Like any other browser, you can save pages in Mozilla, that is, create bookmarks. Firefox's bookmarks bar is disabled by default, so if you want to always have a list of sites you visit frequently at your fingertips, turn the bookmarks bar on first. Where, by the way, does Firefox store data about saved sites? We will also consider this issue.

Where is information about saved sites stored?

Where are bookmarks stored in Mozilla Firefox? Such data is located in the profile folder. You can open it in Windows Explorer in the system drive.

To, for example, transfer Firefox bookmarks to the same Firefox browser, but on another computer, just copy this folder to another medium and then replace it with the one located on another PC.

Panel display

The panel with saved sites is hidden by default in this browser. To make it appear on your screen, you need to do the following:
1.Go to the browser menu through the “striped” icon. At the bottom of the small window there will be an "Edit" button. Click on it.

2.In the menu at the bottom there will again be a “Show/Hide Panels” button. Select the “Bookmarks Bar” element.

3.Close the settings tab. How to remove the panel? It's very simple - uncheck the item and it disappears.

Bookmarks in Firefox are located under the browser's navigation bar. Naturally, it will not be able to accommodate absolutely all saved pages. To open full list, you need to click on the bookmarks icon in the upper right area of ​​the browser and go to the “Show all bookmarks” section.

Also, saved sites can be located in cells on the express panel for Firefox, that is, those that are shown on the browser’s home page.
If there are too many sites, it is recommended to sort them into folders for faster and more convenient search of pages. They can then be transferred from one folder to another through regular copying.

How to save a site?

What to do if you want to save the page?
1.Click on the star on the panel. A window will appear in which you need to select “Bookmarks Bar”.

2.Click on the “Done” button.

In addition, saving is possible in the “Other Bookmarks” section.

Transfer

How to transfer bookmarks from Firefox? For example, to another browser? This function is called export in relation to Firefox. Let's look at how to export saved sites to another browser.

1.In the menu, open the “Show all bookmarks” section.

2.Go to the “Import and backups” block and click on the “Export bookmarks to HTML file” item.

3.Write a name for the future document. We choose its location. Click on the “Save” button.

detailed instructions How to transfer bookmarks from Opera to Firefox is in this article. If you want to use Firefox on another device and want all your site lists to be moved to it, use bookmark synchronization. This is much more convenient than making backups.

Removal

How can I delete bookmarks? It all depends on whether you want to remove a specific site from the list or several at once.

Method No. 1

1. To remove one site, go to it first.
2. Click on the star on the panel. A small editing window will open.
3. Click on the “Delete” button.

Method number 2

1. Go to the "Library" window.
2. Find the folder you need. Open it to view the contents. It will be on the right side of the window.
3. Select unnecessary sites. Click on Delete on your keyboard. Only those you select will be deleted.

Recovery

How can you make sure that the page you just accidentally deleted is restored? The following method will help you if you did not close the browser after this accidental deletion.

1. In the menu, click on the “Show all bookmarks” option.
2. In the window that opens, in the top panel, click on the “Management” section. Click on “Cancel” or press Ctrl + Z.

You can restore bookmarks in Mozilla from backup copies that the browser itself creates from time to time.

1. Open the “Library” window again. Click on the “Import and backups” section.
2. Click on the “Restore backup from” item and select the required copy option. Each copy is signed with the date it was made. Click on OK.

It is important to note that with such a restoration, recently added sites are deleted, that is, those that were made after this copy creation date.

If bookmarks are not saved after restart

Changes you make to bookmarks may be lost when you restart your browser. How to solve this problem? First, disable add-ons that have access to bookmarks.

The file may be write protected.

1. Open your profile folder. Go to Help (question mark in the menu) and select the “Problem Solving Information” section. Click on “Open Folder”.
2. Close the browser using the “Exit” button in the menu.
3. Right-click on the places.sqlite file. Go to the "Properties" window.
4. In the “General” block there should not be a checkmark next to “Read Only”

Are sites still not added or saved after turning on the browser again? In this case, you need to find the places.sqlite file again, which should be located in the profile folder, delete it and create a new one.

1. We find the profile folder in the same way as described above. Also exit the browser.
2. The files places.sqlite and places.sqlite-journal are deleted or renamed.
3. Next, Firefox will create a new places.sqlite file itself. Firefox bookmarks will be saved, but the browser history will disappear.

Management extension

If you have a long list of bookmarks, the BookMark manager extension will come to your aid. It can be downloaded from the official Firefox add-on store via the link: https://addons.mozilla.org/RU/firefox/addon/online-bookmark-manager-starta/?src=search. Downloading and installing will not take much time. After this you will need to restart the browser.

This bookmark manager allows you to bring order to that messy list of sites that you have saved over a long period of time. If they really a large number of, copying and deleting unnecessary ones can be very annoying. The extension will solve the problem of bookmark management.

There are many things you can do with bookmarks in Firefox. You can save lists into separate files, transfer them to other browsers, distribute them into folders, and much more. You have the right to arrange an individual order. A bookmark manager can also help you with this.

Before importing your bookmarks, you want to put them in order by deleting unnecessary ones, or you simply have a lot of sites in your bookmarks and searching for what you need causes you one irritation. The Firefox browser has a wonderful function that will help you cope with this task, with its help you can You can assign a label to each bookmark.

A tag is a keyword that can be assigned to a saved site to speed up searches in bookmarks and help identify them.

After saving the site, click on the star a second time to open the "Edit" window, where you will see a field called "Tags". You can add a keyword or click the drop-down arrow next to the field to select one of the existing tags.

For example, if you bookmarked our website www.. Then you can easily find it by this tag and on this site.

Now that you've tagged your bookmark, you can search for all sites with that tag by typing it into the Awesome Bar.

How to use tags

Until recently, I didn’t use tags, I opened all my saved sites at the same time and, clicking between tabs, looked for a long-forgotten site that I suddenly needed right now.

Of course Firefox doesn't eat RAM just like Chrome, but still the computer began to noticeably slow down after 50 open pages). Now that I started using tags, I only need to remember one or two words and enter them into the address bar in order to find the site I need.

By the way, you can link several sites to one tag by combining them into a group, which you will agree is also convenient.

How to create a bookmark

To create a bookmark, click on the star icon in the address bar.

The star will turn yellow and your bookmark will be created in the folder Unfiled bookmarks. That's it!

2. On the website page , press the combination Ctrl + Shift + B . A window appears New bookmarks

Enter the name, select the folder in which the bookmark will be stored and click Add bookmarks.

3. Right-click anywhere on the open page of the site. A menu opens in which we click on the item "Add page to bookmarks".

In the window that appears, enter a name, select the folder in which the bookmark will be stored, add labels and click Finish

As you can see, there are several ways to add a site you like to Bookmarks - choose the one most suitable for you.

How can I change the name of a bookmark or choose where it will be stored?

1.To change bookmark settings, click on the star again and a window will appear "Editing this bookmark."

• In the window "Editing this bookmark" you can change any of the following parameters:
  • Name: This is the bookmark name that Firefox displays in the menu.
  • Folder: Select which folder to store this bookmark in by selecting an option from the drop-down list (for example, Bookmarks Menu or Bookmarks Panel). From the drop-down list, you can select Select... to see a list of all bookmark folders.
  • Tags: You can use tags to make your bookmarks easier to find and organize.

2. When you are finished editing the bookmark, click Ready to close the editing window.

Where can I find bookmarks?

1. The easiest way to find a site that you have bookmarked is to start typing its name in the address bar. As you type, a list of sites you've bookmarked, starred, or visited will appear. Sites that you have bookmarked will have a yellow star to the right of their name. All you need to do is click on one of the sites and you will be taken there immediately.

Working with bookmarks in the Libraries window

You can also view and organize your bookmarks in the Libraries window.

Or click on the tab Bookmarks

2. By default, the bookmarks you create will be located in the folder Unfiled bookmarks. Select this folder in the Libraries window to see the bookmarks you've created. Double clicking on a bookmark will open it.

3. While you have the Libraries window open, you can also drag and drop bookmarks into other folders, such as e.g. Bookmarks menu- this is the bookmark folder which will be shown in the menu under the Bookmarks button. If you add bookmarks to a folder Bookmarks bar, they will be displayed

How to enable the Bookmarks Bar?

When you install Firefox, by default, the bookmarks bar will not appear unless you have used it in previous versions of Firefox. If you want to use the bookmarks bar, you can enable it like this:

1. At the top of the Firefox window click on the button Firefox, hover over the arrow next to the menu Settings and mark Bookmarks bar .

How to remove a bookmark from the Bookmarks Bar?

To delete a bookmark from the address bar, you need to move the cursor to the link you want to delete and click Shift+Del.

Go to the page of the bookmark you want to delete.
Click on the icon Star in the Address line.

All the changes you make in Firefox, such as your home page, the panels you use, the extensions you install, your bookmarks and saved passwords, are stored in a special folder called a "profile". Your profile folder is kept separate from your Firefox executables, so if something goes wrong with Firefox, your information will always be there. This also means that you can uninstall Firefox without losing your settings, and that you don't have to reinstall Firefox to remove information or fix a problem.

How can I find my profile?

Click the menu button, then click the Help button and select.From the Help menu, select Problem Solving Information. The Troubleshooting Information tab opens.

• In chapter Application details click the button Open folder Show in Finder Open directory. A window will open containing your profile folder.Your profile folder will open.

How to find a profile without opening Firefox

Click on the icon Finder in the dock. In the menu bar, click the Go menu, and hold down the option or alt key and select Library. A window will open containing your Library folder.

1. Open the Application Support folder, in it open the Firefox folder, and in it open the Profiles folder.
2. Your profile folder is located inside this folder. If you have only one profile, its folder will be named "default".

1. (Ubuntu) Open the Go menu at the top left of the screen and select Home Folder. A File Browser window will appear.
2. Open the View menu and select Show hidden files, if it is not already marked.
3. Double click on the .mozilla folder.
4. If you have only one profile, its folder will be named "default".

What information is stored in my profile?

Note: This is not a complete list. Only important information is provided.

• Bookmarks, downloads and browsing history: The places.sqlite file contains all your Firefox bookmarks, lists of all the files you've downloaded, and all the websites you've visited. The bookmarkbackups folder stores bookmark backup files that can be used to restore bookmarks. The favicons.sqlite file contains the favicons for your Firefox bookmarks. For more information, read How to Use Bookmarks to Remember and Organize Your Favorite Sites and Restoring Bookmarks from a Backup or Transferring Them to Another Computer.
• Passwords: Your passwords are stored in the key4.db and logins.json files. For more information, read the article Saved Passwords - Remember, delete, edit passwords in Firefox.
• Site-specific settings: The permissions.sqlite and content-prefs.sqlite files store many of Firefox's permissions (such as which sites are allowed to open pop-up windows) or zoom levels that are set on a per-site basis (read Font Size and Page Scale - Make Your Web Pages Size Larger).
• Search engines: The file search.json.mozlz4 contains search engines installed by the user. For more information, read the article Add or remove search engines in Firefox.
• Personal dictionary: The persdict.dat file contains all the additional words you have added to the Firefox dictionary. For more information, read the article How to check spelling in Firefox? .
• Autofill fields: The formhistory.sqlite file remembers what you searched for in the Firefox search bar and what information you entered into fields on websites. For more information, read the article Manage forms to autofill with your information in Firefox.
• Cookies: Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your computer by websites you visit. Usually this is something like site settings or login status. All cookies are stored in the cookies.sqlite file.
• DOM storage: DOM storage is intended to provide a larger, safer, and easier-to-use alternative to storing information in cookies. The information is stored in the webappsstore.sqlite file for websites and in the chromeappsstore.sqlite file for about:* pages.
• Extensions: The extensions folder, if it exists, stores files for all the extensions you have installed. To learn more about Firefox extensions and other add-ons, see Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox.
• Security certificate settings: The cert9.db file contains all of your security certificate settings and all the SSL certificates that you imported into Firefox.
• Security device settings: The pkcs11.txt file stores the configuration of the security modules.
• Actions when downloading files: The handlers.json file contains your settings, which tell Firefox what to do when it sees certain file types. For example, these settings tell Firefox to open PDF files with Acrobat Reader when you click on them. For more information, see Change what Firefox does when you click or download a file.
• Saved session: The sessionstore.jsonlz4 file stores the currently open tabs and windows. For more information read the article

Firefox bookmarks are a web link to your favorite/frequently visited web page. Using bookmarks, you can navigate between your favorite websites in one click. If you haven’t had time to finish reading the news on some Internet resource, then by adding it to your bookmarks, you can easily return to it at any time. Bookmarks are convenient because you don’t need to remember the exact name of the site, type it into the search bar every time and look for it in a huge list of similar ones. By launching an Internet browser, you can instantly get to the required page, provided that it has already been previously added to the useful notes section.

How to save bookmarks in Mozilla

The process of saving footnotes to the necessary Internet portals is carried out by one click on the icon in the shape of a five-pointed star in the quick access menu or by using the “Ctrl + D” key combination on the keyboard. By default, it is without fill, but if the page is in saved bookmarks, then it changes its color to blue.

By clicking the save icon, the user can change the name of their note and also change the save directory. There is also a reverse action in this menu - deleting an unnecessary note.

You can view saved bookmarks by clicking on the following icon or “Ctrl+Shift+B”.

In order to save Internet bookmarks from the Mozilla web search engine on a personal computer, you need to perform an export operation. You can find out how to do it by reading the article “”. This article also describes how to restore bookmarks in Mozilla.

Where are bookmarks stored in Mozilla Firefox?

All actions regarding changes to the Firefox web browser, such as installing plugins, saving user personal data and adding bookmarks, are saved in a service folder called “Profile”. This folder is saved separately from the main search engine documents; this is done for reliability so that the user does not lose their data when deleting or reinstalling the browser.

To find your profile you need the following:

• Launch the Internet browser Mozilla Firefox;
• Open the browser engineering menu;
• Click on the icon located at the very bottom of the menu window with the image of a question mark.

The help menu opens. Here we select the “Problem Solving Information” option.

You are then presented with a new page called “Problem Solving Information.” Here, in the application data, you need to find the “Profile Folder” item, opposite this item, select the button to open the folder.

In the folder that opens, containing the current changes made by the user in the Mozilla search engine.

Another way to get to this folder without launching a web browser is as follows.

To do this, you need to click the “Start” button in the Windows menu and enter the path to the folder “%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\” in the search window. Then select the very first folder with English word"default".

You will see the same folder that you opened through the browser.

Be extremely careful when manipulating information in this folder. Since, by carelessly deleting some objects, you can ruin the performance of the Firefox search engine and permanently lose some important data.