The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a fools errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile but it
launches that profile in another instance of the current browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file entries to the new
browser formats and ruins it for the older browser use. No warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability to import
from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is to be expected
but to implements features that ruins other older profiles is ridiculous!
On 3/8/21 7:47 AM, Big Al wrote:
On 3/8/21 2:39 AM, this is what Sailfish wrote:Any older version that doesn't use places.sqlite to store bookmarks I guess.
The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a foolsWhat version of Firefox???
errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile
but it launches that profile in another instance of the current
browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file entries
to the new browser formats and ruins it for the older browser use. No
warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability
to import from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been
removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is
to be expected but to implements features that ruins other older
profiles is ridiculous!
On 3/8/21 2:39 AM, this is what Sailfish wrote:
The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a foolsWhat version of Firefox???
errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile
but it launches that profile in another instance of the current
browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file entries
to the new browser formats and ruins it for the older browser use. No
warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability
to import from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been
removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is
to be expected but to implements features that ruins other older
profiles is ridiculous!
On 08/03/2021 13:58, WaltS48 wrote:
On 3/8/21 7:47 AM, Big Al wrote:
On 3/8/21 2:39 AM, this is what Sailfish wrote:Any older version that doesn't use places.sqlite to store bookmarks I
The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a foolsWhat version of Firefox???
errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile
but it launches that profile in another instance of the current
browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file entries
to the new browser formats and ruins it for the older browser use. No
warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability
to import from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been
removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is
to be expected but to implements features that ruins other older
profiles is ridiculous!
guess.
Those must be pretty old versions. Hasn't places.sqlite been used for a
long time?
On 3/8/21 7:47 AM, Big Al wrote:
On 3/8/21 2:39 AM, this is what Sailfish wrote:Any older version that doesn't use places.sqlite to store bookmarks I
The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a foolsWhat version of Firefox???
errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile
but it launches that profile in another instance of the current
browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file entries
to the new browser formats and ruins it for the older browser use. No
warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability
to import from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been
removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is
to be expected but to implements features that ruins other older
profiles is ridiculous!
guess.
On 3/8/21 9:11 AM, Wilf wrote:
On 08/03/2021 13:58, WaltS48 wrote:
On 3/8/21 7:47 AM, Big Al wrote:
On 3/8/21 2:39 AM, this is what Sailfish wrote:Any older version that doesn't use places.sqlite to store bookmarks I
The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a foolsWhat version of Firefox???
errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile
but it launches that profile in another instance of the current
browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file entries >>>>> to the new browser formats and ruins it for the older browser use. No >>>>> warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability
to import from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been
removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is >>>>> to be expected but to implements features that ruins other older
profiles is ridiculous!
guess.
Those must be pretty old versions. Hasn't places.sqlite been used for
a long time?
I've discovered if I try to copy places.sqlite from the ESR version to
the rapid release version it doesn't copy over as well as it used to.
The most immediate symptom is that all of the "favicons" in the
bookmarks are lost but there have been other oddities as well.
On 3/8/21 9:11 AM, Wilf wrote:
On 08/03/2021 13:58, WaltS48 wrote:
On 3/8/21 7:47 AM, Big Al wrote:
On 3/8/21 2:39 AM, this is what Sailfish wrote:Any older version that doesn't use places.sqlite to store bookmarks I guess.
The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a foolsWhat version of Firefox???
errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile
but it launches that profile in another instance of the current
browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file entries >>>>> to the new browser formats and ruins it for the older browser use. No >>>>> warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability
to import from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been
removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is >>>>> to be expected but to implements features that ruins other older
profiles is ridiculous!
Those must be pretty old versions. Hasn't places.sqlite been used for a long time?
I've discovered if I try to copy places.sqlite from the ESR version to the rapid release version it doesn't copy over as well as it used to.
The most immediate symptom is that all of the "favicons" in the bookmarks are lost but there have been other oddities as well.
My bloviated meandering follows what Cruz, Jaime graced us with on
3/8/2021 6:47 AM:
On 3/8/21 9:11 AM, Wilf wrote:Ref: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/bookmarks-firefox?as=u&utm_source=inproduct
On 08/03/2021 13:58, WaltS48 wrote:
On 3/8/21 7:47 AM, Big Al wrote:
On 3/8/21 2:39 AM, this is what Sailfish wrote:Any older version that doesn't use places.sqlite to store bookmarks
The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a foolsWhat version of Firefox???
errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile >>>>>> but it launches that profile in another instance of the current
browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file entries >>>>>> to the new browser formats and ruins it for the older browser use. No >>>>>> warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability >>>>>> to import from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been
removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is >>>>>> to be expected but to implements features that ruins other older
profiles is ridiculous!
I guess.
Those must be pretty old versions. Hasn't places.sqlite been used for
a long time?
I've discovered if I try to copy places.sqlite from the ESR version to
the rapid release version it doesn't copy over as well as it used to.
The most immediate symptom is that all of the "favicons" in the
bookmarks are lost but there have been other oddities as well.
I can confirm this. That's what led me to this article and then,
incorrectly trusting, it's new corruption-prone method of importing old profile bookmarks.
WARNING: Do not use this new method on 52.9esr profiles or risk corruption!
My bloviated meandering follows what Sailfish graced us with on 3/8/2021
8:57 AM:
My bloviated meandering follows what Cruz, Jaime graced us with onI found what seems to be an acceptable, yet ironic, workaround.
3/8/2021 6:47 AM:
On 3/8/21 9:11 AM, Wilf wrote:Ref:
On 08/03/2021 13:58, WaltS48 wrote:
On 3/8/21 7:47 AM, Big Al wrote:
On 3/8/21 2:39 AM, this is what Sailfish wrote:Any older version that doesn't use places.sqlite to store bookmarks
The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a foolsWhat version of Firefox???
errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile >>>>>>> but it launches that profile in another instance of the current
browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file
entries
to the new browser formats and ruins it for the older browser
use. No
warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability >>>>>>> to import from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been >>>>>>> removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is >>>>>>> to be expected but to implements features that ruins other older >>>>>>> profiles is ridiculous!
I guess.
Those must be pretty old versions. Hasn't places.sqlite been used
for a long time?
I've discovered if I try to copy places.sqlite from the ESR version
to the rapid release version it doesn't copy over as well as it used
to. The most immediate symptom is that all of the "favicons" in the
bookmarks are lost but there have been other oddities as well.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/bookmarks-firefox?as=u&utm_source=inproduct
I can confirm this. That's what led me to this article and then,
incorrectly trusting, it's new corruption-prone method of importing
old profile bookmarks.
WARNING: Do not use this new method on 52.9esr profiles or risk
corruption!
1. Open Microsoft Edge
2. Import 52.9esr bookmarks into Favorites
3. Exit Edge and bring up latest Fx
4. Import Edge-saved Fx52.9esr Favorites into Fx86.x
On 3/8/21 9:47 AM, this is what Cruz, Jaime wrote:
On 3/8/21 9:11 AM, Wilf wrote:Favicons are in the favicons.sqlite file.
On 08/03/2021 13:58, WaltS48 wrote:
On 3/8/21 7:47 AM, Big Al wrote:
On 3/8/21 2:39 AM, this is what Sailfish wrote:Any older version that doesn't use places.sqlite to store bookmarks
The new bookmark features makes management of bookmarks a foolsWhat version of Firefox???
errand. It allow importation of lost bookmarks from another profile >>>>>> but it launches that profile in another instance of the current
browser which, in turn, converts the other older profile file entries >>>>>> to the new browser formats and ruins it for the older browser use. No >>>>>> warning that this will occur, of course. It also strips the ability >>>>>> to import from a bookmarks.html file, so even that route has been
removed. That Mozilla makes changes to their new browser versions is >>>>>> to be expected but to implements features that ruins other older
profiles is ridiculous!
I guess.
Those must be pretty old versions. Hasn't places.sqlite been used for
a long time?
I've discovered if I try to copy places.sqlite from the ESR version to
the rapid release version it doesn't copy over as well as it used to.
The most immediate symptom is that all of the "favicons" in the
bookmarks are lost but there have been other oddities as well.
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