Exporting and Importing Bookmarks in All Browsers

Summary

Demonstrates how to export bookmarks from and import bookmarks to any web browser in Windows. This should be used in instances where switching computing environments (i.e. from Citrix to bare-metal Windows) does not carry over bookmarks in any given browser.

Body

The following instructions demonstrate how to export bookmarks from and import bookmarks to any web browser in Windows. This should be used in instances where switching computing environments (i.e. from Citrix to bare-metal Windows) does not carry over bookmarks in any given browser.

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Firefox

Export

  1. Select the hamburger menu (3 stacked horizontal lines) at the top right of the browser and then select Bookmarks from the list.
    Firefox Menu
     
  2. Select Manage Bookmarks at the very bottom of the list to access the bookmark Library screen.
    Firefox Bookmarks Menu
     
  3. In the Library bookmarks screen, select Import and Backup from the top menu, then select Backup... from the list.
    Firefox Manage Bookmarks Menu
     
  4. Save the file to your desktop. This file will be available on your desktop in both Citrix and a bare-metal Windows environment.

Import

  1. Select the hamburger menu (3 stacked horizontal lines) at the top right of the browser and then select Bookmarks from the list.
  2. Select Manage Bookmarks at the very bottom of the list to access the bookmark Library screen.
  3. In the Library bookmarks screen, select Import and Backup from the top menu, then select Restore then Choose FIle.Firefox Import Bookmarks
     
  4. Choose the file you saved to the desktop previously. Restoring from a backup will replace all the bookmarks in the browser with the bookmarks in the backup.

Chrome

Export

  1. Select the kebab menu (3 vertical dots) at the top right of the browser. Select Bookmarks then Bookmark Manager. Chrome Bookmarks Menus
  2. In the Bookmarks tab that opens, select the kebab (3 vertical dots) to the right of the Search Bookmarks field then select Export Bookmarks.Chrome Export Bookmarks
  3. Save the file to your desktop. This file will be available on your desktop in both Citrix and a bare-metal Windows environment.

Import

  1. Select the kebab menu (3 vertical dots) at the top right of the browser. Select Bookmarks then Bookmark Manager.
  2. In the Bookmarks tab that opens, select the kebab (3 vertical dots) to the right of the Search Bookmarks field then select Import Bookmarks.
  3. Choose the file you saved to the desktop previously.
  4. You bookmarks will be in a folder called Imported. You can proceed to organize these bookmarks by dragging and dropping them.Chrome Imported Bookmarks

Microsoft Edge

Export

  1. Select the star hamburger menu (3 horizontal lines on a star) at the top right of the browser.
  2. Select the meatball menu (3 horizontal dots) at the top right of the Favorites menu.
  3. Select Export Favorites.
    Edge Export Favorites
  4. Save the file to your desktop. This file will be available on your desktop in both Citrix and a bare-metal Windows environment.

Import

  1. Select the star hamburger menu (3 horizontal lines on a star) at the top right of the browser.
  2. Select the meatball menu (3 horizontal dots) at the top right of the Favorites menu.
  3. Select Import Favorites.
  4. On the settings page that opens, in the Import browser data now section, select Choose what to import.
    Edge Import Favorites
     
  5. Under Import form list select Favorites of bookmarks HTML file then select Choose file
    Edge Choose File
  6. Choose the file you saved to the desktop previously.

Details

Details

Article ID: 144671
Created
Wed 3/1/23 2:26 PM
Modified
Mon 3/6/23 2:03 PM