Sharing Firefox bookmarks

arnvidr · l33t Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 629 Location: Oslo, Norway

Is there any way to make firefox read its bookmarks from a different partition? Specifically I want to share my bookmarks between gentoo and my windoze box, they're getting annoyingly out of sync sometimes and it's a hassle to update it. Any ideas?

EDIT: I just realized...this is a firefox question...probably should be moved to OTW or something...

papal_authority · Veteran Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1823 Location: Canada

Does a soft link work? I've never tried it, but the file IIRC is $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/<RANDOM>/bookmarks.html.
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Gherald · Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:31 pm Post subject:

See my sig (US.EF.UL) for a more general solution.

arnvidr · l33t Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 629 Location: Oslo, Norway

Links wouldn't work. That would mean that I wouldn't be able to change my bookmarks in linux, since my windows :oops:

firefox partition is read only from linux...

But the us.ef.ul thing looks interesting, don't have time to read through it right now though...

TheGodAnubis · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:22 am Post subject:

could you write a script that compares, and updates accordingly, the two bookmark files?

you could have the linux side read the windows bookmark file, and update the linux bookmark file to match any additions to the windows one... and vise versa... and I realize that we now run into a problem... Windows can't read the Linux partition...

could you make a FAT32 partition... put the bookmarks file in it, and make links to the actual file on the FAT32 partition from the Windows and Linux partitions?

if not, you could set up an ftp server (possibly even a free one from your ISP) and use one of the extensions for firefox that will syncronize your bookmarks file with one found on the ftp server.
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Gherald · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:36 am Post subject:

All of which would be much more complicated and less useful than simply using http://del.icio.us as outlined in the US.EF.UL guide...

TheGodAnubis · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:51 am Post subject:

lookinin · Guru Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 486

How about in firefox's about:config?

Gherald · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:58 am Post subject:

arnvidr · l33t Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 629 Location: Oslo, Norway

TheGodAnubis · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:22 pm Post subject:

Gherald · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:27 pm Post subject:

So?

You are being silly about this.

I never suggested your answer or "option" was in any way wrong.

All I did was point out a more general (and simpler) solution to storing bookmarks.

arnvidr · l33t Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 629 Location: Oslo, Norway

Firefox did it for me.

Thanks for your suggestion anyway freeix!

kakakoka · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject:

del.icio.us (and foxylicious) looks promising, but what about privacy and sharing of information with third parties, commercial use of the data derived from my use of the service, future fees for usage etc.

I dont see any licencing or anything concerning ones privacy....

Pointers, freeix?

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Gherald · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:43 pm Post subject:

I'm pretty sure it is Public Domain.

It's just a database of links, there should be no copyright involved.

kakakoka · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:43 pm Post subject:

Looked up del.icio.us in wikipedia and then realized that its not for storing sensitive information (like urls of login pages that are best kept obscure). However I am still wondering if the del.icio.us service has a licence that guarantees that the data entered wont be used commercially...??
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Gherald · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:54 pm Post subject:

kakakoka · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject:

Ah, you already answered

Not that I am overly worried, but the data that is entered in such a database (the categorizations people choose, the popularity of the bookmarks etc.) could be commercially valuable. Also assuming that its public domain just because its cool and has an "air" of public domain doesnt make it so. I've been surprised a few times when "public domain" turned into pay or leave things (not that I think del.icio.us will, but..)
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