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ReFlash
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Status: New idea

I'd like to be able to export bookmarks from my mobile device and do offline backups much like it is possible in the pc version. On android, I know that at least, Kiwi Browser is able to do that.

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Jon
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AYT04
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@Jon when do you think this could be implemented in an upcoming version of Firefox for iOS?

Unless there a little hack I could do to grab all my “mobile bookmarks”.

radiant
Strollin' around

Common developers, this is single handed the most significant feature keeping me from recommending Firefox to anyone, as right now, no bookmarks export without internet, is an evil practice.

You might ask why, and here it is the answer:

Last year I managed to export Firefox bookmarks, by:

  • Having a rooted device.
  • Finding the browser.db file under /data/data/org.mozilla..something/xxxxxxxx.default/files/browser.db, that contained the bookmarks that I wanted to export.
  • Placed the browser.db file to a regular user accessible location.
  • Opening the browser.db in privacy browser.
  • Importing the bookmarks to Privacy Browser.
  • Exporting the bookmarks from privacy browser as an HTML file.

This year, I can't find the browser.db in the previously described location, so I'm wondering where does Firefox store the bookmarks this year?

I refuse to use an online tool like Firefox sync, for a job that is an offline task, and you not providing a feature that is so essential, and prevalent in pretty much every other browser, makes for bad practice, and  =>

It's frustrating that you as developers keep binding people to Firefox with freedom subverting solutions, rather then supporting whatever is possible, or make it possible to just do a job simply, without handing over the single most identifying and private thought of information to the cloud/AI (The Bookmarks)

radiant
Strollin' around

Common developers, this is single handed the most significant feature keeping me from recommending Firefox to anyone, as right now, no bookmarks export without internet, is an evil practice.
You might ask why, and here it is the answer:

Last year I managed to export Firefox bookmarks, by:
- Having a rooted device.
- Finding the browser.db file under /data/data/org.mozilla..something/xxxxxxxx.default/files/browser.db, that contained the bookmarks that I wanted to export.
- Placed the browser.db file to a regular user accessible location.
- Opening the browser.db in privacy browser.
- Importing the bookmarks to Privacy Browser.
- Exporting the bookmarks from privacy browser as an HTML file.

This year, I can't find the browser.db in the previously described location, so I'm wondering where does Firefox store the bookmarks this year?

I refuse to use an online tool like Firefox sync, for a job that is an offline task, and you not providing a feature that is so essential, and prevalent in pretty much every other browser, makes for bad practice, and =>

It's frustrating that the developers keep binding people to Firefox with freedom subverting solutions, rather then supporting whatever is possible, or make it possible to just do a job simply, without handing over the single most identifying and private thought of information to the cloud/AI (The Bookmarks)