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Overview

There are two ways to save and upload your Firefox bookmarks to a new computer or computer profile. Using the first one explained you will need to create a Firefox account by linking to an email address. Syncing Firefox saves your bookmarks, history, passwords and other settings securely across all devices. The second solution allows you to save your bookmarks to a file and upload them to Firefox using the file.




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Syncing Firefox by Creating an Account

  1. Open Firefox, select the user icon located in the top right corner, then select Turn on Sync...

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  2. Enter your email address that you want to use and select Continue.

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  3. Fill in the required information and select Create account.

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  4. Choose the items you want to sync and select Save selections.

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  5. You will receive the following message.

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  6. Open your email account and find the email sent by Firefox to verify your email and select Verify email.

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  7. You will receive the following message verifying your account.

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Firefox will now sync your bookmarks and other settings to all devices you are signed into Firefox.

Exporting Your Bookmarks to an HTML File

  1. Open Firefox and select the Bookmarks icon at the top right of the page, then select Bookmarks.

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  2. On the next menu select Show All Bookmarks.

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  3. Select Import and Backup, then select Export Bookmarks to HTML...

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  4. Name the file and select Save. Remember the location where the file is saved or save it directly to a flash drive.

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If you did not save the file directly to a flash drive remember to locate the file in file explorer and save the file to an external drive so you can access it to load your bookmarks into Firefox.

Import Your Bookmarks into Firefox Using the HTML File

  1. Open Firefox and select the Bookmarks icon at the top right of the page, then select Bookmarks.

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  2. On the next menu select Show All Bookmarks. 

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  3. Select Import and Backup, then select Import Bookmarks from HTML...

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  4. Locate the file on your flash drive or other external drive and select Open.

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Your bookmarks should now be available in Firefox.