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File Import is greyed out. I can not import my bookmarks.
I can not import my bookmarks from IE. The File Import is greyed out so that I can not click on it.
Mafitar da aka zaɓa
- Make sure that you not run Firefox in Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history mode
- You are in Private Browsing mode if you see "Tools > Stop Private Browsing", possibly grayed
- You enter Private Browsing mode if you select: Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Never Remember History"
- To see all History settings, choose: Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
- Uncheck: [ ] "Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session"
You can also export the bookmarks to an HTML file in the brwoser that you want to import the bookmarks from and import that file in Firefox.
- Import the HTML file in Firefox: Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Import HTML: From File
See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_bookmarks ("Import from another browser" and "Import from file")
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Zaɓi Mafita
- Make sure that you not run Firefox in Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history mode
- You are in Private Browsing mode if you see "Tools > Stop Private Browsing", possibly grayed
- You enter Private Browsing mode if you select: Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Never Remember History"
- To see all History settings, choose: Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
- Uncheck: [ ] "Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session"
You can also export the bookmarks to an HTML file in the brwoser that you want to import the bookmarks from and import that file in Firefox.
- Import the HTML file in Firefox: Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Import HTML: From File
See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_bookmarks ("Import from another browser" and "Import from file")
Thanks. Before I saw your reply, I uninstalled then reinstalled FF. Your way probably would have been easier.
It worked. Unchecked Private Browsing in Preferences and Import is no longer grayed out.