Is this not done within Firefox itself?
Open up firefox, goto the Bookmark menu option at the top, (along where it says File - Edit - View - Go - etc), click it and look for an option something like, "Manage bookmarks".
Click that, then in the new window under File or Tools, click Export.
You can then export, (copy), your bookmarks file to a place of safety.
Mark
I think this is a great browser! I run XP and want to back up my Firefox Bookmarks - but I can't for the life of me find out where it lives. C\Programs\Favourites gives me only the favourites from OE and none of the new ones I've recently added. Can someone please tell me how to access these bookmarks?
TIA
David

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