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One add-in that no longer functions in Firefox 3 is Google Browser Sync. The add-in syncs bookmarks, passwords, and browsing history across all PCs and Macs that have Firefox installed. Unfortunately, Google has decided to completely terminate the add-in for any future versions of Firefox which saddens me quite a bit; it has been an indespensable tool for me.

Fortunately, I have already found an alternative: Foxmarks. It only syncs bookmarks and leaves out all the additional functionality that Google Broswer Sync has supported but it’s one step closer to solving the issue. Foxmarks also allows you to access all your synced bookmarks from a web portal that it creates for you for free.

So it looks like a few people are having issues (myself included) with their old Firefox 2 bookmarks transferring to Firefox 3 – this includes bookmarks stored in the dropdown as well as toolbar bookmarks.

Here’s a quick workaround that worked for me:

1. Open up Windows Explorer and go to: C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\1ks8ivke.default\bookmarkbackups
2. You should see dated bookmark backup files as .html pages such as bookmarks-2008-06-16.html
3. Open up the file. It should contain all your bookmarks in their most recent backed-up state from Firefox 2
4. Simply drag the bookmarks you need into your bookmarks menu or toolbar

There you have it, one Firefox 3 headache solved.