c/firefox · by electro1@infosec.pub · 2y

Randomly Losing Bookmarks !!!

I got some random selection of Bookmarks suddenly lost from Firefox Bookmark Folders, some Folders entirely cleared... I'm I the only one?!

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Floufym@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I got something similar after a Firefox update. You can get them back by re-selecting the correct profile. I don’t remember exactly how but Internet should be able to help you there

Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y

Visit about:profiles I'd guess.

This didn't happen to me,
likely since I use XBrowserSync:
https://www.xbrowsersync.org/

electro1@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 2y

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AToM_exe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Now you're making me worried.

I have a lot of important stuff bookmarked..

Can anyone recommend a good bookmark manager?

sgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I really hope not. Is this desktop or Android?

electro1@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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sgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Oh dear.

Edit: Just checked and my work bookmarks appear to be all there. I did a fresh backup through the Library tool just in case. Hope you get your issue sorted.

electro1@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 2y

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convene_depth@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Can you link the bugzilla issue you filed about this problem you are seeing?

electro1@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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convene_depth@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

You don't need to be familiar with git. Just open your browser and visit https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi? create an account on bugzilla and file the bug against Firefox.

mlemiputty@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I tried searching for anyone else with this issue a month and a half ago, because this happened to me. The bookmarks I lost were not all nested, and I've notice this happen in windows 11 (all exploit protection disabled), and debian 12(both OS different browser profile) I wondered if maybe using the 'Exit' in menu instead of X/middle click tab to close might be related, but I don't know any code evidence in recent releases to corroborate this. This issue was first recognized for me about 2-3 firefox versions ago. 32gb ram i9 9th gen, I use privacy badger, privacy possum, adguard with most filters enabled, decentraleyes, and user agent switcher. I always run in private browsing. I don't think this is related to a malicious website.

I do not have any sync agents like firefox sync enabled. One instance has about 50~ bookmarks with 3 folders no subfolders, one instance has about 500 with many subfolders.

I assume only recently added bookmarks have disappeared, but I have no way to verify and my memory wasn't perfect.

electro1@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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mlemiputty@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

AdGuard/uBlock aren't very different from each other. I've used AdGuard for a long long time, and the browser plugin isn't their only tool I'm familiar with.

If I need better isolation between active sessions, I either end my current session or hop in a VM. Firefox containers are far from perfect and not sure why it was mentioned.

Last time I did my tests, Strict + PP + PB altogether had my preferred outcome on modified/blocked data. Resist fingerprinting did not touch everything I wanted either.

I use UAS to access sites made for other platforms, not to avoid tracking

Decentraleyes: CDN's are not that simple. I have heard there is a better addon for this now though

I add/delete/modify multiple bookmarks a day, and noticed when i use menu-quit it hasn't happened since. Many applications used to clean up differently this way, so I'm not sure. But I do know memory management on different platforms is becoming more and more of a nightmare to track/utilize changes