Tag: documents and settings

Restore Your Lost Firefox 2 Bookmarks in Firefox 3

Mahesh was worried because after upgrading to Firefox 3, he didn’t see his bookmarks and hence asked me if there is any way to get them back.

The answer is yes. You can definitely get back your bookmarks because Firefox has a backup of bookmarks through which you can restore them

So here are the steps to restore lost bookmarks in Firefox 3 (only for Windows, sorry Mac guys )

For Windows XP

1. Click on Start- > Run

2. Type – > C:\Documents and Settings\YourWindowsUserName

3. Display the Hidden folders by clicking on Tools at the top the Folder Options-> View -> Show Hidden Files

4. Now you should see a folder named Application data. Double click on it and then go to Mozilla-> Firefox -> Profiles Read More»

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My Recent Documents displayed in Windows XP

Probably Windows 98 users remember that in the Start menu there was a possibility to see your recently open documents (as far as I remember, the list displayed the last 15 documents you opened). In Windows XP, this option is gone. Sometimes I found it useful, because I never remember the names I give to files, or the place I save them.

Windows XP has this information in memory, but it does not display it by default anymore. Here’s how to get access to the recent documents list:

1. Open Windows Explorer (if you don’t know how, use the shortcut keys combination “Window” + “E”)
2. Click on Local Disc (C:) Read More»

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