Bug 493696

Summary:	Importing bookmarks from Firefox: Specified path to local places.sqlite file not correct in the Bookmark Import Wizard
Product:	[Applications] Falkon	Reporter:	Jens <senf>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	senf
Priority:	NOR
Version:	24.08.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Jens 2024-09-26 14:31:42 UTC

If you want to import the bookmarks of your local Firefox installation (here: in my Tuxedo OS 3 installation, Firefox in version 130.0-1, provided by the Tuxedo OS repositories) via the "Organize Bookmarks" Library window, the following message is displayed to you:

"Importing from Mozilla Firefox: Mozilla Firefox usually stores its bookmarks in places.sqlite SQLite Database. This file is usually located in $HOME/.mozilla/firefox"

I checked the location of that places.sqlite file. It is located in the following sub directory:

$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/<generic letters and numbers>.default-release/

Where the folder name "<generic letters and numbers>.default-release" is defined in the following file:

$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/installs.ini

I think the information about the location of the places.sqlite file is outdated in the Bookmark Import Wizard and should get corrected there.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: Tuxedo OS 3
KDE Plasma Version:  6.1.5
KDE Frameworks Version (kf6-frameworkintegration): 6.5.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2