Chromium bookmarks suddenly lost
How can I recover lost chromium bookmarks?
I had been using Chromium for several months and periodically stored my browsing situation and the results of my work in the bookmarks. Today Chromium crashed and now I see neither my bookmarks nor browsing history. I.e. all work of several months appears to be lost.
I vaguely remember that when I was using Chromium recently the "Current user" symbol appeared to be green. This makes me suspecting that I may had been logged into a Chromium account. However, I do not use any Chromium accounts and if I had been logged into one that was some mistake. Certainly, I do not know the email associated to that possible account, nor the account itself. I tried several emails I could be using to accidentally create a Chromium account, but none of them worked.
How can I get my bookmarks back? Is it possible to extract them from Chromium servers? I can provide my IP and browsing history details. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT:
It appears that the crash and the subsequent bookmark+history loss occurred exactly after Chromium automatically updated to version 71.0.3578.80, revision 538.
ubuntu google-chrome browser bookmarks chromium
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How can I recover lost chromium bookmarks?
I had been using Chromium for several months and periodically stored my browsing situation and the results of my work in the bookmarks. Today Chromium crashed and now I see neither my bookmarks nor browsing history. I.e. all work of several months appears to be lost.
I vaguely remember that when I was using Chromium recently the "Current user" symbol appeared to be green. This makes me suspecting that I may had been logged into a Chromium account. However, I do not use any Chromium accounts and if I had been logged into one that was some mistake. Certainly, I do not know the email associated to that possible account, nor the account itself. I tried several emails I could be using to accidentally create a Chromium account, but none of them worked.
How can I get my bookmarks back? Is it possible to extract them from Chromium servers? I can provide my IP and browsing history details. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT:
It appears that the crash and the subsequent bookmark+history loss occurred exactly after Chromium automatically updated to version 71.0.3578.80, revision 538.
ubuntu google-chrome browser bookmarks chromium
asked Dec 13 '18 at 17:53
New2linux
13
Do you have the file~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Bookmarks. If this looks like your bookmarks, save it first. Otherwise, search your disk for anotherBookmarksfile.
– harrymc
Dec 13 '18 at 20:47
By the way, I closed and opened Chromium again and now I see an option to "Turn on sync..." in the "Current user". Is it safe to try this?
– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 21:50
I have aBookmarksfile in~/.config/gtk-3.0/. There are links to it from three more folders:~/snap/chromium/538/.config/gtk-3.0/, same with516and with509. I do not have a folder~/.config/chromium/or~/.config/google-chrome/. Besides, all my bookmarks and browsing history from 3 months ago and earlier are intact. Only the bookmarks and browsing history which were created/recorded during the last 3 months disappeared.
– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 22:18
If you cannot find a useful Bookmarks file anywhere than this is a lost cause. Sync in effect will preserve the bookmarks with your account. But you will need a sign on.
– harrymc
Dec 14 '18 at 7:08
OK Thank you! How can I restore the bookmarks? Can I figure out which account I used or, at least, which email? Can I extract at least the browsing history for the past 3 months from the OS itself? Was it recorded somewhere locally which websites I accessed using Chromium?
– New2linux
Dec 14 '18 at 7:35
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How can I recover lost chromium bookmarks?
I had been using Chromium for several months and periodically stored my browsing situation and the results of my work in the bookmarks. Today Chromium crashed and now I see neither my bookmarks nor browsing history. I.e. all work of several months appears to be lost.
I vaguely remember that when I was using Chromium recently the "Current user" symbol appeared to be green. This makes me suspecting that I may had been logged into a Chromium account. However, I do not use any Chromium accounts and if I had been logged into one that was some mistake. Certainly, I do not know the email associated to that possible account, nor the account itself. I tried several emails I could be using to accidentally create a Chromium account, but none of them worked.
How can I get my bookmarks back? Is it possible to extract them from Chromium servers? I can provide my IP and browsing history details. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT:
It appears that the crash and the subsequent bookmark+history loss occurred exactly after Chromium automatically updated to version 71.0.3578.80, revision 538.
ubuntu google-chrome browser bookmarks chromium
asked Dec 13 '18 at 17:53
New2linux
13
How can I recover lost chromium bookmarks?
I had been using Chromium for several months and periodically stored my browsing situation and the results of my work in the bookmarks. Today Chromium crashed and now I see neither my bookmarks nor browsing history. I.e. all work of several months appears to be lost.
I vaguely remember that when I was using Chromium recently the "Current user" symbol appeared to be green. This makes me suspecting that I may had been logged into a Chromium account. However, I do not use any Chromium accounts and if I had been logged into one that was some mistake. Certainly, I do not know the email associated to that possible account, nor the account itself. I tried several emails I could be using to accidentally create a Chromium account, but none of them worked.
How can I get my bookmarks back? Is it possible to extract them from Chromium servers? I can provide my IP and browsing history details. I am using Ubuntu 16.04.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT:
It appears that the crash and the subsequent bookmark+history loss occurred exactly after Chromium automatically updated to version 71.0.3578.80, revision 538.
ubuntu google-chrome browser bookmarks chromium
ubuntu google-chrome browser bookmarks chromium
asked Dec 13 '18 at 17:53
New2linux
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 17:53
New2linux
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edited Dec 13 '18 at 23:44
asked Dec 13 '18 at 17:53
New2linux
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 17:53
New2linux
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 17:53
New2linux
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Do you have the file~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Bookmarks. If this looks like your bookmarks, save it first. Otherwise, search your disk for anotherBookmarksfile.
– harrymc
Dec 13 '18 at 20:47
By the way, I closed and opened Chromium again and now I see an option to "Turn on sync..." in the "Current user". Is it safe to try this?
– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 21:50
I have aBookmarksfile in~/.config/gtk-3.0/. There are links to it from three more folders:~/snap/chromium/538/.config/gtk-3.0/, same with516and with509. I do not have a folder~/.config/chromium/or~/.config/google-chrome/. Besides, all my bookmarks and browsing history from 3 months ago and earlier are intact. Only the bookmarks and browsing history which were created/recorded during the last 3 months disappeared.
– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 22:18
If you cannot find a useful Bookmarks file anywhere than this is a lost cause. Sync in effect will preserve the bookmarks with your account. But you will need a sign on.
– harrymc
Dec 14 '18 at 7:08
OK Thank you! How can I restore the bookmarks? Can I figure out which account I used or, at least, which email? Can I extract at least the browsing history for the past 3 months from the OS itself? Was it recorded somewhere locally which websites I accessed using Chromium?
– New2linux
Dec 14 '18 at 7:35
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Do you have the file~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Bookmarks. If this looks like your bookmarks, save it first. Otherwise, search your disk for anotherBookmarksfile.
– harrymc
Dec 13 '18 at 20:47
By the way, I closed and opened Chromium again and now I see an option to "Turn on sync..." in the "Current user". Is it safe to try this?
– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 21:50
I have aBookmarksfile in~/.config/gtk-3.0/. There are links to it from three more folders:~/snap/chromium/538/.config/gtk-3.0/, same with516and with509. I do not have a folder~/.config/chromium/or~/.config/google-chrome/. Besides, all my bookmarks and browsing history from 3 months ago and earlier are intact. Only the bookmarks and browsing history which were created/recorded during the last 3 months disappeared.
– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 22:18
If you cannot find a useful Bookmarks file anywhere than this is a lost cause. Sync in effect will preserve the bookmarks with your account. But you will need a sign on.
– harrymc
Dec 14 '18 at 7:08
OK Thank you! How can I restore the bookmarks? Can I figure out which account I used or, at least, which email? Can I extract at least the browsing history for the past 3 months from the OS itself? Was it recorded somewhere locally which websites I accessed using Chromium?
– New2linux
Dec 14 '18 at 7:35
Do you have the file
~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Bookmarks. If this looks like your bookmarks, save it first. Otherwise, search your disk for another Bookmarks file.– harrymc
Dec 13 '18 at 20:47
Do you have the file
~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Bookmarks. If this looks like your bookmarks, save it first. Otherwise, search your disk for another Bookmarks file.– harrymc
Dec 13 '18 at 20:47
By the way, I closed and opened Chromium again and now I see an option to "Turn on sync..." in the "Current user". Is it safe to try this?
– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 21:50
By the way, I closed and opened Chromium again and now I see an option to "Turn on sync..." in the "Current user". Is it safe to try this?
– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 21:50
I have a
Bookmarks file in ~/.config/gtk-3.0/ . There are links to it from three more folders: ~/snap/chromium/538/.config/gtk-3.0/ , same with 516 and with 509 . I do not have a folder ~/.config/chromium/ or ~/.config/google-chrome/ . Besides, all my bookmarks and browsing history from 3 months ago and earlier are intact. Only the bookmarks and browsing history which were created/recorded during the last 3 months disappeared.– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 22:18
I have a
Bookmarks file in ~/.config/gtk-3.0/ . There are links to it from three more folders: ~/snap/chromium/538/.config/gtk-3.0/ , same with 516 and with 509 . I do not have a folder ~/.config/chromium/ or ~/.config/google-chrome/ . Besides, all my bookmarks and browsing history from 3 months ago and earlier are intact. Only the bookmarks and browsing history which were created/recorded during the last 3 months disappeared.– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 22:18
If you cannot find a useful Bookmarks file anywhere than this is a lost cause. Sync in effect will preserve the bookmarks with your account. But you will need a sign on.
– harrymc
Dec 14 '18 at 7:08
If you cannot find a useful Bookmarks file anywhere than this is a lost cause. Sync in effect will preserve the bookmarks with your account. But you will need a sign on.
– harrymc
Dec 14 '18 at 7:08
OK Thank you! How can I restore the bookmarks? Can I figure out which account I used or, at least, which email? Can I extract at least the browsing history for the past 3 months from the OS itself? Was it recorded somewhere locally which websites I accessed using Chromium?
– New2linux
Dec 14 '18 at 7:35
OK Thank you! How can I restore the bookmarks? Can I figure out which account I used or, at least, which email? Can I extract at least the browsing history for the past 3 months from the OS itself? Was it recorded somewhere locally which websites I accessed using Chromium?
– New2linux
Dec 14 '18 at 7:35
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~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Bookmarks. If this looks like your bookmarks, save it first. Otherwise, search your disk for anotherBookmarksfile.– harrymc
Dec 13 '18 at 20:47
By the way, I closed and opened Chromium again and now I see an option to "Turn on sync..." in the "Current user". Is it safe to try this?
– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 21:50
I have a
Bookmarksfile in~/.config/gtk-3.0/. There are links to it from three more folders:~/snap/chromium/538/.config/gtk-3.0/, same with516and with509. I do not have a folder~/.config/chromium/or~/.config/google-chrome/. Besides, all my bookmarks and browsing history from 3 months ago and earlier are intact. Only the bookmarks and browsing history which were created/recorded during the last 3 months disappeared.– New2linux
Dec 13 '18 at 22:18
If you cannot find a useful Bookmarks file anywhere than this is a lost cause. Sync in effect will preserve the bookmarks with your account. But you will need a sign on.
– harrymc
Dec 14 '18 at 7:08
OK Thank you! How can I restore the bookmarks? Can I figure out which account I used or, at least, which email? Can I extract at least the browsing history for the past 3 months from the OS itself? Was it recorded somewhere locally which websites I accessed using Chromium?
– New2linux
Dec 14 '18 at 7:35