[Bug 264204] Re: Firefox 3 loses all data... can no longer go back a page

[phflupp]

** Description changed:

+ =====
+ 2nd UPDATE
+ =====
+ 
+ With testing it appears that Google Earth is responsible for changing
+ permissions in the .mozilla directory. After Google Earth is run Firefox
+ fails and a re-install of Firefox + chown of .mozilla files is necessary
+ to restore Firefox back to a working state.
+ 
+ Blame it on Google, I guess.
+ -Phflupp
+ =====
+ 
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  =====
  UPDATE:
  =====
  
  Fixed problem by resetting ownership of '.mozilla' hidden directory and
  all files within using the following command (remove angle brackets and
  insert your login name):
  
  $ sudo chown <your username>:<your username> -R .mozilla
  
  All data restored including previous session tabs and bookmarks.
  
  Cheers,
  -Phflupp
  =========================================
  
  Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
  
  After a recent Ubuntu update Firefox 3 crashed, lost all bookmarks,
  ignores default page as set up in preferences, greyed out BACK and
  FORWARD page arrows (they no longer work), cannot import bookmarks
  backup.
  
  System REINSTALL of Firefox fails to fix any of these items.
  
  Add-Ons: AdBlock Plus, Foxmarks (no longer works), and Ubuntu Firefox
  modifications.
  
   Ubuntu 8.04
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Sep  3 00:10:46 2008
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
  Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64

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Firefox 3 loses all data... can no longer go back a page
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264204
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