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Programs to combine bookmarks?
I've recently been having some issues with xmarks and found that it hasn't been syncing my chromium and firefox bookmarks correctly.
Is there a way to combine the two bookmark HTML files? Preferably ...
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Firefox bookmarks in the ubuntu files system
I have accessed my crashed Ubuntu version via live usb trial. Where am supposed to find my former Firefox bookmarks and history files in order to copy and transfer them into a new installation?
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How to make a bookmark to a network share in Firefox?
On my network (of mostly Windows machines) there is a website that I'd like to make a bookmark to in Ubuntu. How do I do this? Please provide simple instructions, as I'm new to Ubuntu (and Linux in ...
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How do I sort Firefox bookmarks alphabetically by manipulating the 'json' or 'places.sqlite' files via the terminal?
is there a way possible with terminal pipelining to sort the bookmarks Mozilla Firefoxstores in alphabetical order?
I tried dabbing a little but to my disappointment ,the bookmarks are stored in JSON ...
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How move Firefox bookmarks from Windows to Ubuntu 11.10?
How can I move Firefox bookmarks from Windows to Ubuntu? I have Windows XP on one machine (which is very old and runs Firefox 8) and have Ubuntu 11.10 on another. I want to copy Firefox bookmarks to ...
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How can I recover bookmarks in firefox
I have Firefox on Ubuntu 10.10. I added another profile to Firefox in the last two weeks. Firefox gave me the option to choose between the different profiles, but now it will not login ...
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How do I synchronise bookmarks from Firefox with Ubuntu One automatically?
I don't know if this is possible and already done automatically when logging in with Ubuntu One, but can I synchronise bookmarks from Firefox to Ubuntu One automatically?
So that I can add bookmarks ...
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Many (many!) bookmarks in Firefox make the desktop lock up on hovering “Bookmarks” in firefox. Fixes? [closed]
I have several tens of thousands of bookmarks in Firefox.
Whenever I accidentaly hover over the "Bookmarks" entry of Firefox menu in global menu, my whole desktop freezes for half a minute.
Now, I ...
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Firefox freezes for a minute when I attempt to drag a site into the Bookmark Toolbar [closed]
In Firefox 8.0 on Ubuntu 11.10, when I drag a site from the Address Bar to the Bookmarks Toolbar (in hopes of creating a new bookmark) the entire system freezes for about 1.5 minutes. I can move the ...
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Cross-browser bookmark sync?
Is there a way for me to sync bookmarks between Firefox and Chrome on several different Ubuntu machines?
Edit: Even willing to run something on my own web server if that makes a difference.
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Is it possible to show the bookmarks bar only in the home page using firefox?
This is the standard behaviour in Google Chrome: unless otherwise specified, the bookmarks bar is visible only when in the home page, and disappears as soon as a web site is opened. This makes a lot ...
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How to import bookmarks from HTML in Firefox?
When I need to import the bookmarks in Firefox, I usually go to bookmarks > see all and then click on the import button, but in 11.10 it is not there anymore.
How can I import bookmarks from a HTML ...
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Is it possible to decrease the font size in the Firefox bookmarks bar?
I have a lot of bookmarks saved and keep them ordered in folders. However, I feel the font size and spacing in the bookmarks bar is bit large. Therefore, it requires quite a bit of clicking/scrolling ...
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Synchronize bookmarks between firefox and opera among many computers
Right now I'm using Xmarks to sync my firefox bookmarks among some computers I use (namely home and office).
Is there a way to sync these bookmarks between opera and firefox, so that I can use opera ...
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Did Ubuntu One lose my Firefox bookmarks or don't they get synced?
I had to reinstall Ubuntu and expected that Ubuntu One would restore my bookmarks like it did the last time, but nothing happens. How can I find out whether they are actually lost or just not synced ...
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How do I deploy Firefox Bookmarks for all Users in Network?
I have a bash-script for installing Firefox which is downloaded and executed from every client workstation in the network. The script is on the server and all workstations are running Ubuntu. Now I ...
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Modify the number of entries in the list to choose from for bookmarking a site in Firefox
I am wondering if it is possible to change the number of entries in the list which appears when in Firefox you right click on a tab and choose "add to bookmarks" Thats because I use to categorize a ...
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Where do I place a file for bookmarks for all users
With previous versions of Firefox I put my bookmarks.html file in /etc/firefox/profile and all new user accounts got automatically these bookmarks.
This folder doesn't exist on ubuntu 11.04; I tried ...
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Show Firefox bookmarks button in Firefox navigation bar?
I tested Natty Beta 2 yesterday and found that the bookmarks button is hidden. The usual way to show it seems to be hiding the menubar under Customize, however there is no Menubar option in there now. ...
