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Today, Mytour will show you how to transfer your bookmarks (bookmarks) from Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox from one computer to another.
Steps
On Google Chrome
Insert a USB flash drive into your computer. USB is probably the easiest way to quickly transfer bookmarks from one computer to another.
- If you don't have a USB, you can attach the bookmark file to an email.
Open Chrome on your computer. The application can be found under All Apps in the Start menu (Windows) or the Applications folder (macOS).
Click on the ⁝ icon in the upper right corner of the browser. A menu will appear.
Select Bookmarks. Another menu will expand.
Click on Bookmark Manager (Bookmark Manager). This option is located near the top of the menu.
Click on the ⁝ button in the upper-right corner of the page.
Click on Export Bookmarks (Export Bookmarks). The file browser window of your computer will open.
Navigate to the folder where you want to save your bookmarks. If you're using a USB drive, make sure to go to the flash drive in the file browser.
- If you prefer to email the bookmarks to yourself, navigate to the Downloads folder (or any easily accessible location).
Click on Save (Save). The bookmarks will be saved in the selected folder as an HTML file. Once the file is saved, you can safely disconnect the USB drive from the computer.
- If you emailed the bookmarks to yourself, open your email client, compose a message, attach the file, and click send.
Plug the USB into the new computer.
- If you emailed the bookmarks to yourself, sign into your email account on the new computer, open the inbox, and download the attached HTML file.
Open Google Chrome on the new computer. If you wish to import bookmarks into Firefox or Safari, open the corresponding browser instead.
Open the Bookmark Manager on your new computer. On Chrome, click the icon in the top right corner of the browser, select 'Bookmarks,' and then click 'Bookmark Manager.'
- On Firefox: Press Ctrl + Shift + B to open the Bookmark Manager.
- On Safari: Click the 'File' menu, then select 'Import From...' and choose 'Bookmark HTML File.'
Click the icon ⁝. On Chrome, this icon is located in the top right corner of the page. Other browser users can skip this step.
Click on 'Import Bookmarks.' A file browser window will open on Chrome.
- On Firefox: Click 'Import & Backup,' then choose 'Import Bookmarks from HTML.'
- On Safari: Continue with the next step.
Browse for the bookmark file. If the file is saved on a USB drive, navigate to that drive. If the file was downloaded from email, go to the folder where you saved it.
Select the bookmark file and click 'Open.' On Safari, click 'Import.' The bookmarks will then be imported into the new browser.
On Mozilla Firefox
Insert a USB drive into the computer. This is likely the simplest and quickest method to transfer bookmarks to another computer.
- If you don't have a USB drive, you can attach the bookmark file to an email.
Open Chrome on your computer. The application can be found under the All Apps section in the Start menu (Windows) or in the Applications folder (macOS).
Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+B. The Bookmark Manager will open.
Click on Import & Backup.
Click on Export Bookmarks to HTML (Export bookmarks as HTML). The file browser will appear on your computer.
Navigate to the folder where you want to save the bookmarks. If using a USB drive, make sure to go to the flash drive in the file browser.
- If you're emailing the bookmarks to yourself, choose the Downloads folder (or any other easy-to-remember location).
Click on Save. The bookmarks will be saved in the chosen folder as an HTML file. After saving, you can safely disconnect the USB drive from the computer.
- If you emailed the bookmarks to yourself, open your email client, compose a message, attach the file, and click send.
Insert the USB drive into the new computer.
- If you emailed the bookmarks to yourself, log in to your email account on the new computer, open your inbox, and download the attached HTML file.
Open Firefox on the new computer. If you wish to import the bookmarks into Chrome or Safari, simply open the respective browser.
Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+B. The Bookmark Manager will open in Firefox on the new computer.
- On Chrome: Click the ⁝ icon in the top-right corner of the browser, select Bookmarks, then click Bookmark manager.
- On Safari: Click the File menu, then click Import From… and choose Bookmark HTML File.
Click on Import & Backup on Firefox. The file browser will open on your computer.
- On Chrome: Click the ⁝ icon in the top-right corner of the page and select Import Bookmarks.
- On Safari: Continue with the next step.
Browse for the bookmark file. If the file is saved on a USB drive, navigate to the flash drive. If you downloaded the file from email, go to the folder where you saved the file.
Select the bookmark file and click Open. On Safari, click Import. The bookmarks will be imported into the new browser.
