File extension JSON

Found 3 records for the .JSON file extension name

There are 2 other file types using the JSON file extension:

.json - JavaScript object notation file

.json - Google Gears manifest file

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file extension JSON - Mozilla Firefox bookmark backup file

File type specification:

Backup file type

Extension icon: .JSON

File extension JSON description:

File extension .json is used by Mozilla Firefox web browser. Used by Mozilla Firefox from version 3.0 for bookmark backup in JSON format. Firefox version 1.0 - 2.0 used bookmark backup in HTML file.

JSON is a part of the ECMAScript standard since ECMA has defined in 1999 the eval function that parses the format. It has been popularized with the success of Ajax. The JSON word appears often when one is speaking about Ajax. We know this is another data format, that can replace XML, and this format is supported by a lot of programmers.

You do not need to open the json file, you can use Firefox to import the backup file. You can import them using the Library.

Open the Library - Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks

To import the bookmarks from the json backup, in the Library choose:

Import and Backup > Restore > Choose File

Note that importing a json file will replace any exisitng bookmarks with those in the json file.

Firefox automatically creates 5 backup files, and these backups are stored in the bookmarkbackups folder inside the profile folder. On Windows Vista the usual location for the profile folder is:

C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\

xxxxxxxx is a string of random characters, the second half of that part of the folder name is normally .default but may be something else. The Application Data folder is usually a hidden folder. To show hidden folders, open Windows Explorer and choose:

Organize > Folder and Search Options > Folder Options > View and select Show hidden files and folders

Associated applications to file extension JSON:

Firefox

Company / developer:
Mozilla Foundation

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Help how to open JSON files:

You can use export/import (HTML) or backup/restore (JSON) in the Bookmarks Manager to create a backup or restore the bookmarks.

Another possibility is to make a backup of the file places.sqlite in the profile folder.

The file places.sqlite stores the History and the Bookmarks in Firefox 3.

Restoring a JSON backup will replace all your current bookmarks (you get a warning about that), so if you already have bookmarks that you wish to keep then export them to a HTML file before restoring the JSON backup.

You can import that HTML file after you have restored the JSON backup to get your current bookmarks back (you need to remove duplicates). You can't import a JSON backup to add (merge) bookmarks. Importing bookmarks from a HTML file adds the imported bookmarks to the already existing bookmarks, so you may need to remove duplicates. A HTML backup doesn't support tags and annotations, so if you want to preserve those then you need to use a JSON backup.

JSON backup/restore:

Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Backup
Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Restore > Choose File

HTML export/import:

Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Export HTML
Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Import HTML : "From File"

How to convert file with extension JSON:

No additional information how to convert JSON available yet.

Mozilla Firefox bookmark backup file