How to Transfer Bookmarks from One Computer to Another

On Google Chrome

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Plug the flash drive (USB) into the computer. USB is probably the easiest way to transfer bookmarks from one computer to another quickly.

If you don't have a USB stick, you can attach a bookmark file to an email.

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Open Chrome on your computer. Applications are located in the All Apps section of the Start menu (Windows) or the Applications folder (macOS).

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Click the ⁝ button in the upper right corner of the browser. A menu will appear.

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Select Bookmarks . Another menu will expand.

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Click Bookmark manager . This option is near the top of the menu.

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Click the ⁝ button in the upper-right corner of the page.

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Click Export Bookmarks . Your computer's file browser will open.

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Go to the folder where you want to save the bookmark. If you're using a USB, you'll need to navigate to the flash drive on the file browser.

If you want to email your bookmarks to yourself, go to the Downloads folder (or anywhere else that's easy to remember).

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Click Save . The bookmark will be saved to the selected folder as an HTML file. Once the file is saved, you can safely disconnect the USB from the computer.

If you're emailing the bookmarks to yourself, open the email client, compose the email body, attach the file, and then click the send button.

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Plug the USB into the new computer.

If you've already emailed your bookmarks to yourself, log into your email account on a new computer, open your mailbox, and download the attached HTML file.

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Open Google Chrome on the new computer. If you want to import bookmarks into Firefox or Safari, you need to open the respective browser.

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Open Bookmark Manager on the new computer. On Chrome, click the ⁝ icon in the upper-right corner of the browser, select Bookmarks, then click Bookmark manager.

On Firefox: Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+B to open Bookmark Manger.

On Safari: Click the File menu, click Import From… and then select Bookmark HTML File.

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Click the ⁝ button . If you use Chrome, this icon is in the upper-right corner of the page. Other browser users can skip this step.

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Click Import Bookmarks . Your computer's file browser will open in Chrome.

On Firefox: Click Import & Backup, then select Import Bookmarks from HTML.

On Safari: Proceed to the next step.

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Browse for bookmark files. If the file is already saved to the USB, you need to navigate to the flash drive. If the file was downloaded from email, go to the folder where you saved the file.

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Select the bookmark file and click Open . On Safari, click Import. The bookmarks will then be imported into the new browser.

On Mozilla Firefox

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Plug the USB into the computer. This is probably the easy and fast way to transfer bookmarks to another computer.

If you don't have a USB stick, you can attach a bookmark file to an email.

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Open Chrome on your computer. Applications are located in the All Apps section of the Start menu (Windows) or the Applications folder (macOS).

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Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+B. Bookmark Manager will open.

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Click Import & Backup .

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Click Export Bookmarks to HTML . Your computer's file browser will appear.

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Go to the folder where you want to save the bookmark. If you're using a USB, you'll need to navigate to the flash drive on the file browser.

If you want to email your bookmarks to yourself, go to the Downloads folder (or anywhere else that's easy to remember).

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Click Save . The bookmark will be saved to the selected folder as an HTML file. Once the file is saved, you can safely disconnect the USB from the computer.

If you're emailing the bookmarks to yourself, open the email client, compose the email body, attach the file, and then click the send button.

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Plug the USB into the new computer.

If you've already emailed your bookmarks to yourself, log into your email account on a new computer, open your mailbox, and download the attached HTML file.

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Open Firefox on the new computer. If you want to import bookmarks into Chrome or Safari, open the respective browser.

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Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+B. Bookmark Manager on Firefox will open on the new computer.

On Chrome: Click the ⁝ icon in the upper-right corner of the browser, select Bookmarks, and then click Bookmark manager.

On Safari: Click the File menu, click Import From… and then select Bookmark HTML File.

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Click Import & Backup on Firefox. Your computer's file browser will open.

On Chrome: Click the ⁝ icon in the upper-right corner of the page and select Import Bookmarks.

On Safari: Proceed to the next step.

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Browse for bookmark files. If the file is already saved to the USB then you need to navigate to the flash drive. If the file was downloaded from email, go to the folder where you saved the file.

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Select the bookmark file and click Open . On Safari, click Import. The bookmarks will then be imported into the new browser.

Micah Soto

Update 28 February 2022