11:44 a.m.
What is the best way to import the bookmarks file from one profile into
another?
Does straightforward copy work?
1:34 p.m.
On 02/07/2018 09:44 AM, JD wrote:
What is the best way to import the bookmarks file from one profile
into another?
Does straightforward copy work?
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There is a FF feature to backup and restore your bookmarks (see below).
I believe you should be able to use this to move your bookmarks.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-mov...
2:15 p.m.
On 02/07/2018 12:34 PM, Richard England wrote:
On 02/07/2018 09:44 AM, JD wrote:
> What is the best way to import the bookmarks file from one profile
> into another?
> Does straightforward copy work?
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There is a FF feature to backup and restore your bookmarks (see
below). I believe you should be able to use this to move your bookmarks.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-mov...
I tried the copy of the
..../bookmarkbackups/bookmarks-2018-02-01_24_q4RC5lNId7Z0UVCVy+2CtA==.jsonlz4
to /tmp
and then tried to restore bookmarks from that file.
I get the error that it is corrupted. I have more that 12 such backup files,
but FF keeps saying they are corrupted, or the erros says unable to
process selected file.
Wish there were a util built-in to FF that could fix bookmark files.
3:08 p.m.
Allegedly, on or about 7 February 2018, JD sent:
I tried the copy of the
..../bookmarkbackups/bookmarks-2018-02-
01_24_q4RC5lNId7Z0UVCVy+2CtA==.jsonlz4
to /tmp
and then tried to restore bookmarks from that file.
I get the error that it is corrupted.
The most obvious thing I'd ask would be: Was Firefox running when you
copied the file?
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2:23 p.m.
On 02/07/2018 01:01 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
On 02/07/2018 09:44 AM, JD wrote:
> What is the best way to import the bookmarks file from one profile
> into another?
If you open the bookmarks window on the first profile, you can export
to HTML. Then you can do import from HTML on the other profile.
Hi Sam,
It seems that all the backup bookmarks are either in some sort of
compressed or encrypted format.
When I use the shell "file" command on the backup files,
it says they are "data".
Here is a list of hte backup files:
bookmarks-2017-08-06_24_OZipyb+ChF8R9Bh+1qM4JQ==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-08-15_24_zXdnf+mw9b4rl3kH1kwkvQ==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-08-21_24_PnL7QP9IrEGUOw93USk+WQ==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-08-26_24_zXdnf+mw9b4rl3kH1kwkvQ==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-09-04_24_PnL7QP9IrEGUOw93USk+WQ==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-09-07_24_zXdnf+mw9b4rl3kH1kwkvQ==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-09-13_24_PnL7QP9IrEGUOw93USk+WQ==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-10-12_24_zXdnf+mw9b4rl3kH1kwkvQ==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-11-01_24_bxTy7qHANZlOMlmKlsP+1w==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-11-07_24_9gsypEZcQR2+vFXtAI+x0Q==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-11-17_24_q4RC5lNId7Z0UVCVy+2CtA==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2017-11-24_24_H0jK4dFWUWfQKm1FiGarSg==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2018-01-19_24_q4RC5lNId7Z0UVCVy+2CtA==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2018-01-24_24_H0jK4dFWUWfQKm1FiGarSg==.jsonlz4
bookmarks-2018-02-01_24_q4RC5lNId7Z0UVCVy+2CtA==.jsonlz4
Am I supposed to first pass them through some other utility to convert
them to plain html?
2:43 p.m.
On 02/07/2018 12:23 PM, JD wrote:
On 02/07/2018 01:01 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 02/07/2018 09:44 AM, JD wrote:
>> What is the best way to import the bookmarks file from one profile
>> into another?
>
> If you open the bookmarks window on the first profile, you can export
> to HTML. Then you can do import from HTML on the other profile.
Hi Sam,
It seems that all the backup bookmarks are either in some sort of
compressed or encrypted format.
Mozilla uses a custom LZ4 compression on those file.
When I use the shell "file" command on the backup files,
it says they are "data".
Here is a list of hte backup files:
bookmarks-2017-08-06_24_OZipyb+ChF8R9Bh+1qM4JQ==.jsonlz4
Am I supposed to first pass them through some other utility to convert
them to plain html?
You're using the wrong option. You would have to use the "Restore"
option and that would wipe out all your existing bookmarks first. In
the bookmarks window (try CTRL-SHIFT-o), there's an option under the
"Import and Backup" menu to "Export Bookmarks as HTML". Use that.
You'll also see there the corresponding "Import Bookmarks from HTML".
8:26 p.m.
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net> wrote:
On 02/07/2018 12:23 PM, JD wrote:
>
>
> On 02/07/2018 01:01 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
>
>> On 02/07/2018 09:44 AM, JD wrote:
>>
>>> What is the best way to import the bookmarks file from one profile into
>>> another?
>>>
>>
>> If you open the bookmarks window on the first profile, you can export to
>> HTML. Then you can do import from HTML on the other profile.
>>
> Hi Sam,
> It seems that all the backup bookmarks are either in some sort of
> compressed or encrypted format.
>
Mozilla uses a custom LZ4 compression on those file.
When I use the shell "file" command on the backup files,
> it says they are "data".
> Here is a list of hte backup files:
> bookmarks-2017-08-06_24_OZipyb+ChF8R9Bh+1qM4JQ==.jsonlz4
>
> Am I supposed to first pass them through some other utility to convert
> them to plain html?
>
You're using the wrong option. You would have to use the "Restore" option
and that would wipe out all your existing bookmarks first. In the
bookmarks window (try CTRL-SHIFT-o), there's an option under the "Import
and Backup" menu to "Export Bookmarks as HTML". Use that. You'll also
see
there the corresponding "Import Bookmarks from HTML".
Well, i just used the restore and I got
"
Unable to process the backup file.
"
on ever instance of the backup bookmarks files that
are in that profile I wanted to import them from.
10:05 p.m.
On 02/08/2018 06:26 PM, JD wrote:
On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net
<mailto:samuel@sieb.net>> wrote:
You're using the wrong option. You would have to use the "Restore"
option and that would wipe out all your existing bookmarks first.
In the bookmarks window (try CTRL-SHIFT-o), there's an option under
the "Import and Backup" menu to "Export Bookmarks as HTML". Use
that. You'll also see there the corresponding "Import Bookmarks from
HTML".
Well, i just used the restore and I got
"
Unable to process the backup file.
"
on ever instance of the backup bookmarks files that
are in that profile I wanted to import them from.
Ok, so did you try the other method?
11:31 a.m.
On 02/08/2018 09:05 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
On 02/08/2018 06:26 PM, JD wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net
> <mailto:samuel@sieb.net>> wrote:
> You're using the wrong option. You would have to use the
"Restore"
> option and that would wipe out all your existing bookmarks first.
> In the bookmarks window (try CTRL-SHIFT-o), there's an option under
> the "Import and Backup" menu to "Export Bookmarks as HTML".
Use
> that. You'll also see there the corresponding "Import Bookmarks from
> HTML".
>
>
> Well, i just used the restore and I got
> "
> Unable to process the backup file.
> "
> on ever instance of the backup bookmarks files that
> are in that profile I wanted to import them from.
Ok, so did you try the other method?
Yes Sam. I tried to restore, and I tried to
convert to html.
In both cases, for all the files in bookmarksbackup dir, I
am getting Unable to process the backup file.
I am just not sure how in tarnation all of them could get corrupted????
I even tried to decompress with "lz4 -d" command,
but the command said:
Error 44 : Unrecognized header : file cannot be decoded
4:12 p.m.
On 02/09/2018 09:31 AM, JD wrote:
Yes Sam. I tried to restore, and I tried to convert to html.
In both cases, for all the files in bookmarksbackup dir, I
am getting Unable to process the backup file.
I'm confused about how you're trying to do the convert to html. You
should open Firefox using the old profile. Go to the bookmarks window
and use the "export to html" option. Then in the new profile, you go to
the bookmarks window and use the "import from html" option.
I am just not sure how in tarnation all of them could get
corrupted????
I even tried to decompress with "lz4 -d" command,
but the command said:
Error 44 : Unrecognized header : file cannot be decoded
They started using this before there was a standard lz4 header. See
https://github.com/avih/dejsonlz4 for a way to uncompress them.
7:59 p.m.
On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 3:12 PM, Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net> wrote:
On 02/09/2018 09:31 AM, JD wrote:
> Yes Sam. I tried to restore, and I tried to convert to html.
> In both cases, for all the files in bookmarksbackup dir, I
> am getting Unable to process the backup file.
>
I'm confused about how you're trying to do the convert to html. You
should open Firefox using the old profile. Go to the bookmarks window and
use the "export to html" option. Then in the new profile, you go to the
bookmarks window and use the "import from html" option.
Sam - That's EXACTLY what I did!!!
I am just not sure how in tarnation all of them could get
corrupted????
> I even tried to decompress with "lz4 -d" command,
> but the command said:
> Error 44 : Unrecognized header : file cannot be decoded
>
They started using this before there was a standard lz4 header. See
https://github.com/avih/dejsonlz4 for a way to uncompress them.
OK! Will do. Will get back to you.
10:55 p.m.
On 02/09/2018 05:59 PM, JD wrote:
On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 3:12 PM, Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net
<mailto:samuel@sieb.net>> wrote:
On 02/09/2018 09:31 AM, JD wrote:
Yes Sam. I tried to restore, and I tried to convert to html.
In both cases, for all the files in bookmarksbackup dir, I
am getting Unable to process the backup file.
I'm confused about how you're trying to do the convert to html. You
should open Firefox using the old profile. Go to the bookmarks
window and use the "export to html" option. Then in the new
profile, you go to the bookmarks window and use the "import from
html" option.
Sam - That's EXACTLY what I did!!!
Then I don't understand why you have anything to do with the backup
directory. You should only be dealing with the bookmarks that are in
the browser profile. Are the bookmarks gone?
11:09 a.m.
On 02/09/2018 09:55 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
On 02/09/2018 05:59 PM, JD wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 3:12 PM, Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net
> <mailto:samuel@sieb.net>> wrote:
>
> On 02/09/2018 09:31 AM, JD wrote:
>
> Yes Sam. I tried to restore, and I tried to convert to html.
> In both cases, for all the files in bookmarksbackup dir, I
> am getting Unable to process the backup file.
>
>
> I'm confused about how you're trying to do the convert to html. You
> should open Firefox using the old profile. Go to the bookmarks
> window and use the "export to html" option. Then in the new
> profile, you go to the bookmarks window and use the "import from
> html" option.
>
>
>
> Sam - That's EXACTLY what I did!!!
Then I don't understand why you have anything to do with the backup
directory. You should only be dealing with the bookmarks that are in
the browser profile. Are the bookmarks gone?
Yes :(
8:33 p.m.
On 02/09/2018 03:12 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
On 02/09/2018 09:31 AM, JD wrote:
> Yes Sam. I tried to restore, and I tried to convert to html.
> In both cases, for all the files in bookmarksbackup dir, I
> am getting Unable to process the backup file.
I'm confused about how you're trying to do the convert to html. You
should open Firefox using the old profile. Go to the bookmarks window
and use the "export to html" option. Then in the new profile, you go
to the bookmarks window and use the "import from html" option.
> I am just not sure how in tarnation all of them could get corrupted????
> I even tried to decompress with "lz4 -d" command,
> but the command said:
> Error 44 : Unrecognized header : file cannot be decoded
They started using this before there was a standard lz4 header. See
https://github.com/avih/dejsonlz4 for a way to uncompress them.
OK, I downloaded
the dejsonlz4 tarball, and built it, and used it on one
of the backup files.
Now, in order to import it as html, I need to convert it to html first.
I do not see a tool that readily converts json to html.
There are websites that let you paste the json text and they output html
text.
I have not found sites that let you upload the json file, and give you
the url to download the html output file.
12:19 a.m.
On 02/10/18 06:12, Samuel Sieb wrote:
I'm confused about how you're trying to do the convert to
html. You should open
Firefox using the old profile. Go to the bookmarks window and use the "export to
html" option. Then in the new profile, you go to the bookmarks window and use the
"import from html" option.
Works fine for me.
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