I closed Pale Moon, then when I started up again all the bookmarks were gone. I tried to restore to a previous date but nothing happened. I tried to restore to older date and got the message "Unable to process the backup file". I tried to export to HTML but nothing happens. I restarted Pale Moon in safe mode with all the add-ons disabled but the problems still persists.
How can I fix this? Or how can I retrieve my bookmarks? The Pale Moon version I'm using is 26.5 x64
All bookmarks are gone
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New Tobin Paradigm
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Re: All bookmarks are gone
Are you seriously expecting an answer for an old and insecure version of Pale Moon from two and a half years ago?
How far are you prepared to go? How much are you prepared to risk? How many people are you prepared to sacrifice for victory?
Are you willing to die friendless, alone, deserted by everyone? Because that's what may be required of you in the war that is to come.
Are you willing to die friendless, alone, deserted by everyone? Because that's what may be required of you in the war that is to come.
Re: All bookmarks are gone
I tried upgrading it to v27 but problem is still there too. I just want to retrieve my bookmarks.
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Night Wing
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Re: All bookmarks are gone
I store all of my Pale Moon bookmarks on a few thumb drives. This way, if something goes wrong, I can restore my bookmarks.xz5698 wrote:How can I fix this? Or how can I retrieve my bookmarks?
Did you save your bookmarks to a thumb drive? If so, then restore your bookmarks from the thumb drive.
Linux Mint 20.1 (Ulyssa) Xfce 64 Bit with 64 Bit linux Pale Moon
Re: All bookmarks are gone
I can't export or import any bookmarks. It's weird because this just started a few hours ago.
Re: All bookmarks are gone
Then check to see what you changed a few hours ago or earlier today.
Did your antivirus update (and potentially break the browser...)?
Did you install anything new?
Did you visit a potentially dodgy/risky website (you know what I mean...)
I'm afraid we can't really help you with that old of a version. I do suggest you immediately make a backup of your entire profile, for safekeeping of your bookmark backups, then try to repair your browser.
Did your antivirus update (and potentially break the browser...)?
Did you install anything new?
Did you visit a potentially dodgy/risky website (you know what I mean...)
I'm afraid we can't really help you with that old of a version. I do suggest you immediately make a backup of your entire profile, for safekeeping of your bookmark backups, then try to repair your browser.
"Son, in life you do not fight battles because you expect to win, you fight them merely because they need to be fought." -- Snagglepuss
Re: All bookmarks are gone
I found the answer:
- I closed Pale Moon and opened up the profile folder.
- Then deleted theses three files:
1. places.sqlite
2. places.sqlite-shm
3. places.sqlite-wal
- Started Pale Moon and all the bookmarks were back.
- I closed Pale Moon and opened up the profile folder.
- Then deleted theses three files:
1. places.sqlite
2. places.sqlite-shm
3. places.sqlite-wal
- Started Pale Moon and all the bookmarks were back.
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JSB2000
Re: All bookmarks are gone
Glad that you were able to figure it out on your own. Be proud...that's how most problems end up getting solved.
Now would also be a perfect time to back up your bookmarks/profile...just in case this problem reoccurs.
Now would also be a perfect time to back up your bookmarks/profile...just in case this problem reoccurs.
Re: All bookmarks are gone
PM stores bookmarks in places.sqlite.
PM also makes (bookmark) backups, storing them in /bookmarkbackups/ as bookmarks*.json.
When you deleted the places.sqlite files, on next startup PM saw that & automatically restored your bookmarks (only) from its last backup set (bookmarks*.json).
(I would have renamed/backed up, the places.sqlite files rather then outright deleting them.)
PM also makes (bookmark) backups, storing them in /bookmarkbackups/ as bookmarks*.json.
When you deleted the places.sqlite files, on next startup PM saw that & automatically restored your bookmarks (only) from its last backup set (bookmarks*.json).
(I would have renamed/backed up, the places.sqlite files rather then outright deleting them.)