Backing up Bookmarks for transferring devices. - without signing into a browser

Before Contacting the ITS Service Dept. Try these easy steps. Ideally, saving the bookmarks saves time when transferring to another computer.

Backing up bookmarks in Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome on your computer.
  2. Click on the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner of the browser window.
  3. From the drop-down menu, hover your cursor over "Bookmarks."
  4. In the expanded submenu, click on "Bookmark Manager."
  5. In the Bookmark Manager, click on the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner.
  6. Select "Export bookmarks" from the menu.
  7. Choose a location on your OneDrive where you want to save the exported bookmarks file.
  8. Click "Save" to complete the backup process.

Backing up bookmarks in Microsoft Edge:

  1. Open Microsoft Edge on your computer.
  2. Click on the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner of the browser window.
  3. From the drop-down menu, hover your cursor over "Favorites."
  4. In the expanded submenu, click on "Manage favorites."
  5. The Favorites management page will open.
  6. Click on the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner.
  7. From the menu, select "Export favorites."
  8. Choose a location on your OneDrive where you want to save the exported favorites file.
  9. Click "Save" to complete the backup process.

Backing up bookmarks in Firefox:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox on your computer.
  2. Click on the three-bar menu icon in the top-right corner of the browser window.
  3. From the drop-down menu, hover your cursor over "Bookmarks."
  4. In the expanded submenu, click on "Show All Bookmarks."
  5. In the Library window, click on "Import and Backup" in the toolbar.
  6. From the drop-down menu, select "Backup..."
  7. Choose a location on your OneDrive where you want to save the exported bookmarks file.
  8. Enter a name for the backup file
  9. Click "Save" to complete the backup process.
 
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Details

Service ID: 3286
Created
Tue 6/6/23 12:11 PM
Modified
Mon 9/23/24 11:47 AM