This article explains how to transfer bookmarks stored within Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox from one computer to another.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Google Chrome
Step 1. Connect a USB memory drive to your computer
Using a normal USB stick is perhaps the simplest and fastest way to transfer the bookmarks stored in Google Chrome from one computer to another.
If you don't have a USB stick, you can attach the bookmark file to an email and send it by email
Step 2. Launch Google Chrome on your computer
The program icon is located within the section All apps from the Windows "Start" menu or inside the folder Applications on Mac.
Step 3. Click on the ⁝ button
It is located in the upper right corner of the browser window. The main program menu will be displayed.
Step 4. Select the Favorites item
A submenu will be displayed.
Step 5. Click on the Manage Favorites option
It is displayed at the top of the newly appeared menu.
Step 6. Click on the "Organize" button ⁝
It is located in the upper right corner of the "Favorites" page (in this case you do not have to click on the "⁝" button located in the upper right corner of the Chrome window).
Step 7. Click on the Export Favorites item
A system dialog will appear allowing you to choose where to save the file.
Step 8. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the favorites export file
If you have chosen to use a USB stick, access it using the window that appears.
If you have chosen to use email, save the export file inside the folder Download (or at an easily accessible point of your choice).
Step 9. Click the Save button
The file with Chrome bookmarks will be saved in the folder indicated in HTML format. When the export and save process is complete, unplug the USB stick from your computer using the removal wizard to avoid losing any information on the external storage drive.
If you have chosen to use e-mail, open the client you normally use to manage e-mails, create a new message, attach the favorites file and send it to your e-mail address
Step 10. Connect the USB stick to the computer you want to transfer Chrome bookmarks to
If you have chosen to use an email, log into your mailbox from the second computer, open the message you sent yourself and download the attached HTML file
Step 11. Launch Google Chrome on the second computer
If you need to import your favorites to Firefox or Safari, start the browser at this point.
Step 12. Open the "Bookmark Manager" tab on the second computer
If you are using Chrome, click on the button ⁝ located in the upper right corner of the program window, choose the option Favorites, then select the item Favorites management.
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Firefox:
press the key combination Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + B to open the bookmark manager window.
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Safari:
click on the menu File, click on the item Import from …, then choose the option Bookmarks HTML file.
Step 13. Click on the ⁝ button
In Google Chrome it is located in the upper right corner of the program window. If you are using a different browser, you can skip this step.
Step 14. Click on the Import Favorites option
The "Open" dialog will be displayed.
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Firefox:
click on the button Import and save, then select the item Import bookmarks from HTML.
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Safari:
skip directly to the next step.
Step 15. Locate the file that contains the favorites to import
If you have saved the file on a USB stick, you will need to access that drive. If you used e-mail, go to the folder where you saved the HTML file that contains the data to be imported.
Step 16. Select the favorites file and click the Open button
If you are using Safari, click on the button It matters. The bookmarks will be imported into the browser used on the second computer.
Method 2 of 2: Mozilla Firefox
Step 1. Connect a USB memory drive to your computer
Using a normal USB key is perhaps the simplest and fastest way to transfer the favorites stored in Google Chrome from one computer to another.
If you don't have a USB stick, you can attach the bookmark file to an email and send it by email
Step 2. Launch Firefox on your computer
The program icon is located within the section All apps from the Windows "Start" menu or inside the folder Applications on Mac.
Step 3. Press the key combination Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + B to open the Firefox bookmark manager window
Step 4. Click the Import and Save button
Step 5. Click on the Export Bookmarks to HTML item
The "Export Bookmarks File" dialog box will appear.
Step 6. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the Firefox bookmark export file
If you have chosen to use a USB stick, access it using the window that appears.
If you have chosen to use email, save the export file inside the folder Download (or at an easily accessible point of your choice).
Step 7. Click the Save button
The file with Chrome bookmarks will be saved in the folder indicated in HTML format. When the export and save process is complete, unplug the USB stick from your computer using the removal wizard to avoid losing any information on the external storage drive.
If you have chosen to use e-mail, open the client you normally use to manage e-mails, create a new message, attach the favorites file and send it to your e-mail address
Step 8. Connect the USB stick to the second computer you want to transfer Firefox bookmarks to
If you have chosen to use an email, log into your mailbox from the second computer, open the message you sent yourself and download the attached HTML file
Step 9. Launch Firefox on the second computer
If you need to import bookmarks into Google Chrome or Safari, start the corresponding program at this point.
Step 10. Press the key combination Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + B
The Firefox bookmark manager window will appear on the second computer.
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Google Chrome:
click on the button ⁝ located in the upper right corner of the browser window, choose the item Favorites, then select the option Favorites management.
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Safari:
click on the menu File, click on the item Import from …, then choose the option Bookmarks HTML file.
Step 11. Click the Firefox Import and Save button and choose the "Import Bookmarks from HTML" option
The "Import Bookmarks File" dialog box will appear.
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Chrome:
click on the button ⁝ located in the upper right corner of the window, then choose the option Import Favorites.
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Safari:
skip directly to the next step.
Step 12. Locate the file that contains the favorites to import
If you have stored the file on a USB stick, you will need to access that drive. If you used e-mail, go to the folder where you saved the HTML file that contains the data to be imported.
Step 13. Select the favorites file and click the Open button
If you are using Safari, click on the button It matters. The bookmarks will be imported into the browser used on the second computer.
