Where should I be looking for my Netscape 7.2 history file and bookmarks file? Running Windows XP. Today Netscape decided to lose my bookmarks, but manages to retain history. I'd like to find the actual files to copy or replace or whatever. I've done half-assed piecemeal backups and may have something that might work, but can't seem to find anything other than the vanilla default bookmark file.
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lori - Mar 07, 2007 8:05:54 am PST #775 of 25496
DXMachina - Mar 07, 2007 8:09:30 am PST #776 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Nebbermind, wrong browser...
DCJensen - Mar 07, 2007 4:55:24 pm PST #777 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
Netscape and Mozilla and Firefox use a generically named "bookmarks.htm" file. Do a search on your drive for any you can find.
You are more likely to find any of the above under some "mozilla" folder on your HDD, perhaps under \documents and settings\[username]\Application Data\Mozilla on windows XP, or other places.
Still? Searching for bookmark.htm or html seems your best bet.
Remember to search for hidden folders and files.
lori - Mar 07, 2007 5:06:57 pm PST #778 of 25496
Thanks Daniel. That found me some files, but yet, not ones that make sense with the amnesia of this morning. Alas.
Also, it's pretty unlikely that in my half-assed backups that I saved these hidden files.
t eta spoke too soon. Found one from a couple days ago and we're all back. Thank you!
esse - Mar 07, 2007 11:45:02 pm PST #779 of 25496
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Hey Eddie, and those that were helping with ubuntu--that link you sent me totally looked like it was the problem, but I couldn't get the fix to work. Oh well. I've finally been able to back up all my files and music, so I'm getting ready to wipe the drive clean and start off fresh with kubuntu. This time, no transparency stuff.
esse - Mar 08, 2007 12:03:49 am PST #780 of 25496
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follow-up: Anyone know a way to install itunes on a machine where you don't have administrator rights? I think it can be done, but I just can't figure out how.
le nubian - Mar 08, 2007 1:50:08 am PST #781 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
SA, I don't think it can be done.
esse - Mar 08, 2007 6:15:06 am PST #782 of 25496
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It's okay, I found a workable solution. YamiPod lets me copy music on and off the ipod, and is portable with the ipod. No installation required. A little buggy, but infinitely useable.
tommyrot - Mar 08, 2007 8:16:27 am PST #783 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This is my new phone: [link]
It's pretty cool for a prepaid cell service. It flips open to expose a qwerty keyboard (or I can use the numeric keypad on the outside). It can send text messages to email accounts and has a web browser. There is also a simplified front-end to gmail. And it has mobile AIM service (which I probably won't use).
esse - Mar 08, 2007 8:20:08 am PST #784 of 25496
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hey, that looks pretty cool.