Export Bookmarks from Firefox

Exporting bookmarks from Firefox will let you import them into another browser or into Firefox on another computer. The exported bookmarks are saved as an HTML file that can be opened in any web browser.

Steps

Exporting Bookmarks from Firefox

1. Open Firefox.
2. Click the Bookmarks menu, and then click Show All Bookmarks.
3. In the Library window, click Import and Backup, and then click Export Bookmarks to HTML.
   • On Mac OS X, the Import and Backup button has a star with two curvy arrows.
4. In the Export Bookmarks File window, choose where to save the file, and then click Save.
   • The Desktop is a convenient spot or the place where you usually download files.
5. Close the Library window.

Importing Bookmarks into Chrome

1. Open Chrome.
2. Click the Chrome menu button. It looks like three horizontal lines.
3. Click Bookmarks, and then click Import Bookmarks and Settings.
4. Import bookmarks from Firefox. In the Import bookmarks and settings pop-up, click the From drop-down menu, and then click Bookmarks HTML File. Click Choose file.
5. Select the bookmarks HTML file you exported from Firefox, and then click Open.
6. Find the imported bookmarks. The Firefox bookmarks are added to an Imported folder on the Chrome bookmarks bar.
   • Click the Bookmarks menu, and then click Bookmark Manager to find the Imported folder with your Firefox bookmarks.

Importing Bookmarks into Safari

1. Open Safari.
2. Click the File menu, and then click Import Bookmarks.
3. Select the bookmarks HTML file you exported from Firefox, and then click Import.
   • The bookmarks are added to a folder "imported" with today's date at the end.
4. Find the imported bookmarks. Click the Bookmarks menu, and then scroll to the bottom. The "imported" folder of Firefox bookmarks is there.
   • Click the Bookmarks menu, and then click Show Bookmarks to find it in the Bookmarks sidebar.

Importing Bookmarks into Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Press ALT, then click the File menu, and then click Import and export.
3. In the Import/Export Settings window, click Import from a file, and then click Next.
4. Click Favorites, and then click Next. In Internet Explorer, bookmarks are called Favorites.
5. Click Browse.
6. In the Select Bookmark File window, go to the Firefox bookmarks HTML file, and then click Open.
7. Under the bookmarks.html filepath, click Next.
8. Under Select a destination folder for your favorites, click Favorites, and then click Import. When it's done, click Finish.

Importing Bookmarks into Firefox

1. Open Firefox.
2. Click the Bookmarks menu, and then click Show All Bookmarks.
3. In the Library window, click Import and Backup, and then click Import Bookmarks from HTML.
   • On Mac OS X, the Import and Backup button has a star with two curvy arrows.
4. In the Import Bookmarks File, find the bookmarks HTML file you exported, and then click Open. The bookmarks are imported into Firefox into the Bookmarks Menu directory.

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