![]() ![]() The following shows what’s imported from Internet Explorer when you select any of these datatypes in the Import dialog. Under Choose what to import you'll different types of browser data you can select. Under the Import from other browsers section, select Choose what to import and then choose Microsoft Internet Explorer from the list under Import from. In Microsoft Edge, go to Settings and more > Settings > Profiles > Import browser data. To review the data types you can import from Internet Explorer: You can import almost all of your data from Internet Explorer and set it up to look, behave, and function in Microsoft Edge as it did in Internet Explorer. If you choose Continue without importing, the favorites, history, and shortcuts data is discarded and no other data is imported from Google Chrome. If you choose Import from Google Chrome, all data, including favorites, history, and shortcuts, is saved in the Microsoft Edge User Data folder. These are used only to visually show the placement of favorites and top sites on the New tab page. The favorites, history, and shortcut data is fetched and shown, but not saved until this point. You'll be presented with two options for what to do with browser data from Google Chrome: When you select Get Started, favorites, history, and shortcuts are brought over from Google Chrome. Be aware using a backup bookmark folder will replace all the bookmarks in Firefox with the bookmarks in the backup file.If Google Chrome is detected as your primary browser, Microsoft Edge presents you with the option to import data from Google Chrome so that you give explicit consent to this data being imported. Check the file date for information when the backup was created. Follow the instructions in Restoring from backups above, and when you select Choose File…, follow the path C:\Windows.old\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\\bookmarkbackups to your previous bookmarks. One especially useful item is the Bookmarks from Firefox. Restoring bookmarks after upgrading or downgrading Windows 10Īfter upgrading or downgrading your Windows 10 operating system, a directory named Windows.old is created, and most of the data erased from the upgrade or downgrade is stored there. You can then restore the backup from the Firefox Library window, using the Choose File… option, as described in the Restoring from backups section above. Place the bookmark backup file on your transfer media (for example a Flash drive) and copy it to the desktop (or any location) of the other computer. ![]() The bookmark backup file can either be a manual backup (see above) or one of the automatic dated backups located inside the Firefox profile folder named bookmarkbackups folder. This is useful if you can't synchronize the two computers' bookmarks using Sync, for some reason. You can also use a bookmark backup file from one computer and restore it on another computer. See How do I set up Sync on my computer? for more information and instructions on setting it up. Important: Firefox Sync continuously updates itself as you change bookmarks, so it does not provide a true backup service, nor is it intended to be used as one.įirefox Sync is the best way to keep your bookmarks (and other profile data) synchronized between all of the computers you use. The Bookmarks backup filename window will close and then you can close the Library window. The desktop is usually a good spot, but any place that is easy to remember will work. In the Bookmarks backup filename window that opens, choose a location to save the file, which is named bookmarks-"date".json by default. ![]()
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