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On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 01:56:28PM -0700, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote |
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> I do agree, but I'm looking for a way to fix it. What file should I |
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> delete from Firefox profile. I just want to retain bookmarks, passwords |
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> etc. |
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Do *NOT* delete any files just see. I would suggest the following |
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course of action... |
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* Do not start any of the profiles unless the instructions say to |
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* Create 2 new profiles; call them "salvage1" and salvage2" |
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***IMPORTANT*** If copying any specific file to "salvage1" screws up |
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that profile, do ***NOT*** copy it to "salvage2". |
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* Copy the "places.sqlite" file from the bad profile over top of the |
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"places.sqlite" file in the "salvage1" profile |
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* Start up the "salvage1" profile. Try surfing for a few minutes. If |
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it works, close "salvage1" and copy "places.sqlite" to the same place |
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in the "salvage2" profile, and skip "Restoring bookmarks from backups". |
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"Restoring bookmarks from backups" (ONLY IF places.sqlite IS DAMAGED) |
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* Copy all the files from the "bookmarksbackup" folder in the bad |
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profile to the "bookmarksbackup" folder in the "salvage1" profile. |
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* Start up the "salvage1" profile. Select... |
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Bookmarks ==> Manage Bookmarks |
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From the Bookmarks Manager select... |
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Tools ==> Restore |
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...and select a backup. Obviously, the more recent the better. If |
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this works, close the browser ("salvage1") and repeat with the |
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"salvage2" profile. |
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There are several more items... |
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data |
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Passwords are stored in the key3.db and logins.json files. |
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Site-specific preferences are stored in the permissions.sqlite and |
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content-prefs.sqlite files. |
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Search engines are stored in the search.sqlite file and searchplugins |
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folder. |
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Personal dictionary is stored in persdict.dat |
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etc, etc. I know that it's painfull, but... |
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1) Make sure "salvage1" and "salvage2" are both shut down. |
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2) Copy over *ONE* file listed on the above webpage at a time to the |
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"salvage1" profile, and launch "salvage1" and try it out. |
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3) If it works, shut down "salvage1", and copy the same file over to |
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the "salvage2" profile. If "salvage1" dies, you've found a culprit. |
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Copy the file of the same name from the "salvage2" profile to the |
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"salvage1" profile. |
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4) GOTO 1 (i.e. "rinse, lather, repeat") and repeat for every file |
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listed on the webpage I pointed to. There may be more than 1 |
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corrupted file |
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After you're finished, you can go to |
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Tools ==> Switch Profile ==> Manage Profiles |
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There, you can rename or delete the old profile, and rename "salvage1" |
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to the name of your old profile. Note that this will only affect the |
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name that it is invoked with by the "-P" option. It will not change the |
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directory name. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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