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bookmarks.bak is a backup of [[bookmarks.html]] in case of | bookmarks.bak is a Firefox backup of [[bookmarks.html]] in case of computer failure (ex: power outage). When Firefox is started and bookmarks.html is either missing or reduced to "0", bookmarks.bak will be used, if present, instead of the default set of bookmarks [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218636#c15]. | ||
==Editing== | ==Editing== | ||
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==Deleting== | ==Deleting== | ||
Deleting bookmarks.bak will have no effect. The file will be regenerated the next time | Deleting bookmarks.bak will have no effect except for losing a backup. The file will be regenerated, normally the next time Firefox is closed. | ||
==Related files and folders== | ==Related files and folders== | ||
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* [[bookmarks-(date).html]] | * [[bookmarks-(date).html]] | ||
* [[bookmarks-(number).html]] | * [[bookmarks-(number).html]] | ||
==Related bug reports== | |||
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218636 Bug 218636 - backup bookmark file] | |||
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=265120 Bug 265120 - Bookmark backup is either broken or useless, bookmarks.bak is always a copy of bookmarks.html] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[ | *[[Bookmarks]] | ||
[[Category:Bookmarks]] | [[Category:Bookmarks]] | ||
[[Category:Profile contents (Firefox)]] | [[Category:Profile contents (Firefox)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:32, 6 January 2007
bookmarks.bak is a Firefox backup of bookmarks.html in case of computer failure (ex: power outage). When Firefox is started and bookmarks.html is either missing or reduced to "0", bookmarks.bak will be used, if present, instead of the default set of bookmarks [1].
Editing
This file can be edited in the same manner as bookmarks.html, but there's no reason to do so.
Moving
This file can be moved to a different profile without any extra effort, but there's no reason to do so.
Deleting
Deleting bookmarks.bak will have no effect except for losing a backup. The file will be regenerated, normally the next time Firefox is closed.
Related files and folders
- bookmarkbackups folder
- bookmarks.html
- bookmarks.html.moztmp
- bookmarks-(date).html
- bookmarks-(number).html
Related bug reports
- Bug 218636 - backup bookmark file
- Bug 265120 - Bookmark backup is either broken or useless, bookmarks.bak is always a copy of bookmarks.html
