I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html file to
the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a bookmarks view,
just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu doesn't help at all,
and neither does the view menu. Are there people whose job it is to
make FF3 hard to use? They're doing a great job!

Storm wrote:
> I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html file to
> the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a bookmarks view,
> just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu doesn't help at all,
> and neither does the view menu.
You need to backup and restore your old bookmarks with a json file. Go
to bookmarks-organize bookmarks-import and backup and do a backup. Then
open your new profile, do the same thing, and use the json file to
restore the bookmarks.

JM wrote:
> Storm wrote:
>> I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html file
>> to the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a bookmarks
>> view, just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu doesn't help at
>> all, and neither does the view menu.
> You need to backup and restore your old bookmarks with a json file. Go
> to bookmarks-organize bookmarks-import and backup and do a backup. Then
> open your new profile, do the same thing, and use the json file to
> restore the bookmarks.
Thanks for that info, but it only reinforces my complaint above: FF
developers are totally losing touch with reality. Why isn't that process
explained on the FF page that explains the new-profile creation process?
Why isn't that backup process included as an option in the new-profile
creation wizard? What the hell is a json file? Now that I've already
deleted my old profile (I have a backup), how do I do a backup of my
bookmarks? Ever since FF3 came out, Microsoft has been looking better
and better every day...this from someone who's hasn't used IE as the
primary browser in a decade.

Storm wrote:
> I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html file to
> the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a bookmarks view,
> just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu doesn't help at all,
> and neither does the view menu. Are there people whose job it is to
> make FF3 hard to use? They're doing a great job!
Remove anything that ends in sqlite from the directory, and then start FF3.


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Storm wrote:
> JM wrote:
>> Storm wrote:
>>> I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html file
>>> to the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a bookmarks
>>> view, just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu doesn't help
>>> at all, and neither does the view menu.
>> You need to backup and restore your old bookmarks with a json file. Go
>> to bookmarks-organize bookmarks-import and backup and do a backup.
>> Then open your new profile, do the same thing, and use the json file
>> to restore the bookmarks.
> Thanks for that info, but it only reinforces my complaint above: FF
> developers are totally losing touch with reality. Why isn't that process
> explained on the FF page that explains the new-profile creation process?
> Why isn't that backup process included as an option in the new-profile
> creation wizard? What the hell is a json file? Now that I've already
> deleted my old profile (I have a backup), how do I do a backup of my
> bookmarks? Ever since FF3 came out, Microsoft has been looking better
> and better every day...this from someone who's hasn't used IE as the
> primary browser in a decade.
FF developers aren't losing anything except maybe you as a user. A json
file is a bookmark backup file that you can use to restore your old
bookmarks from within firefox.

JM wrote:
> Storm wrote:
>> JM wrote:
>>> Storm wrote:
>>>> I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html
>>>> file to the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a
>>>> bookmarks view, just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu
>>>> doesn't help at all, and neither does the view menu.
>>> You need to backup and restore your old bookmarks with a json file.
>>> Go to bookmarks-organize bookmarks-import and backup and do a backup.
>>> Then open your new profile, do the same thing, and use the json file
>>> to restore the bookmarks.
>> Thanks for that info, but it only reinforces my complaint above: FF
>> developers are totally losing touch with reality. Why isn't that
>> process explained on the FF page that explains the new-profile
>> creation process? Why isn't that backup process included as an option
>> in the new-profile creation wizard? What the hell is a json file?
>> Now that I've already deleted my old profile (I have a backup), how do
>> I do a backup of my bookmarks? Ever since FF3 came out, Microsoft has
>> been looking better and better every day...this from someone who's
>> hasn't used IE as the primary browser in a decade.
> FF developers aren't losing anything except maybe you as a user. A json
> file is a bookmark backup file that you can use to restore your old
> bookmarks from within firefox.
Hey: without me as a user, Mozilla is doomed. Just ask anyone, like my mom.

Storm wrote:
> I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html file to
> the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a bookmarks view,
> just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu doesn't help at all,
> and neither does the view menu. Are there people whose job it is to
> make FF3 hard to use? They're doing a great job!

You did not Import HTML from the bookmark organizer window, did you?
You need to do that to get them imported if they are in HTML format.

Storm wrote:
> I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html file to
> the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a bookmarks view,
> just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu doesn't help at all,
> and neither does the view menu. Are there people whose job it is to
> make FF3 hard to use? They're doing a great job!

yes they are... the "new bookmarks mess" is almost a deal killer...

it wasn't broken... why in gods name did they decide to fix it?


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"sean bean" <sean.bean@wizard.net> wrote in message
news:q-ednevx8oMVRRXVnZ2dnUVZ_ojinZ2d@mozilla.org...
> Storm wrote:
>> I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html file to
>> the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a bookmarks view,
>> just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu doesn't help at all, and
>> neither does the view menu. Are there people whose job it is to make FF3
>> hard to use? They're doing a great job!
>
> yes they are... the "new bookmarks mess" is almost a deal killer...
>
> it wasn't broken... why in gods name did they decide to fix it?
>


Because it wasn't broken, they won't work on the printing problem but work
on things that don't need work because it's easier!

Rich

sean bean wrote:
> Storm wrote:
>> I just created a new profile, and I copied my old bookmarks.html file
>> to the new profile, but when I open Firefox, I don't have a bookmarks
>> view, just a "most visited" button. The bookmarks menu doesn't help at
>> all, and neither does the view menu. Are there people whose job it is
>> to make FF3 hard to use? They're doing a great job!
>
> yes they are... the "new bookmarks mess" is almost a deal killer...
>
> it wasn't broken... why in gods name did they decide to fix it?
>
>
There are many benefits to the new format. Try reading up on the
subject of the new bookmarks system and what it can do.