firefox problem

[David Pettersson]

I figured out that I could open the bookmark file as a web-page, so I 
re-bookmaked each one I wanted to keep. Lot of work but it's done. I 
tried the copying, but it seemed to figure out what I've done despite 
that I removed or replaced everything that looked like a bookmark-file.

Thanks for all answers.

Tim skrev:
> On Fri, 2006-03-31 at 19:26 +0200, David Pettersson wrote:
>
>   
>> I saved my home directory under FC3 to a DVD. Then I installed FC5 and 
>> moved my .mozilla file on the DVD to my new home directory. When I try 
>> to start firefox I get an error msg telling me that firefox "is already 
>> running, but is not responding". There is no file in .mozilla to that 
>> match *lock*. If I remove .mozilla firefox starts but then I lose my 
>> valueable bookmarks and passwords.
>>     
>
> If worst comes to worst, you could probably set it up with a new
> profile, then afterwards copy your old bookmarks (bookmarks.html) and
> the passwords file (signons.txt, I believe) into the new working one
> (while the browser is shut down, of course).
>
> $ ll .mozilla/firefox 
> total 32
> -rw-------  1 tim tim  822 Apr  1 21:34 pluginreg.dat
> -rw-rw-r--  1 tim tim  164 Dec 18 00:25 profiles.ini
> drwx------  7 tim tim 4096 Apr  1 21:34 sjfajfsa.default
>
> $ ll sjfajfsa.default
> total 3000
> -rwxr-xr-x   1 tim tim   29173 Apr  1 18:14 bookmarks.bak
> -rwxr-xr-x   1 tim tim   29173 Apr  1 18:14 bookmarks.html
> drwxrwxr-x   2 tim tim    4096 Apr  1 12:48 Cache
> drwxrwxr-x   2 tim tim    4096 Mar 27 14:31 Cache.Trash
> -rw-------   1 tim tim   65536 Apr  1 00:48 cert8.db
> drwxr-xr-x   3 tim tim    4096 Nov 11 22:38 chrome
> -rw-r--r--   1 tim tim      65 Mar 13 06:58 compatibility.ini
> -rw-r--r--   1 tim tim      24 Mar 13 06:58 components.ini
> -rw-rw-r--   1 tim tim  130535 Mar 13 06:58 compreg.dat
> -rw-------   1 tim tim     162 Mar 31 23:19 cookies.txt
> -rw-r--r--   1 tim tim      24 Mar 13 06:58 defaults.ini
> -rw-rw-r--   1 tim tim   54025 Mar 29 20:08 downloads.rdf
> drwxr-xr-x  10 tim tim    4096 Mar 13 06:58 extensions
> -rw-rw-r--   1 tim tim    1077 Mar 23 02:28 formhistory.dat
> -rw-rw-r--   1 tim tim 1116168 Apr  1 21:34 history.dat
> -rw-------   1 tim tim   10540 Apr  1 00:24 hostperm.1
> -rw-r--r--   1 tim tim    1915 Mar 13 06:57 install.log
> -rw-------   1 tim tim   16384 Apr  1 00:48 key3.db
> -rw-r--r--   1 tim tim   17758 Apr  1 18:14 localstore.rdf
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 tim tim      16 Apr  1 21:34 lock -> 192.168.1.4:6649
> -rw-r--r--   1 tim tim    8948 Mar 23 02:13 mimeTypes.rdf
> -rwxr-xr-x   1 tim tim   13081 Apr  1 18:14 prefs.js
> -rw-r--r--   1 tim tim     752 Jul 25  2005 search.rdf
> -rw-------   1 tim tim   16384 Sep 28  2005 secmod.db
> -rw-r--r--   1 tim tim      22 Jul 29  2005 StyleSheetChooser-0.1.txt
> drwxr-xr-x   2 tim tim    4096 Apr  1 21:36 US
> -rw-rw-r--   1 tim tim   78990 Mar 13 06:58 xpti.dat
> -rw-r--r--   1 tim tim 1293025 Apr  1 00:28 XUL.mfasl
>
> $ ll chrome/
> total 68
> -rw-rw-r--  1 tim tim 21741 Mar 13 06:58 chrome.rdf
> drwxrwxr-x  4 tim tim  4096 Mar 13 06:58 overlayinfo
> -rw-rw-r--  1 tim tim  2783 Jul 27  2005 userChrome.css
> -rw-r--r--  1 tim tim  2783 Jul 27  2005 userChrome-example.css
> -rw-rw-r--  1 tim tim  1374 Nov 11 20:30 userContent.css
> -rw-r--r--  1 tim tim   898 Jul 25  2005 userContent-example.css
>
> $ ll extensions/
> total 84
> drwxr-xr-x  4 tim tim 4096 Jul 27  2005 {0441798B-805D-4f2d-9321-F3FCC8171127}
> drwxr-xr-x  4 tim tim 4096 Mar 13 06:58 {411ff9bf-b22f-4777-b030-32bb280744db}
> drwxr-xr-x  4 tim tim 4096 Jul 27  2005 {81e1eff0-0e84-4b9f-a027-22fdd2d280dc}
> drwxr-xr-x  4 tim tim 4096 Jul 27  2005 {89ff55ac-4b2e-43e4-eb6d-8656239ac095}
> drwxr-xr-x  2 tim tim 4096 Jul 25  2005 {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
> drwxr-xr-x  4 tim tim 4096 Jul 27  2005 {9e2d63a2-2532-489a-8c7f-a7f70e4f990c}
> drwxr-xr-x  4 tim tim 4096 Jul 27  2005 {9f08cb5a-76b1-4bcf-aff9-90e1a5d60b1e}
> drwxr-xr-x  4 tim tim 4096 Jul 27  2005 {E800A8D5-6B36-4854-9F21-443F8CBFF835}
> -rw-r--r--  1 tim tim 6654 Mar 13 06:58 Extensions.rdf
> -rw-r--r--  1 tim tim   45 Jul 25  2005 installed-extensions.txt
>
> I only have one extension installed, so this surprises me.  Though I do
> have a few skins installed, I didn't think they'd end up here.  I only
> use one of them, so I'll see what removing them does, later on.
>
> $ ll US/
> total 8
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 tim tim 2411 Jul 25  2005 bookmarks.html
>
>