retrieve bookmarks from firefox and chrome

[medialawprof]

Hello. I need major help. This past weekend, I had to wipe the HD on my Macbook Pro. I did have Time Machine backups at the time. Is there any way to retrieve my old Firefox and Chrome bookmarks from Time Machine? Please help. I'm trying to recover more than two years of work. Please help!

 

[medialawprof]

Hello. I need major help. This past weekend, I had to wipe the HD on my Macbook Pro. I did have Time Machine backups at the time. Is there any way to retrieve my old Firefox and Chrome bookmarks from Time Machine? Please help. I'm trying to recover more than two years of work. Please help!

 

[vansmith]

Staff note: Threads merged. Please do not crosspost.

Chrome's bookmarks are located at ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Bookmarks (the ~ is shorthand for your home directory) and Firefox's can be found by following the instructions here.

If you need help getting to the Library folder, follow the instructions in the linked document above (the one for the Firefox bookmarks).

 

[medialawprof]

chrome bookmarks in time machine: still need help

hello. fortunately, i was able to replace the bookmarks in firefox. that said, i still haven't been able to replace the bookmarks in chrome.

i have, indeed, found the chrome bookmark files in time machine. but they are NOT html files. therefore, i haven't a clue how to replace the current bookmark file in chrome with the one in time machine. can anyone PLEASE provide step by step directions on how to handle this? please help.