Firefox-3.0.1 can't find Bookmarks

[Jim]

FC9, Firefox-3.0.1
The Bookmarks I moved into .mozillia/firefox-default folder from another 
box and Firefox-3.
The bookmarks I put on my laptop in .mozillia/firefox-default folder 
can't be read by Firefox-3 , even if I do a "import"
of Bookmarks it can't find any Bookmarks, I have a copy in my /home/user 
directory.
It still is reading the old Bookmark file that I deleted from 
.mozillia/Firefox-default folder