[G4] Firefox problems.

[Daniel Brieck Jr.]

Hector,

Note that you your bookmarks are not  stored in the Firefox  
Application package itself. Firefox bookmarks and preferences  are  
stored in a specific and separate location from the actual  
application.  This is true for almost all mac application

For Firefox 1.0.6 (what I am using)  the Path to Application is:
/Applications/Firefox

Path to Firefox's preferences and bookmarks file is:
/Users/Yourusername/Library/Application Support/Firefox/

and additional preferences file (not sure what is in there or does  
specifically) here:

/Users/Yourusername/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist

In those locations are stored the specific files to run Firefox to  
your preference. Things are different for you since you are running  
an older version of Firefox.  The  preferences are unfortunately  
located in a different location for version 0.8.

/Users/Yourusername/Library/Phoenix/

So you can see where the problem is now  and why you were getting the  
appearance of losing your bookmarks when installing Firefox 1.0.7  
into the Application folder.

To Fix...

1. Lauch Firefox 0.8 and export your bookmarks and save the file to  
the desktop...
2. Quit firefox 0.8 and move it to the trash or some other location  
other than Applications
3. Install firefox 1.0.7, launch it, and import your bookmarks file  
that you saved to the desktop

Or if that does not work copy your bookmarks file manually from the  
Phoenix folder above and try to import that file into firefox 1.0.7.  
Note that you do not want to copy anything more from that profile  
folder in the Phoenix folder. Such as Extensions, Themes, etc.  and  
try to copy that to the new profile of firefox. Just get your  
bookmarks file and go or else you might cause stability problems with  
running firefox 1.0.7 with an old profile and configuration.

This should solve the problem, let me know if you need more help.

Sources:
Profile folder location...
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/0.8.html
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.0.7.html


Daniel J. Brieck Jr.

On Oct 11, 2005, at 10:04 PM, Hector I. Macedo wrote:

> I am having a problem trying to update  Firefox version 0.8 with  
> the newest version. When I tried to copy the new one to the  
> Applications folder, I get the following :
>
> "The operation cannot be completed because you do not have  
> sufficient privileges for some of the items"
>
> I allready repaired permissions and also opened the "info window"  
> of Firefox to get myself the permission but still get the same dialog.
>
> What should I do in order to update?  I don't want to just replace  
> one version with another by thrashing the old one since I will lose  
> my bookmarks. (I tried it and  that happened, so I retrieved the  
> old version from the thrash)
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
>
> Hector I. Macedo                                          "Lord of  
> the Flies"
> Dallas, TX 75248