Mozilla lost bookmarks and passwords after upgrade


  1. Posts : 16
    Windows 10 RTM/Build 10240.16384
       #1

    Mozilla lost bookmarks and passwords after upgrade


    Hey,

    Anybody else have the wonderful experience of losing all their bookmarks and their password database when they restarted Firefox after the update from Windows 7 (or any other version) -> Windows 10??

    Yes, did create system image but did not preserve C:\users (-> U:\) *. Even the old folder no longer had my bookmarks, and moving the old passwd and master key file did not allow Moz to figure it out.**

    * I don't want \users on my SSD drive -- I add/delete stuff WAYYY too often, so it sits on a spinny drive and is connected via a junction point.

    ** Thank the electronic god(desse)s for even a 7-month-old backup, so I didn't lose that much in terms of moz config.


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  2. Posts : 14,046
    Windows 11 Pro X64 22H2 22621.1848
       #2

    Upgrades do not work well if the user folders are not in their default locations. The only fix I've seen is to restore the original OS then restore them to their default location then upgrade again.
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  3. Posts : 16
    Windows 10 RTM/Build 10240.16384
    Thread Starter
       #3

    well, I'm already there, so...

    The real oddity was that it shoved \users over to C:\windows.old\users.

    This is wack. Wanting to keep \users separate from the system drive is NOT an illogical or unreasonable approach!
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    Linux Mint 20.1 Win10Prox64
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    FYI. In firefox, there's is an SYNC option that you create an account to save everything including add-ons. If you use it then you don't have to worry about losing bookmarks, passwords etc... And if you have multiple PC's, adding a bookmark on one PC will also sync up with other PC's.
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  5. Posts : 16
    Windows 10 RTM/Build 10240.16384
    Thread Starter
       #5

    topgundcp said:
    FYI. In firefox, there's is an SYNC option that you create an account to save everything including add-ons. If you use it then you don't have to worry about losing bookmarks, passwords etc... And if you have multiple PC's, adding a bookmark on one PC will also sync up with other PC's.

    That involves, effectively a "cloud-based sync". Not terribly interested in that, but it's starting to look like I won't have a choice. :P

    [Maybe my laptop has some of the passwords...]
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