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Browser.bookmarks.restore default bookmarks

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is browser.bookmarks.restore_default_bookmarks.

This article describes the preference browser.bookmarks.restore_default_bookmarks. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

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Background

When Mozilla Firefox is started in Safe Mode, a dialog appears with options to reset various user data for the browser — including bookmarks. When that option is picked, this preference is toggled to true, and when the browser starts the default bookmarks are copied over the user’s current bookmarks file.

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Possible values and their effects

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True

When the browser starts in Safe Mode, copy the default bookmarks.html file from the profile defaults directory into the current profile.

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False

Do not reset bookmarks to their defaults. (Default)

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UI

When starting in Safe Mode, the checkbox labeled “Reset bookmarks to Firefox defaults” sets this preference to true.

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First checked in

2005-08-12 by Mike Connor

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Has an effect in

  • Mozilla Firefox (all versions since 1.5)
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Related bugs

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See also

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