Importing bookmarks and other data from Netscape

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This article applies to Netscape 9. If you are importing from Netscape 6 or Netscape 7, follow the instructions in Importing bookmarks and other data from Mozilla Application Suite.

Like Firefox, Netscape is built on the Mozilla platform. Although you cannot automatically import all of your Netscape 9 information into Firefox, you can import your bookmarks or you can manually transfer other important data, or all of your profile data, from Netscape into Firefox.

Note: The folders that contain your Netscape and Firefox bookmarks and other profile data are hidden by default. You must enable viewing of hidden files and folders. Read this article for more information.

Importing your Netscape bookmarks

You can import your Netscape bookmarks into Firefox by using the Import feature of the Bookmarks Manager.

Firefox 3:
  1. At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click Bookmarks, and select Organize Bookmarks.... The Library window will open.
  2. In the Library window, click Import and Backup and select Import HTML.... The Import Wizard for bookmarks will open.
  3. Select From an HTML File and click NextContinue.
  4. In the file picker that opens, navigate to your Netscape Navigator 9 profile folder.
  5. Select the bookmarks.html file you wish to import from Netscape.

The contents of the bookmarks file you import will be added to your current Firefox bookmarks.

Firefox 2:
  1. At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click Bookmarks, and select Organize Bookmarks.... The Bookmarks Manager will open.
  2. In the Bookmarks Manager menu, click the File menu and select Import.... The Import Wizard for bookmarks will open.
  3. Select From File and click NextContinue.
  4. In the file picker that opens, navigate to your Netscape Navigator 9 profile folder.
  5. Select the bookmarks.html file you wish to import from Netscape.

The contents of the bookmarks file you import will be added to your current Firefox bookmarks.

Firefox 2:

Copying your Netscape profile data to Firefox


You can manually copy your Netscape profile data to Firefox, including bookmarks, cookies, and other settings. For Netscape profile locations, see the Netscape release notes.

You can select the data you want to copy or you can copy the entire contents of your Netscape profile folder to your Firefox profile folder. This will replace any existing Firefox profile data with the Netscape data so you should make a backup copy of your Firefox profile as a precaution. You can also create a new Firefox profile and then copy the Netscape profile data to the new profile, if you want to keep your existing Firefox profile.

Read Managing profiles for help with creating a new Firefox profile. See Recovering important data from an old profile if you need more help copying the data or if you only want to copy selected information.

Firefox 2:

Migrating from Netscape to Firefox


If you are migrating from Netscape Navigator and have recently installed Firefox on your computer, moving your Netscape information is pretty straight forward, and very similar to moving Firefox profiles

Important: Following these instructions will replace your Firefox profile with your Netscape profile, including bookmarks and all other data and settings.
  1. From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, select FileFirefox and then select the ExitQuit FirefoxQuit menu item.
  2. Go to your Netscape profile folder.
  3. Move up to the \Navigator\ folder, where the file profiles.ini is located.
  4. Select both the following items, right-clickhold down the Ctrl key while you click on them, and choose Copy 2 items.
    • \Profiles
    • profiles.ini
  5. Next, go to your Firefox profile folder.
    • For Firefox profile locations see the Profiles article.
  6. Move up to the \Firefox\ folder, where the file profiles.ini is located.
  7. Right-clickHold down the Ctrl key while you click on an empty area within the \Firefox\ folder, and select Paste items.
    • You may be asked if you want to replace files that already exist. Choose YesReplace.


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