Bookmarkbackups folder: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:29, 24 August 2010

bookmarkbackups is a folder in the profile folder. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations.

The bookmarkbackups folder contains bookmarks-(date).json files in Firefox 3.0 and above (daily rotating backups of bookmarks stored in places.sqlite) or, in Firefox 2 and below, bookmarks-(date).html files (daily rotating backups of bookmarks.html).

This folder can be moved to a different profile without any extra effort.

Deleting this folder will cause the loss of all bookmarks backups. It will be regenerated when it is needed.

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 {{profile-folder|folder=bookmarkbackups}}
-bookmarkbackups contains [[bookmarks-(date).html]] files (daily rotating backups of [[bookmarks.html]]).
+The bookmarkbackups folder contains [[bookmarks-(date).json]] files in Firefox 3.0 and above (daily rotating backups of bookmarks stored in [[places.sqlite]])  or, in  Firefox 2 and below,  [[bookmarks-(date).html]] files (daily rotating backups of  [[bookmarks.html]]).
 ==Moving==
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 * [[bookmarks.html.moztmp]]
 * [[bookmarks-(date).html]]
-* [[bookmarks-(number).html]]
+* [[bookmarks-(date).json]]
+==Related bug reports==
+*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=305004 Bug 305004 - Create a dated bookmark backup file periodically]
+*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=384370 Bug 384370 – use JSON as the on disk, lossless format for our bookmark backup]
 ==See also==
+* [[Backing up and restoring bookmarks - Firefox]]
 * [[Lost bookmarks]]
+* [[Browser.bookmarks.max backups]]
 [[Category:Bookmarks]]
 [[Category:Profile contents (Firefox)]]