In your Profiles folder there should be a folder that looks mostly like 
a jumble of letters and numbers, but probably has default in it too.  
Back that up  somewhere in case this doesn't work and try putting your 
files in the original.

On 4/24/24 12:44 PM, charles meyer wrote:
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> My esteemed listmates,
>
> For days I've been grappling with this task.
>
> I have exported my Firefix bookmarks and passwords to a flash drive from my
> old (dying) laptop to my newere refurbished laptop.
>
> The replacement files (logins.json and key4.db) were in my old profile
> folder:
>
> My new FF profile folder is
> C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
>
> I copied logins.json and key4.db into there but when I open FF on the new
> laptop to Menu > Bookmarks > Import > Restore ....nothing happens. It just
> sits there.
>
> I've posted this on a Mozilla support forum and each poster suggest
> something different or leaves out steps and they have no step - by step to
> accomplish this task.
>
> If you have actually accomplished this task (not read a Knowledge base) but
> done it yourself would you please share those steps?
>
> I also wanted to move my old passwords to my nee laptop but the posters
> shard that's complicated. Not exactly a helpful reply.
>
> I exported the passwords as a .cvs file.
>
> For the future do you use Clonezilla or some backup software so you press
> Backup and it saves your hard drive on to a flash or external hard drive
> and then on your new PC you press Install?
>
> I'd like something I can easily use to get everything on to the new
> laptop and not have to spend days "recovering" from a dying laptop.
>
> Thank you so much.
>
> Charles.
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> Charlotte County Public Library
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