How to Transfer Firefox Bookmarks

Bookmarking is an invaluable feature of Firefox and other browsers that allows you to capture and better organize the vast amount of interesting data found on the internet. You may have hundreds of favorite sites that you have found over the years, which are now stored in your Bookmark Manager. The last thing you want to do when you get a new computer is have to find each site again. Using Firefox's import/export feature, you can quickly and easily transfer your bookmarks from your old computer to your new one.

How to Transfer Firefox Bookmarks

Install Firefox on the new computer.

Return to the old computer, open Firefox and click on "Bookmarks." Select "Organize Bookmarks." Click on the "Import and Backup" button in the Bookmark manager window that pops up. Select "Export HTML." Save the bookmark HTML file to your desktop.

Once the file is created, you can either email the file to yourself to be opened on the new computer or you can copy the file via a flash drive.

Return to the new computer, and download the HTML file, taking note of its location. Then open Firefox and return to the Bookmark Manager. Click on the "Import and Backup" button and select "Import HTML."

Select "From an HTML file," in the Import Wizard window that opens up. Then click "Next." Navigate to the file, select it and click "Open." The bookmarks from your old computer will now be transferred to your new computer.

Keep Your Firefox Bookmarks Current on all of Your Computers

Firefox also has a plugin, Xmarks, which will allow you to keep your bookmarks current on all of the computers that you use. Anytime you add a bookmark, it will automatically update on all of your computers.

To take advantage of this useful feature, simply install the Xmarks plugin, found HERE, on each one of your computers.

Tips

Importing your bookmarks won't affect any current bookmarks you have on the new computer.

If you want to transfer both your bookmarks and your passwords, you will need to transfer your profile instead. Keep in mind that if you use your new computer for mobile purposes, you may not want all of your passwords stored on that computer. If that is the case, you can elect to create a master password for your passwords. Read how to do that HERE.