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JW in MO 
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 8:06am |
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My Firefox updated and wiped out all my favorites, gone, no retrieval, no history. This is the second time it happened and i thought I got a bug so I ran malware and others to clean up the system. Then I find out from others that Firefox does that when it updates. Is there a setting somewhere I missed that prevents this?
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JoeM(GA)
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 8:41am |
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I’ve used Firefox ever since it was developed, never lost anything to an update, I run it on my Mac, iPad, and phone
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allisorange
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 8:59am |
Mine just updated Friday and Never lost anything.
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desertjoe
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 8:59am |
Hey JW,,,in these days of "Lost Emails" ,,,nothin is ever really "lost",,,Say,,!!you know anybody in Russia,,,?? Chit that didn't sound too good to a man sufferin from lost-itus,,, Anyway,,I bet if you contact Firefox directly,,they can help you ,,,,unless maybe your settings was toggled to do so beforehand,,,,????
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 9:06am |
I've used FFox for years and have NEVER lost anything. I also use Thunderbird for emails, same thing. Tbird is easy,like the old Outlook Express was and FAR easier to understand than Gmail !!! You can setup both to download the latest version and NOT install. I do that as I like to check out 'what's new' and more importantly the 'system requirements' I do NOT install new Tbirds though as the new version doesn't like the addons I have.
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JW in MO
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 9:19am |
Hey Joe, I just checked the Russian report, my emails weren't in there but somebody else's were. . . . . .
Good suggestion about going to Firefox, found out through a search that Firefox suggested my browser was running slow and in one click it could speed things up and that wipes out history and bookmarks, but, it saves them to an archive folder on my desktop. I found that but haven't gotten the right combination entered to re-install it yet. Thanks
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desertjoe
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 9:36am |
Sure thing JW and just for that I'm,,,,Hey wait a minute,,,!!!!! them emails them Roooskies had,,,they weren't ,,,,they weren't UMMmmm,,,signed or anything was they,,,???,,,,I an't worried they was mine,,,I'm just thinkin ole Shameless and ole JC might be tradin girlie sites ,,,OH Chit,,,I'm outa here,,,, 
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Bill_MN
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 9:40am |
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I've never lost anything with a Firefox update. Do you have Firefox Sync set up? All your stuff should be saved there, it's a cloud-based account that you sign into so you can share all your favorites and settings across different devices like your phone and computer without having to set up each one. I wouldn't do the one-click speed up, if anything you should just go to privacy and security options and set it to clear site data and history when you exit. Having a lot of history, cookies, junk files does slow it down a lot, if you want to go back to a website save it as a bookmark rather than in history.
Edited by Bill_MN - 24 Mar 2019 at 9:48am
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 10:29am |
Decided to 'cleanup' Firefox , the 'cookies and site data' area. WOW.. I got rid of 100s of 'cookies'/ I sorted them by 'date', then got rid of everything over a month old. Much fater now. Also, in 'history' you can delete a lot BUT be sure to UNCHECK the active logins and cookies otherwise you'll have to reenter banking and online passwords,etc.. Jay
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 10:49am |
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So far we never lost too much to FF The damn Microsoft updates is the ones that delete our stuff!
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 10:54am |
turn OFF all 'updates'.... you can do that....
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 11:49am |
No matter which Browser your using - Try CC Cleaner to delete the garbage that is downloaded when you go online - It has settings of what you allow it to delete and what not to touch. Been using it for couple years now in the FREE setting and sure dose clean a lot of things out you don't realize comes along with sites you might visit .
CCleaner.com - Download now and clean up your PC! Home of the hugely popular CCleaner, Defraggler, Recuva and Speccy. |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 12:04pm |
Firefox changes the setting
go to open menu
go to options
go to home
New Windows and Tabs Choose what you see when you open your homepage, new windows, and new tabs.
go to Homepage and new windows
put in Firefox home (default)
go to New tabs
put in Firefox home (default)
then go give it a try
B:-) Dnoym
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 5:55pm |
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I have Firefox set to show me when an update is available, NOT automatic updates. I have never lost anything with updates in the last 10 years or more.
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Bill_MN
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 8:03pm |
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I don't trust anything or anyone enough anymore to save any cookies or logins. I sign into any website I need to every time. Deleting all your cookies even the new ones will speed up even more, and run CCleaner like Coke said....BTW never had trouble with a Windows update either
Edited by Bill_MN - 24 Mar 2019 at 8:05pm
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 24 Mar 2019 at 8:24pm |
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I have Windows update every week on sunday night... doing that for 5 years... no problems.
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Posted: 26 Mar 2019 at 8:23am |
I haven't updated FF for a LONG time. It won't let me use the Add-Ons that I want, so I just don't update. NO problems........as long as you have a GOOD anti-virus you don't have to worry. Here ya go Buddy..... Where are Firefox favorites saved? Windows hides the AppData folder by default but you can find your profile folder as follows: - Press [Windows] +R on the keyboard. A Run dialog will open.
- Type in: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\
- Click OK. A window will open containing profile folders.
- Double-click the profile folder you wish to open.
Edited by Ted J - 26 Mar 2019 at 8:27am
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Posted: 26 Mar 2019 at 8:46am |
Got it saved and printed and copied too,,,I don't use Firefox,,,I used to but is great info to have,,,Thanks,,,!!! 
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