How do I move my bookmarks over to another computer in Firefox?

(I know I can google it, but I have to run to an appointment and don't trust my husband to do it without your guidance :) Thanks! Asked by TakeaChillPillYo 57 months ago Similar questions: move bookmarks computer Firefox Computers > Software.

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You have some options First, you can install and use this extensionpikey.me.uk/mozilla/?addon=bbBookmark BackupVersion 0.4.2InstallInstall Bookmark Backup 0.4.2DescriptionBookmark Backup is a simple extension that helps to keep your bookmarks (and optionally other Firefox settings) safe. Each time Firefox is closed, a copy of your bookmarks file will be made to a backup location. If Firefox's bookmarks become corrupted or lost, find the most recent uncorrupted backup and copy it into your profile folder.By default the backups can be found in the Backups folder inside Firefox's profile folder, though this location can be changed in Bookmark Backup's Options dialog.

Additionally, thanks to code contributed by Nickolay Ponomarev, other files may also be backed up along with the bookmarks file. You can specify which files to backup in the Options dialog. Just check the box for each type of setting you want backed up, any other files can be listed in the following text box separated by a | character.

Please refer to Henrik Gemal's profile directory information page for details about what data is stored in each file. Please remember, this extension should be used in addition to a regular profile backup not as a replacement. Orhttp://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backupBacking up the entire profileThis method will back up all of your profile data (such as passwords, bookmarks, mail, preference settings and installed extensions and themes) for each profile in the default profile location, as well as the registry.

Dat or profiles. Ini file that records the profile location. All profile data will be backed up together, at once.1.

(optional) Clear the cache in Firefox ("Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Cache -> Clear") and Mozilla Suite ("Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Cache -> Clear Cache") and compact the mail in Thunderbird and Mozilla Suite to reduce the size of the backup.2. Exit your Mozilla Suite Firefox or Thunderbird program.(Mozilla Suite on Windows: exit Mozilla Quick Launch if enabled). Make sure no Mozilla Suite/Firefox/Thunderbird processes are still running.3.

Open the file explorer on your system and find the folder that contains the "Profiles" folder and the files "pluginreg. Dat" "registry. Dat" and/or "profiles.

Ini" (some of these files may not exist). * For Thunderbird: Copy the "Thunderbird" folder. * For Mozilla Suite: Copy the "Mozilla" folder.

* For Firefox: Copy the "Firefox" folder.4. Copy (but not move) the "Thunderbird" "Mozilla" or "Firefox" folder to the backup location. For example, place the backup folder inside your home directory (Windows users: "My Documents" is your home directory) or copy it to another drive.

Note: The "Mozilla" folder contains the "Profiles" folder and the associated files for Mozilla Suite. It may also include a "Firefox" folder containing the "Profiles" folder and the associated files for Firefox. If the "Mozilla" folder includes the "Firefox" folder then you only need to copy the "Mozilla" folder.

Any profile folders created in a "custom" profile location must be backed up separately. EditRestoring or migrating your backed-up profileUse this procedure to restore your backed-up profile or move it to another computer.1. Completely close all Mozilla programs, including the Mozilla Suite, Firefox, and Thunderbird.

Don't forget to exit the Mozilla Suite's Quick Launch if it's open (as indicated in the Windows system tray). Make sure no Mozilla Suite/Firefox/Thunderbird processes are still running.2. Copy the folder you backed up to the exact same location that it was in when you made the backup or to an identical location on the other computer.

If you are moving from one OS to another (e.g. , Windows 98 to Windows XP), or if your Windows boot drive letter has changed (e.g. , from "C:\" to "D:\") or your Windows login/user name is different, see Moving your profile folder. OrMoving your profile folder 1. Find your Firefox profile folder.

On XP or 2000, this is located in C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ and on Vista it’s in C:\users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ 2. Find the profile you want to copy. Your profiles are folders called xxxxxxxx.

Default, xxxxxxxx being a random string of characters. This folder contains all of your extensions, settings, history, bookmarks, passwords, and everything. You need to copy this to the profile folder in your portable firefox folder on the USB drive, and open up profiles.

Ini in a text editor like Notepad. You’ll need to modify the file so that the profile line points to the newly moved profile folder rather than the one that’s already on the drive. Sources: http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/?addon=bb .

A few easy steps... HI, You click on the book marks menu, then click manage bookmarks. Then the bookmark manager comes up. Click File and click export.

Then you will have a normal file save dialog box, name the file and save it somewhere to transfer it, perhaps your desktop, then you can e-mail it to your other computer or use a cd to transfer it or move the file any other way you choose. Then once it is on the other computer, again go to the book marks menu, then the book mark manager will come up, click file and then click import, then locate the file you have transfered to that computer, and select it, hit enter or click the ok / select button. Then you are done... All your book marks should show up on the new computer.

Below you can see 2 photos of the screen I have taken for you, the first one you can see the first menu where I click on the manage bookmarks, then the second one I show you click on the export in the bookmark manager, the second step that I described above. Good Luck! .

Import bookmarks Importing Bookmarks If you have previously used a different browser or want to e.g. Import your bookmarks from a memory stick or other media, Bookmark Manager's Import function is what you are looking for. To open Import, select File -> Import in Firefox's Bookmark Manager window. A new window will appear, asking you where you want to import your bookmarks from.

If you want to import your IE favorites, or if you want to import bookmarks from a Mozilla Suite or Netscape 6/7 profile, select the appropriate option. Firefox will automatically find and import your favorites/bookmarks for you. If you want to import bookmarks from another browser, backed up Firefox bookmarks, or bookmarks from any other source, select From File.

In this case, a dialog window will appear that allows you to select the file you wish to import. (Please note that it may be necessary to export your bookmarks first, depending on the browser you want to import them from.) Sources: Yahoo .

Built-in Firefox bookmark Export/Import tool There's bookmark import and export functionality built right in to Firefox. On the Bookmarks menu on your old computer, select "Organize Bookmarks. " In the window that pops up, go on the File menu and click Export, then pick a file to export to.

Move this file (via USB key drive, floppy, or even an online file-hosting service like YouSendIt) to your new computer. Go to the Organize Bookmarks window again, and click Import on the File menu. Find the file you downloaded from your old computer, follow the wizard, and you're done!

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1 netcrusher88, regarding your answer "Built-in Firefox bookmark Export/Import tool":There is no Organize Bookmarks in my Bookmarks menu.

Netcrusher88, regarding your answer "Built-in Firefox bookmark Export/Import tool":There is no Organize Bookmarks in my Bookmarks menu.

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There is an export option in the bookmark organizer. There is also an add-on called Foxmarks.

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