Firefox settings and bookmarks disappeared.
 

Using Firefox 0.9.3.

All settings, preferences and bookmarks are gone. I had to import the bookmarks back into firefox form .mozilla/firefox/default.cj1. I will now have to set everything up again the way I had it.

Does anyone know what could cause all the settings and bookmarks to dissapear from Firefox?

Is there any chance that you could have started firefox with another profile?

Thanks for the reply.

One of the teenagers was on the computer before me. I am assuming that's what he did, but I can't find a way to get back to my profile. Unless he changed the default profile.

I just found out that I can't save any settings either.

Okay, I figured out what he did. He created his own profile. The solution is easy, just in case someone else runs into this problem: open a terminal and go to the firefox directory then type "./firefox -P" and you will see the current profiles.

Thanks for your reply too :)
I know a lot of people who have accidently deleted their own profile...
It is a simple mistake which could lead to hours of time!

You're welcome. I am going to start backing up my config files and such. Just in case.