Importing Bookmarks from an HTML File

Actions
Show content customized for:

This article explains how to import an HTML bookmarks file.

Firefox 3:

Before proceeding, you should make a backup of your current bookmarks. You can do this by opening the Bookmarks Library window (explained below), then selecting Import and Backup and choosing Backup....

  1. From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, click the Bookmarks menu and choose Organize Bookmarks... to open the Library window.



  2. From the toolbar on the Library window, select Import and Backup and choose Import HTML....



  3. From an HTML file is selected by default. Click the NextContinue button.



  4. Firefox will ask you to select the bookmark file on your hard drive to import. Navigate to the file, select it, and click the Open button.
  5. The bookmarks in the selected HTML file have been imported into your Firefox bookmarks.

Firefox 2:

Before proceeding, you should make a backup of your current bookmarks. You can do this by opening the Bookmarks Manager window (explained below), then selecting the File menu and choosing Export....

  1. From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, click the Bookmarks menu and choose Organize Bookmarks... to open the Bookmarks Manager window.
  2. In the Bookmarks Manager window, select the File menu and choose Import...
  3. From File is selected by default. Click the NextContinue button.
  4. Firefox will ask you to select the bookmark file on your hard drive to import. Navigate to the file, select it, and click the Open button.
  5. The bookmarks in the selected HTML file have been imported into your Firefox bookmarks.


Did this article solve a problem you had with Firefox?

Was this article easy to understand?



Page last modified on Sunday 08 of June, 2008 17:11:15 PST.
Contributors to this page: AliceWyman , Chris_Ilias and dietrich .
- This is a help article -