SSW - How to Transfer Browser Bookmarks
Unless you sign into Chrome or Firefox with a Google or Mozilla account, respectively, your browser's bookmarks are stored locally on your computer's hard drive. This doesn't raise issues until you need your bookmarks transferred to a different computer. In this scenario, just follow the instructions below your browser's name.
Firefox
Import
- On the computer with the bookmarks you want, open Firefox. Press Ctrl + Shift + B to open the Library window.
- From the Library window's toolbar, click "Import and Backup" and select "Export bookmarks to HTML".
- Save the HTML file. If you plan to export to another computer, the target location would preferably be on a portable storage device like a flash drive.
Export
- Navigate to Firefox's Library window on the computer to which the bookmarks will be transferred. Click "Import and Backup" and select "Import Bookmarks from HTML".
- In the Import Bookmarks File window that opens, navigate to the HTML file you are importing and select the file. Click "Open".
- Your bookmarks are now imported. If they don't appear in the window immediately, check the Bookmarks Menu.
Chrome
Import
- On the computer with the bookmarks you want, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click "More" (the icon of three dots arranged in a vertical line) and select "Bookmarks" > "Bookmark Manager".
- In the Bookmark Manager, click "Organize" and select "Export bookmarks to HTML file".
- Save the HTML file. If you plan to export to another computer, the target location would preferably be on a portable storage device like a flash drive.
Export
- Open Chrome on the computer to which the bookmarks will be transferred. Click "More" and select "Bookmarks" > "Import Bookmarks and Settings".
- In the "From" drop-down menu, select "Bookmarks HTML File". Click "Choose File".
- Navigate to the HTML file you are importing and select the file. Click "Open".
- Click "Done".
- If you haven't created any bookmarks in Chrome, the bookmarks will show up in the bookmarks bar. If you already have bookmarks in Chrome, the bookmarks will be in a new folder labeled "Import from..."