy to use. Snyder, Mark (IT CIV) wrote: My company laptop was just replaced. The installer did not get any of my Firefox bookmarks

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Richard P.
Ask Mozilla: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/profiles#How_to_find_your_profile How to find your profile Windows: Each profile is stored on your hard drive in a profile folder. The following table identifies the default locations of Firefox profiles on various operating systems. * The

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)
Excellent - that got me right there. I now have my bookmark file that goes back almost to 1990. (I do occasionally copy bookmarks to my computers, but was expecting the installer to migrate it all.) Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Ask Mozilla:

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Fred Holmes
Run a file search for bookmarks.html. There may be more than one copy on your machine. If so, look at the file size for all of them and pick the largest one (or all that are more than a few KB). On your new machine, back that file up regularly. You can open that file as a regular html file

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
Excellent - that got me right there. I now have my bookmark file that goes back almost to 1990. (I do occasionally copy bookmarks to my computers, but was expecting the installer to migrate it all.) What is the value of a 9 year old bookmark? Does anything on the internet hang around that long?

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)
Slashdot, other tech sites, sw/hw vender sites. Also company sites on the intranet that have stupidly long urls. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Excellent - that got me right there. I now have my bookmark file that goes back almost to 1990. (I do occasionally copy

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
i only have 2.16 Ff doesn't find any updates. Correct. You need to download and install version 3. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-11 Thread betty
i only have 2.16 Ff doesn't find any updates. FF2.x is similar to 3.x, except commands for sorting are in the View menu instead of attached to buttons. Download, http://www.mozilla.com/. For plug-ins/Add-ons, support, forums, see links at top of page. Organize bookmarks in the sidebar,

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-11 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
FF2 is at the end of the road. FF3 Isn't an update to FF2 it is the next step. Works fine and most of my favorite plugins are working fine. On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Judy Cosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok, I can do that. wonder why Ff shows no updates?? Tom Piwowar wrote: i

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-11 Thread Chris Dunford
FF2 is at the end of the road. FF3 Isn't an update to FF2 it is the next step. Works fine and most of my favorite plugins are working fine. Now, if FF3 were Vista, that would be phrased differently: FF3 is not so bad unless you want to run legacy plug-ins.

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-11 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Chris Dunford [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: FF2 was the WIN ME of firefox. I think Vista is nearly ripe enough to use. FF2 is at the end of the road. FF3 Isn't an update to FF2 it is the next step. Works fine and most of my favorite plugins are working fine.

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-10 Thread Tony B
If you were asking this question 5 years ago it might make some sense. But FF3 stores it's bookmarks right where they belong, and it's got a great built in organizer. I suspect that, instead of learning how to use the new organizer, you're trying your best to operate the same way you did years

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
Anyone know how they work? I made a folder (with the idea of organizing them) but the folder doesn't show up anywhere useful. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness,

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-10 Thread b_s-wilk
Anyone know how they work? I made a folder (with the idea of organizing them) but the folder doesn't show up anywhere useful. Firefox 3.x - Bookmarks menu Organize Bookmarks You can view your choice of columns, sort, move, delete, backup, restore. Much better than last version. Betty

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-10 Thread Judy Cosler
i only have 2.16 Ff doesn't find any updates. b_s-wilk wrote: Anyone know how they work? I made a folder (with the idea of organizing them) but the folder doesn't show up anywhere useful. Firefox 3.x - Bookmarks menu Organize Bookmarks You can view your choice of columns, sort, move,

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks

2008-08-10 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
FF 2 is a dog. FF3 is good and available at http://www.mozilla.com. On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Judy Cosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i only have 2.16 Ff doesn't find any updates. b_s-wilk wrote: Anyone know how they work? I made a folder (with the idea of organizing them) but