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I updated my computer from Windows XP to Windows 7. It creates a folder called windows.old, but I am unable to locate the old Firefox bookmarks profile. Where can I locate this or was it deleted in the upgrade?

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Copy the file bookmarks.html from 

C:\Windows.old\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<old profile>\

to

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<new profile>\
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Somewhere in these paths should be the user name, shouldn't it? I think it is where the double slashes are: From \Windows.old\Documents and Settings\YourUserNameHere\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ To c:\Users\YourUserNameHere\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\\ – Martin Jan 28 '10 at 15:46
The username was always there but I played a bit with the formatting and some markers removed the <username> part. – Snark Jan 28 '10 at 16:09
Okay, I already guessed that. – Martin Jan 28 '10 at 16:12
Right, I expected to find it there, but there is no 'Application Data' folder! Where would the upgrade have moved that, or would it delete it? – WilliamKF Jan 28 '10 at 16:23
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You must enable the display of hidden and system directories – Snark Jan 28 '10 at 16:40
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I actually use a Firefox add-in called X-Marks (also works for IE) that stores your bookmarks to their server, allowing you to sync your bookmarks across machines (and also useful when upgrading a machine). It won't help you if you didn't use it before you upgraded, but it could be useful for others who dont want to go through the same trouble.

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