Thursday, July 18, 2013

How Do You Transfer Your Bookmarks From One PC to Another on Chrome and firefox

Instructions

  1. Export Chrome Bookmarks

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      Open a Chrome browser window.
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      Click the wrench icon at the top-right corner of the window and select "Bookmark manager."
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      Click the "Organize" button at the top-left corner of the resulting tab and select "Export bookmarks."
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      Give the bookmarks file a name, select the folder where you want the file saved and then click "Save."
    • 5
      Transfer your bookmarks from your current PC to the new computer. You can send them over the Internet using email or instant messaging, or physically transfer them by way of a CD, DVD, USB drive or floppy disk.

    Import Chrome Bookmarks

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      Place the bookmarks file created by your previous computer on the desktop of your new PC.
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      Open a Chrome browser window.
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      Click the wrench icon at the top-right corner of the window and select "Bookmark manager."
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      Click the "Organize" button at the top-left corner of the resulting tab and select "Import bookmarks."
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      Navigate to the desktop within the dialog box that follows and then double-click the icon of the bookmarks file. The saved links you exported from your old PC are imported into the new installation of Chrome immediately.


Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_8196328_do-one-pc-another-chrome.html#ixzz2ZQOuZjFJ


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Instructions

  1. Firefox

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      Open Firefox and click on "Bookmarks" in the menu bar. Select "Organize Bookmarks."
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      Click on "Import and Backup." Select "Backup."
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      Navigate to the directory where you'd like to save the backed-up file. Firefox selects the desktop by default.
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      Enter a name for the saved file such as "Bookmarks," or keep the default name.
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      Click "Save."
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      Copy the bookmarks backup to removable media (USB drive, external hard drive, CD/DVD).
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      Insert the media into the second computer.
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      Open Firefox on the second computer.
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      Click on "Bookmarks" and select "Organize Bookmarks."
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      Click on "Import and Backup." Select "Restore" and choose "Choose file."
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      Navigate to the backedup bookmarks file and select it. Click "Open."
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      Click "OK" to replace your current bookmarks.

    Internet Explorer

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      Open Internet Explorer and click on "File" in the menu bar. Select "Import and Export."
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      Choose "Export to a file" and select "Next."
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      Click on "Favorites" and choose "Next."
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      Click "Browse" to navigate to the directory where you wish to save the backup. Enter a name for the file, then click on "Save."
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      Click "Export" and select "Finish."
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      Copy the bookmarks backup to removable media (USB drive, external hard drive, CD/DVD).
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      Insert the media into the second computer.
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      Open Internet Explorer on the second computer, click on "File" and choose "Import and Export."
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      Choose "Import from a file," then click "Next."
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      Tick "Favorites." Click "Next."
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      Browse to the directory that contains your backed-up favorites or bookmarks. Select the file, click "Open" and choose "Next."
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      Select the "Favorites" folder. Click "Import."
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      Click "Finish."


Read more: http://www.ehow.com/how_5887907_transfer-bookmarks-one-computer-another.html#ixzz2ZQQdQRcI




firefox

Old PC:
Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks -> Import & Backup - Export HTML... - to a USB stick
then on the new PC:
Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks -> Import & Backup - Import HTML... - from file on that USB stick




ref
http://www.ehow.com/how_8196328_do-one-pc-another-chrome.html

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