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  1. 09-05-2011 #1
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    Cool Restore .json bookmark file with Ubutu's Firefox 6

    I've been using Firefox 3.6 with other OSs & Distributrions, and have been able to backup and restore bookmarks (usually from Bookmarks, Organize Bookmarks, Import and Backup, Restore, Choose File. I have not been able to find this function in Firefox 6 for Ubuntu. The menus are different. Is the bookmark restore somewhere else?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyrealtor View Post
    I have not been able to find this function in Firefox 6
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    Look for the Import/Export/Backup option at Bookmarks -> Show All Bookmarks -> Import and Backup
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    Exclamation Set up Firefox Sync first!

    Quote Originally Posted by ozar View Post
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    Look for the Import/Export/Backup option at Bookmarks -> Show All Bookmarks -> Import and Backup
    Show all Bookmarks works (Opens a bookmark window called Library), but there is no Import and Backup submenu on the Firefox 6 that downloads from the Ubuntu Software Center.

    Until...

    Mystery Solved! Firefox 6 & up may require you to set up sync before creating the Import and Backup menu.
    Once you set up sync, you can sync from another computer, or import a .json file via Import and Backup, Restore, file..

    Then you can import settings, including bookmarks into other browsers such as Chromium that allow import from Firefox.

    Thanks for all replies on Linuxforums and Ubuntu forums,
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyrealtor View Post
    Show all Bookmarks works (Opens a bookmark window called Library), but there is no Import and Backup submenu on the Firefox 6 that downloads from the Ubuntu Software Center.

    Until...

    Mystery Solved! Firefox 6 & up may require you to set up sync before creating the Import and Backup menu.
    Once you set up sync, you can sync from another computer, or import a .json file via Import and Backup, Restore, file..

    Then you can import settings, including bookmarks into other browsers such as Chromium that allow import from Firefox.
    Strange.... it might be that Ubuntu modifies their version of Firefox in some way because I'm using Firefox 6.0.1 and have the Import and Backup of bookmarks option available to me as indicated in my earlier post. I've never setup the Sync option and still get the option to Import/Backup/Restore.
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    a long time annoyment for me has now been solved....
    Thanx guys
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    Quote Originally Posted by ozar View Post
    Look for the Import/Export/Backup option at Bookmarks -> Show All Bookmarks -> Import and Backup
    FWIW, I'm running FF 6.0.2 on Ubuntu, and that option is there for me as well.
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