Bookmarks not saved
- If bookmarks previously saved are now missing, see Lost bookmarks.
- If you are having multiple problems with bookmarks and browsing history or if Toolbar buttons such as Back and Forward are not working, see Bookmarks and toolbar buttons not working after upgrading.
目錄
- Unable to add new bookmarks or make other changes
- Changes are lost whenever you restart Firefox
- Places preferences
- Places database file
- Bookmarks file is write-protected
Unable to add new bookmarks or make other changes
If you are unable to add new bookmarks or if changes you make to the toolbar are not saved when you restart Firefox, see Toolbar keeps resetting.
If you cannot add new bookmarks or make other changes to your bookmarks and you have a Firefox extension related to bookmarks installed (e.g., for synchronizing bookmarks or detecting duplicate bookmarks) follow the instructions in Troubleshooting extensions and themes to determine if an extension is causing the problem.
Changes are lost whenever you restart Firefox
If you are able to add, delete, rearrange, and make other changes to your bookmarks but your changes are lost whenever you restart Firefox, try these solutions.
Places preferences
If changes to bookmarks are not being saved after restarting Firefox 3, reset the browser.places preferences to the default settings:
- In the Location bar, type about:config and press EnterReturn.
- The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click , to continue to the about:config page.

- The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click , to continue to the about:config page.
- In the Filter box, type browser.places
- For each browser.places preference that has a user-set status, right-clickhold down the Ctrl key while you click on it and select Reset.
Places database file
Bookmarks and browsing history are stored in the Firefox profile folder in the file places.sqlite. If there is a problem with this file, your bookmark changes can be lost whenever you restart Firefox. You can fix this by forcing Firefox to rebuild the Places database, as follows:
- Open your profile folder:
- (Firefox 3.0 and 3.5): See How to find your profile
- (Firefox 3.6): At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the Help menu and select Troubleshooting Information.... The Troubleshooting Information tab will open.
- Under Application Basics, click on .
- From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, select FileFirefox and then select the ExitQuit FirefoxQuit menu item.
- In your profile folder, delete the places.sqlite file and, if it exists, places.sqlite-journal.
- (Optional) Also delete the file localstore.rdf. This will reset any toolbar customizations you have made.
Firefox will create a new places.sqlite file and automatically import the most recent bookmark backup file.
Note: You may also need to use to reset the browser.places preferences to the default settings (see above).
Bookmarks file is write-protected
If your changes to your bookmarks do not appear when you restart Firefox, the issue may be that your bookmarks file is write-protected. A write-protected file cannot be changed, which prevents your edits to your bookmarks from being saved.
To enable writing of your bookmarks file:
- Open your profile folder:
- (Firefox 3.0 and 3.5): See How to find your profile
- (Firefox 3.6): At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the Help menu and select Troubleshooting Information.... The Troubleshooting Information tab will open.
- Under Application Basics, click on .
- From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, select FileFirefox and then select the ExitQuit FirefoxQuit menu item.
- Right-click the file places.sqlite, and select Properties to open the Properties window.
- In the Properties window, select the General tab. Near the bottom of the window, verify that Read-only is not selected.
To enable writing of your bookmarks file:
- Open your profile folder:
- (Firefox 3.0 and 3.5): See How to find your profile
- (Firefox 3.6): At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the Help menu and select Troubleshooting Information.... The Troubleshooting Information tab will open.
- Under Application Basics, click on .
- From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, select FileFirefox and then select the ExitQuit FirefoxQuit menu item.
- Select the file places.sqlite.
- From the menu bar select the File menu and select Get Info. The places.sqlite info window will open.
- In the places.sqlite info window, remove the check mark from the Locked check box.
Based on information from Bookmarks not saved (mozillaZine KB)
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