Hi, Firefox does create backups of autmatic of bookmarks, then save them in a default location?

I had to reset my PC & re - install FF without first using a manual backup of bookmarks. The reset process apparently retains all data files, but does not keep Apps. I hope I can do my new Firefox to the old bookmarks file and... Hey presto... I retrieve my favorites?
(Thanks in advance for your suggestions)

The usual kind of reset in recent versions of Windows keeps your old user folder but it moving here:

C:\Windows.old\Users\your-user-name\

You will find this file? If so, your Firefox data are probably here - and here's how I suggest to access:

First of all, it would be useful to set windows to display the hidden files and folders. This article has the steps: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hidden-files

Then click in:

Username\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles C:\Windows.old\Users\

Note: you may find a cache under AppData\Local folder, but everything important is under AppData\Roaming.

Here you can find one or several folders named random semi. Who has most recently updated content is probably the one you want to restore from.

Bookmarks only

Go down the old bookmarkbackups folder and copy the last two backups in a location such as the desktop.

The restore feature will replace the bookmarks in Firefox by default (and what you added since the reset) with all like bookmarks. If you want preserve newly added bookmarks, use the first, export function before the restore, then the import function later. The following articles have details:

Success?

Complete restoration

This post has my suggested procedure to resurrect your old wide profile in your new installation of Firefox. Please note the use of the copy instead of move throughout the process. This allows you to try again if it fails somewhere along the way.

https://support.Mozilla.org/questions/1024189#answer-638319

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