[FB Help] Firefox Bookmarks / Cache Questions

[Brian King]

On 4.7.2004 14:39, DS KW wrote:

> I would just like to ask where Firefox keep its bookmarks. I can't
> seem to find it anywhere on disk. I assume that it isn't structured in
> the Internet Explorer way, where it stores bookmarks as *.url format
> in <username>\Favourites. How, then do I backup my bookmarks say,
> before reformatting my system? Are the bookmarks stored in a database
> of some sort, and if so, how can I retrieve them individually?
> 
> Another question I have is where Firefox stores my Temporary Internet
> Files like cookies and webpages. Am I correct to say that it stores it
> in the Temporary Internet Files folder which is also utilized by
> Internet Explorer? Are there other places which it stores user
> information?

All are stored in the Firefox user profile. To find out where that is 
for your platform, refer to:

http://home.att.net/~cherokee67/ns7profloc.html

For a good backup system, have a look at MozBackup:

http://backup.jasnapaka.com/

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Brian King
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