Exporting and Importing Bookmarks in All Browsers

Article Type: How To 

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Response:

• The following instructions demonstrate how to export bookmarks from and import bookmarks to any web browser in Windows.
• Complete this action when you are: 
  • Receiving a new device 
  • Upgrading your Windows 10/11 operating system software 
  • Saving as a back up
• Email the exported files to your Saint Paul College email to re-import when needed. 

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Steps: 

• On your device, open your browser of choice. 

Jump to:

• Firefox
• Chrome
• Microsoft Edge

Firefox

Export

1. Select the hamburger menu (3 stacked horizontal lines) at the top right of the browser and then select Bookmarks from the list.
   
    
2. Select Manage Bookmarks at the very bottom of the list to access the bookmark Library screen.
   
    
3. In the Library bookmarks screen, select Import and Backup from the top menu, then select Backup... from the list.
   
    
4. Save the file to your desktop. This file will be available on your desktop in both Citrix and a bare-metal Windows environment.

Import

1. Select the hamburger menu (3 stacked horizontal lines) at the top right of the browser and then select Bookmarks from the list.
2. Select Manage Bookmarks at the very bottom of the list to access the bookmark Library screen.
3. In the Library bookmarks screen, select Import and Backup from the top menu, then select Restore then Choose FIle.
    
4. Choose the file you saved to the desktop previously. Restoring from a backup will replace all the bookmarks in the browser with the bookmarks in the backup.

Chrome

Export

1. Select the kebab menu (3 vertical dots) at the top right of the browser. Select Bookmarks then Bookmark Manager.
2. In the Bookmarks tab that opens, select the kebab (3 vertical dots) to the right of the Search Bookmarks field then select Export Bookmarks.
3. Save the file to your desktop. This file will be available on your desktop in both Citrix and a bare-metal Windows environment.

Import

1. Select the kebab menu (3 vertical dots) at the top right of the browser. Select Bookmarks then Bookmark Manager.
2. In the Bookmarks tab that opens, select the kebab (3 vertical dots) to the right of the Search Bookmarks field then select Import Bookmarks.
3. Choose the file you saved to the desktop previously.
4. You bookmarks will be in a folder called Imported. You can proceed to organize these bookmarks by dragging and dropping them.

Microsoft Edge

Export

1. Select the star hamburger menu (3 horizontal lines on a star) at the top right of the browser.
2. Select the meatball menu (3 horizontal dots) at the top right of the Favorites menu.
3. Select Export Favorites.
   
4. Save the file to your desktop. This file will be available on your desktop in both Citrix and a bare-metal Windows environment.

Import

1. Select the star hamburger menu (3 horizontal lines on a star) at the top right of the browser.
2. Select the meatball menu (3 horizontal dots) at the top right of the Favorites menu.
3. Select Import Favorites.
4. On the settings page that opens, in the Import browser data now section, select Choose what to import.
   
    
5. Under Import form list select Favorites of bookmarks HTML file then select Choose file
   
6. Choose the file you saved to the desktop previously.

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Summary:

Save and export your bookmarks on browsers.