FireFox Bookmark Folder

[mfarley]

This may seem like a silly question but try as I might I can't find the settings for the bookmarks.

My want is to have 1 bookmark folder on 1 partition shared by all partitions. I figured it would be in about:config and I could manually enter in the bookmark but I was wrong.

So, any ideas?

[amb141]

Mike

Unlike IE, bookmarks in Mozilla (etc.) are kept as an .html file (bookmarks.html) in the Profile.

BTW, where are you finding an "about:config" setting in Firebird?

alan

[mfarley]

Sorry, will rename the title appropriately--FireFox 0.8. :) Old habits...

[mfarley]

I saw that file, however it only contained the stock bookmarks on it and not my many categories added.

[Amie]

Originally posted by amb141@Feb 22 2004, 07:52 PM
BTW, where are you finding an "about:config" setting in Firebird?


Alan,

Just type about:config in the address bar and press enter.

:amie:

[amb141]

Amie

Well, I'll be ...

You can modify values in there, too! (I don't think I will, though.)

Mike

>> it only contained the stock bookmarks on it and not my many categories added.<<

Hmmmmm....... Mine has all of my bookmarks sorted in their folders. Don't know what to tell you.

alan

[Amie]

Originally posted by amb141@Feb 22 2004, 11:09 PM
>> it only contained the stock bookmarks on it and not my many categories added.<<

Hmmmmm....... Mine has all of my bookmarks sorted in their folders. Don't know what to tell you.


Mike,

Did you search for all bookmark.html files, I have 4 on my computer, and like Alan, my personal one has all the folders and subcatogories listed when I open it in Firebird.

:amie:

[mfarley]

I found 2 but will do a search in case I missed any.

[jbs3645]

I can only address win98se but the bookmarks.html is under *:\windows\application data\phoenix\profiles\default\********.slt. The bookmarks located in the profile of the install directory is the basic one.
If you type in about:plugins it will list the plugins that firefox has found and that you can use. If you want to change any of the settings in about:config, you can also change them by creating a user.js file. I have found it to be easier to remove or change if there are only a few in user.js than all of them in about:config.

[GolfProRM]

In Win2k/XP, your bookmarks will be under

C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\phoenix\profiles\default\********.slt

As far as a way to share them...

Try adding this to your user.js file in your profile:

// Specify which bookmarks file to use:
user_pref("browser.bookmarks.file", "C:\\PathToNetscapeProfile\\bookmarks.html");

Change folder to whereever you want them stored... Also, use a double backslash every time you'd use a backslash

[mfarley]

Found the bookmakrs finally. :)

Now, where is the user.js file kept in XP pro? I could not find it so I just made a file (here: E:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile) and placed the code in it.

Unfortunately it did nothing after a firefox restart.

[GolfProRM]

It will have to be created, but it goes in your profile (same location I listed above)... just in the main folder there...