Importing Google Chrome bookmarks from a backup

Guide to import your bookmarks in Google Chrome from an existing backup

If you are signed in to Google Chrome with a Google account with sync enabled your bookmarks with transfer automatically and you will not need to follow this guide.

This article is a continuation from this guide Backing up bookmarks in Google Chrome

Importing your bookmarks from file

Start by clicking the 3 dots in the top right corner of the window and navigate to Bookmarks > Bookmark Manager
google chrome main menu bookmarks manager
Once in bookmarks manager select the 3 dots menu on that page
bookmarks manager 3 dots
From that menu select export bookmarks
click the import option
Retrieve the file from the location you saved the bookmarks backup file.
save to box
Your bookmarks and bookmark bar at the top of the browser should new be restored.


Keywordsbookmarks google chrome browser web ERC   Doc ID113720
OwnerMatthew A.GroupUniversity of Illinois Extension KB
Created2021-09-16 09:42:05Updated2024-05-15 10:13:49
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