Talk:Lost bookmarks: Difference between revisions

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:::If I select "Do not show hidden files and folders" in Windows Explorer Folder Options, View tab (so that the "Application Data" folder does  not appear under C:\Documents and Settings\Alice),  a Windows search will STILL find the localstore.rdf file in my <tt>C:\Documents and Settings\Alice\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.cta</tt> folder, as long as "Search hidden files and folders" is checkmarked in the Search window. The options for showing and searching hidden files and folders seem to be independent in Windows XP.  [[User:Alice Wyman|Alice Wyman]] 14:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
:::If I select "Do not show hidden files and folders" in Windows Explorer Folder Options, View tab (so that the "Application Data" folder does  not appear under C:\Documents and Settings\Alice),  a Windows search will STILL find the localstore.rdf file in my <tt>C:\Documents and Settings\Alice\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.cta</tt> folder, as long as "Search hidden files and folders" is checkmarked in the Search window. The options for showing and searching hidden files and folders seem to be independent in Windows XP.  [[User:Alice Wyman|Alice Wyman]] 14:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
:I notice that it still refers to Win 2000/XP re searching for hidden files.  I am reluctant to make changes because I cannot check for Win 2000.  My assumption is that it's better to leave a warning that may not apply, rather than omit a warning that does apply.--[[User:AnotherGuest.|AnotherGuest.]]  17 July 2006
:I notice that it still refers to Win 2000/XP re searching for hidden files.  I am reluctant to make changes because I cannot check for Win 2000.  My assumption is that it's better to leave a warning that may not apply, rather than omit a warning that does apply.--[[User:AnotherGuest.|AnotherGuest.]]  17 July 2006
::Done. --[[User:Mozcerize|Mozcerize]] 12:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)


==Title changed==
==Title changed==
Changed "Recovery procedure if you haven't closed since losing bookmarks" to "Recovery procedure if you haven't closed Firefox since losing bookmarks".  I hope I didn't break any links anywhere.  I searched, but I'm not sure I did it correctly.--[[User:AnotherGuest.|AnotherGuest.]]  17 July 2006
Changed "Recovery procedure if you haven't closed since losing bookmarks" to "Recovery procedure if you haven't closed Firefox since losing bookmarks".  I hope I didn't break any links anywhere.  I searched, but I'm not sure I did it correctly.--[[User:AnotherGuest.|AnotherGuest.]]  17 July 2006

Revision as of 12:33, 18 July 2006

We should scrape some data out of here http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=290060 --Np 10:20, 15 Aug 2005 (PDT) (done) --Np 10:46, 16 Aug 2005 (PDT)

That ref. refers back to this article! [[User:AnotherGuest.|AnotherGuest.]

I removed the System Restore recovery method since it doesn't restore personal data files such as those stored in the user profile. See http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx Alice 03:11, 14 September 2005 (PDT)

"The simple method -- Automatic searching" (added section)

Added a simple search method. People need simple instructions. I think if they find multiple files, they can deal with deciding which one, but they can't always deal with complicated instructions just to find the file. They find one of many, and it's the wrong one, etc. We just had a Mac user who claims she spent a week searching day and night for her bookmarks, when she could have found them in seconds with a simple file search. [[User:AnotherGuest.|AnotherGuest.]

The first sentence of the article tells you where to look for the bookmarks: Firefox and Mozilla Suite store your bookmarks in the file "bookmarks.html" located in the profile folder and changes you make to your bookmarks are saved in this file.. If you follow the profile folder link, the section Profile_folder#For_Windows_2000_and_XP_users includes information for Windows 2000/XP on how to search hidden files and folders. I think that information on how to search for the bookmarks file belongs as a "Note" in the introduction, if anywhere. Alice Wyman 18:38, 14 March 2006 (UTC).
OK, I incorporated your addition and the part of the Intro having to do with bookmark file location into a new "Background" section. Alice Wyman 19:43, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

You say the file is in the profile folder. There may be more than one folder. Also, there are 6 backup files, not 5. There's "bookmarks.bak". --AnotherGuest.

If there's more than one folder, the user set it up himself with a different name so probably knows what's going on. The article correctly states there are 5 dated backup files.--Np 19:22, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Background

AnotherGuest, you added the following sentence to this section: "Note also that for searching it is not sufficient to check "Show hidden files and folders" in Windows Explorer. You must set this option in the Search box." However, this claim does not appear to hold true on my Windows 2000 system. Please could you or somebody else confirm that this is true on WinXP, and if so, amend this article and the Profile Folder article. (If it really is true for WinXP then that O/S is even more of a bad joke than I had thought....) Cheers --Mozcerize 16:14, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I can confirm that, on Windows XP, it is not sufficient to select "Show hidden files and folders" in Windows Explorer. If I UNcheck the "Search hidden files and folders" option and search for "localstore.rdf", for example, a Windows search will NOT find the copy in my C:\Documents and Settings\Alice\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.cta folder, even though "Show hidden files and folders" is selected in Windows Folder Options, View tab. If I DO check the "Search hidden files and folders" option, it will find the Application Data copy. I amended this article to add "in Windows XP" after Note also that for searching..... I similarly amended the a Profile folder article. Alice Wyman 14:29, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Great, thanks Alice. Just out of interest, will WinXP find hidden files if you check the option in the search area but do not have Explorer set up to show hidden files in general? (Is the option in the search area even available if Explorer is not set up to show hidden files in general?) --Mozcerize 14:34, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
If I select "Do not show hidden files and folders" in Windows Explorer Folder Options, View tab (so that the "Application Data" folder does not appear under C:\Documents and Settings\Alice), a Windows search will STILL find the localstore.rdf file in my C:\Documents and Settings\Alice\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.cta folder, as long as "Search hidden files and folders" is checkmarked in the Search window. The options for showing and searching hidden files and folders seem to be independent in Windows XP. Alice Wyman 14:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
I notice that it still refers to Win 2000/XP re searching for hidden files. I am reluctant to make changes because I cannot check for Win 2000. My assumption is that it's better to leave a warning that may not apply, rather than omit a warning that does apply.--AnotherGuest. 17 July 2006
Done. --Mozcerize 12:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Title changed

Changed "Recovery procedure if you haven't closed since losing bookmarks" to "Recovery procedure if you haven't closed Firefox since losing bookmarks". I hope I didn't break any links anywhere. I searched, but I'm not sure I did it correctly.--AnotherGuest. 17 July 2006