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[FireFox] Exporting/Importing Bookmarks

It is pretty easily done...just need to export to an html file and save it onto a usb flash drive or something. Then import into Firefox on the other computer. But you might also try syncing up both computers also.

»support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/exp···transfer

»support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how···fox-sync

FF tends to auto backup the JSON files too by date.. Which includes the Bookmark Toolbar and the Bookmark Menu.

reply to Gemstone
Another option is to have Firefox always export a copy of your bookmarks every time you close the application.

To do this, follow these steps

1) Open the browser
2) Type "about:config" in the address bar
3) If you get a warning about making changes, click yes, to acknowledge you know what you are doing
4) Search for the Preference Name ""browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML"
5) Change the value from false to true

Close Firefox.

With that setting to true, every time you exit Firefox, it will create a file called "bookmarks.html" in the root of your profile. You can then copy that file to another computer and import as needed.

In my specific case, having that file always there, and always current, it makes my backup script that much easier. All I backup for Firefox is my bookmarks, so copying that file from my profile directory to my backup location is simple. I don't need to save my cookies, or other preferences with the browser. If I do rebuild my system, or re-install the browser, it is just easier for me to reset all my options (I don't make many changes anyway), and then import my bookmarks.

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reply to Gemstone
You have heard of "xmarks "?

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