Export/Import Firefox and Chrome Bookmarks

Failure to backup Firefox and Chrome bookmarks will result in a loss of bookmarks during the Windows 10 Upgrade.

Follow these steps to save your bookmarks to your Documents library (Q: Drive) prior to the upgrade. After the upgrade follow the instructions to import them back into your browsers.

Firefox Instructions | Chrome Instructions

Export Firefox Bookmarks Before the Upgrade

  1. Open Firefox
  2. Select the Bookmarks menu
  3. Select “Show all Bookmarks” from the drop-down
  4. Select the "Import and Backup" button
  5. Select “Export Bookmarks to HTML…”
  6. Save to Documents library (Q: Drive) as "bookmarks.html"
  7. Click "Save"

Import Firefox Bookmarks After the Upgrade

  1. Open Firefox
  2. Select the Bookmarks menu
  3. Select “Show all Bookmarks” from the drop-down
  4. Select the "Import and Backup" button
  5. Select “Import Bookmarks from HTML…”
  6. Browse to Documents library (Q: Drive) and locate "bookmarks.html"
  7. Click "Open"

Export Chrome Bookmarks Before the Upgrade

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. At the top right, click the More button (small square button with 3 dots)

  3. Select “Bookmarks > Bookmark manager”

  4. In the manager, click the "Organize" menu

  5. Select “Export bookmarks to HTML file”
  6. Save file to Documents library (Q: Drive) as "bookmarks_MM-DD-YY.html"
  7. Click "Save"

Import Chrome Bookmarks After the Upgrade

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. At the top right, click the More button (small square button with 3 dots)
  3. Select “Bookmarks > Bookmark manager”

  4. In the manager, click the "Organize" menu

  5. Select “Import bookmarks from HTML file”
  6. Browse to Documents library (Q: Drive) and locate "bookmarks_MM-DD-YY.html"
  7. Click "Open"