[AT] OT - Firefox problems

[Mike M]

Unfortunately it's not, so i guess I start from ground zero.

Mike M

On 1/26/2021 8:42 PM, Howard Pletcher wrote:
> If you did a Delete to get rid of the new version, it may be in your
> recycle bin.
>
> If you did an Uninstall, then probably not.
>
> Howard
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 8:18 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
> <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>
>     85Hi Guys, Ok after getting my old profile back I didn't like
>     Firefox 85 at all with all the tiles and what not, it looked like
>     Windows 10. So I foolishly deleted Firefox 85 and was hoping to
>     download 84, which I was happy with. I then realized I had NO
>     browser. After dredging up and old computer I was able to download
>     a copy of Firefox to a memory card and get a browser back on my
>     computer. Now however it seems that none of the profiles contain
>     all my bookmarks and passwords. Like I said before there is a file
>     on my desktop that is called "old firefox data" is there a way i
>     can create a new profile to restore my bookmarks and passwords
>     from that?
>
>     Thanks, Mike
>
>
>     On 1/26/2021 5:53 PM, Stuart Harner wrote:
>>
>>     No, that is just Firefox just trying to collect all your data on
>>     their servers just like Microsoft and Google. There is money in data.
>>
>>     They claim it is to make things easier for the user. But I DON’T
>>     want all my various computers to have the same profile! There are
>>     separate computers for a reason and a single profile is not one
>>     of them.
>>
>>     FF is nice but it is getting more big brother with each “upgrade”.
>>
>>     YMMV
>>
>>     *From:*AT [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] *On
>>     Behalf Of *Ken Knierim
>>     *Sent:* Tuesday, January 26, 2021 4:11 PM
>>     *To:* Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
>>     *Subject:* Re: [AT] OT - Firefox problems
>>
>>     Mike,
>>
>>         I'm running the new version (84 or 85) of Firefox... speed is
>>     a LOT better on the new one (matching or exceeding Chrome on
>>     several benchmarks with far better security) but it's got some
>>     quirks. They are pushing into using the firefox accounts where
>>     you log into firefox; when I did this I ended up with my
>>     bookmarks showing up from my home computer (Linux Centos 7) and
>>     my work computer (Winders 10) all added together. I'm not sure
>>     how it's supposed to work but that's what I ended up with. This
>>     MAY help, but it could have also been a Microsoft update (meaning
>>     MS blew some things away for "security reasons").
>>
>>     Hope this helps
>>
>>     Ken
>>
>>     On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 2:44 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
>>     <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         OK, sorry for the off topic post, but I have a real problem.
>>         My computer
>>         updated to Firefox 85 last night, and now ALL my bookmarks
>>         are gone,
>>         should I just delete 85 and reinstall an older version. There
>>         is a new
>>         new folder on my desktop called old Firefox data.
>>
>>         Thanks,
>>         Mike M
>>
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