I do not know how you do this. You are amazing.

So what you are saying (about firefox favorites), is that once I save it and open it, well, does it replace Alan's favorites or are Alan's favorites still Alan's favorites.

This is where I get confused.

I understand that when I save it, I'll save it to my documents. That much I get.

It's opening it that I have the confusion.

It will give me the option to open it in Firefox. If I click on that option, I gather that Firefox will come up on the screen and the favorites will be there?

Do they then become permanent and replace Alan's favorites (same thing I know), but he adds new favorites every day and I don't want to do anything to the favorite places he has now.

Thanks much

Melody
P.S. I really don't know how you know all this. If I was 20, I could probably learn all these new things, but at 63, well, I'm having a hard time, and the very very funny thing is that all my friends think I'm the cat's meow of computer use and if they only knew that I really don't know anything unless I come here and learn.....lol

Do you have the import/export HTML export option?? - or just back up/ restore?

when you save a copy of any file you still have the original.
So you don't need to do anything with the new saved file unless you need to restore them for some reason.

If you can save the bookmarks in the HTML format - that file when clicked will open in a page and the bookmarks are all fully active - click on one and it opens the web page it points to.


for importing or restoring bookmarks you would open FF and in the organize bookmarks you would click the restore and it will open a box so you can locate the bookmarks.json file and then click it to open - and it will be restored right back in the bookmark section.

So HTML file type is usable, clickable & readable & you can import them to FF also
&
.json file is mostly for restoring the bookmarks back into FF

It won't replace anything inf his saved bookmarks - unless you use the restore or import tool.

Hi.

When I go up top to Bookmarks, organize, I then see Import and Backup. When I click on that I have all 4 options.

I am NOT going to do anything with this computer today because the Verizon Tech guy is going to come and re-wire all the phone connections and give me a new NID.

If this DOES not work, I shall shoot the whole thing.

lol

Melody

Hi.

Verizon guy came yesterday. This was the 5th appointment and the 4th guy to come to my house. Once, the guy never came, and I was told 'we fixed it at our end". NOT REALLY!!

So yesterday he comes in and replaces ALL wiring in my house, Separates the phone line from the dsl line (he also gave me a new NID). He told me "you now do not have to put filters on your phone because I gave you a separate line for your dsl and I put a filter in the NID for the phones in your house.

He also put in 3 jacks. One in my bedroom, and two by the computer. One for phone line and one for dsl line. He had gone outside and went in a backyard to access a telephone pole.

He came back and said "the pole is rotted in places but the wires are fine. I ran a pole cable test and the cable is fine. THAT is the only thing I did not replace because the box has 50 lines in it"

So after all was fixed, rewired, re-done and revamped, I asked him "Just for the record, what happens if after you leave, let's say tonight", my dsl light starts to blink again, what do I do"?

He said 'Call Elvis (that's his supervisor) and tell him that Joe rewired everything and changed everything EXCEPT the pole cable.

Then I gather Joe will come out again and change that.

But guess what "And as I say this, I 'm crossing fingers, and throwing salt over my shoulder), lol

From 1 p.m. till now (it's almost noon the next day), IT'S BEEN HOLDING STEADY.

Alan was shocked. He was on the internet last night and exclaimed "Hey, I'm not being thrown off".

So I have no idea if this is working or not working (I don't trust it anymore, after 6 weeks of this).

I am biding my time. Being cautious.

So here's my plan.

I want to back up my "my documents folder onto a flash drive". I have lots of recipes and so many documents I can't print them all out."

So I know I have to go and buy a flash drive. Right? What size to do I get.

Do I then pop the flash drive and go to my computer, and well, how does one copy the docs from the my documents folder onto the flash drive?

I gather that it's only a copy and I will still have the original my documents folder (which opens up in either wordpad or microsoft word right?"

I have various documents in that folder. Some are word documents and some are Microsoft word documents.

So if I ever get a new computer (not a laptop, but just the tower), and it will have to be better and newer than what I have now which is over 7 years old.

So let's say I get a new computer, I gather it will come with Windows 7?

And word pad. Does it have to come with Microsoft Word in order for me to take the flash drive and copy the docs from the flash into the "my documents folder", in the new computer.

I have never done this, (use flash drives, etc.)

And can I copy other things on that flash drive? Alan has programs that he does stuff on. Can I put these on a flash drive and just re-put them on a new computer?

I have my "flip" videos on this present computer.

I am not familiar with using Flash drives.

I am not going to buy a fancy computer (when I do indeed buy one). I just want it to have a dvd rom thing, and USB ports, and anything else will be a bonus. I don't burn cds or dvds.

I do however want to be able to watch the dvds I do now own,l well I want to be able to sit at my computer and watch them on the monitor.

So if you can just tell me how I do this flash drive thing (and if I can put more than just the my documents folder), I'd appreciate it.

I mean, once I have a flash drive with all my documents on it, I just have to plug it in the new computer and it automatically copies everything onto my hard drive? Am I correct?

I CAN learn stuff but it just takes me time.

Thanks much
melody

I just got an 8G Sony flash drive - on sale 18.99
4 G for about 12.99.
so that is approx prices for my area (no state sales tax here)

The Sony has a compression software program on the drive - you install it on the computer (if you want to) and when you add files to the flash it makes them take less space until you need to place them back on your computer- then it uncompresses automatically.

You can click your documents folder or open it and select specific folders inside -on the toolbar select Edit - copy to folder - locate the Flash drive on the list shown and there ya go.
a little pop up will show with a little files transfer graphic - if the file is very small then it won't display.

Okay, first question

"You can click your documents folder or open it and select specific folders inside"

There are folders inside my documents folder?? I thought there were only documents inside my documents folder. Going to check this out.

and can I put OTHER stuff on this flash drive (besides the content of the my documents folder),

and here's a good one.

Why can't I just copy the WHOLE my documents folder onto the flash drive. That way, I'll have a copy of EVERYTHING and when I get a new computer, I can just copy it back (or will it replace the my documents folder on the new computer).

jeez, I haven't even bought a new one yet, but these things are so exciting.

And I got a look at Windows 7.

Do you know that if I get Windows Media Center (in Windows 7), I can record tv shows and it acts like a dvr?

oh my

lol
Melody

Oh yes you can copy the whole thing , parts , anything you want- if it can't copy it for some reason it'll let you know.

So I go and buy this Flash drive, stick it in the flash drive thing in my computer, (am I going to be prompted to do anything when I do this?), and if so, after I do whatever it tells me to do, I go and find the My Documents folder, copy it (where am I copying it to?, the clipboard???), and then I go and find the flash drive icon, and hit the paste selection??

Did I get this right?

thanks much
Melody

I used the toolbar Edit & copy to folder option for the copying my stuff , copy/paste works too.


These videos on how to use a flash drive will show it better than I can type it out. They have various ways of doing it but basically copy the files and paste into the USB drive - or you drag & drop if you have 2 windows open.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_6bI...eature=related

thank so much.

I am going to go out and buy a flash thingee and try it out.

Thanks VERY MUCH

Love ya,

Melody