Bookmarks( corresponding of "Favorite" folder in windows)

madani · 02-08-2009, 04:15 PM

Hi everybody;

Can you kindly tell Where the location of the web addresses that one keeps in '"Bookmarks" of "Firefox" toolbar is?????

((Bookmarks,corresponds to "Favorite" of InternetExplorer in windows.))

Yours;

win32sux · 02-08-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by madani

Hi everybody;

Can you kindly tell Where the location of the web addresses that one keeps in '"Bookmarks" of "Firefox" toolbar is?????

((Bookmarks,corresponds to "Favorite" of InternetExplorer in windows.))

Yours;

They are stored in:

Code:

~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/bookmarks.html

Where xxxxxxxx is a random alphanumeric string .

thorkelljarl · 02-08-2009, 05:00 PM

Try this

If you open Firefox, then Bookmarks on the Navigation bar at the top, will see Organise Bookmarks. Open this and open Bookmarks Menu. A list of your bookmarks and their addresses should appear on the right. If not, look at the top to Views, Show Columns, Show Locations to ascertain that Location is checked. Import and Backup beside Views is also useful for exporting and importing bookmarks.

Is that good enough?

win32sux · 02-08-2009, 05:27 PM

Hi madani. I received your visitor message. Please use this public thread for follow-ups instead. Regarding your question (about why your bookmarks aren't appearing in the file), I'm not sure. Could it be that you are overlooking them? A way to get a clearer look at the file is to open it using Firefox itself. For that, simply type the path to the file in the address bar. You will get a nicely formatted output of the bookmarks (since it's an HTML file).

madani · 02-08-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by win32sux

Hi madani. I received your visitor message. Please use this public thread for follow-ups instead. Regarding your question (about why your bookmarks aren't appearing in the file), I'm not sure. Could it be that you are overlooking them? A way to get a clearer look at the file is to open it using Firefox itself. For that, simply type the path to the file in the address bar. You will get a nicely formatted output of the bookmarks (since it's an HTML file).

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again thanks;
you mean I type this way : file:////home/Noushin/.mozilla/firefox/vqtch4zd.default/bookmarks.html

but I got just this:

Bookmarks

Personal Toolbar Folder

CentOS
Support

CentOS Forums
CentOS Mailing-Lists
CentOS Documentation
CentOS Wiki

win32sux · 02-08-2009, 06:14 PM

And your bookmarks menu shows other bookmarks?

madani · 02-08-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by win32sux

And your bookmarks menu shows other bookmarks?

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Yes,ofcourse and I use it a lot.

colucix · 02-08-2009, 06:51 PM

Now bookmarks in Firefox are stored in the database places.sqlite. If you want them in a HTML file for exporting to other applications, or just for a human readable form, follow the suggestion given above: open Bookmarks --> Organize Bookmarks --> Import and Backup --> Export HTML.

madani · 02-08-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by colucix

Now bookmarks in Firefox are stored in the database places.sqlite. If you want them in a HTML file for exporting to other applications, or just for a human readable form, follow the suggestion given above: open Bookmarks --> Organize Bookmarks --> Import and Backup --> Export HTML.

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Can this file be added to Windows favorite file???

win32sux · 02-09-2009, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colucix

Now bookmarks in Firefox are stored in the database places.sqlite. If you want them in a HTML file for exporting to other applications, or just for a human readable form, follow the suggestion given above: open Bookmarks --> Organize Bookmarks --> Import and Backup --> Export HTML.

Thanks for setting the record straight, colucix!

colucix · 02-09-2009, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by madani

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Can this file be added to Windows favorite file???

Yes. In Explorer go to File --> Import and Export --> Import Favorites --> Import from a File or Address and give the path to the saved HTML file.