▷ How to export bookmarks from chrome to other browsers

Today we will give an important review about how to export bookmarks from Chrome to other browsers and vice versa. In this way we can import and export bookmarks from one browser to another. For complete information we will also see where the Chrome bookmarks are stored, and Edge

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With the number of browsers that exist on the Internet, users no longer know which one to use. This is why if we have several of them in our team, it is advisable to at least have the bookmarks or favorites in all of them to obtain maximum accessibility.

The bookmark import and export process is very simple and compatible with most browsers. We will do the demonstration with the most used browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox

Where the marks of a Web browser are saved

As a curiosity we could quickly know where the bookmarks are stored in our browsers. The truth is that it is not too useful, especially now with synchronization in the cloud.

Where are bookmarks saved in Chrome in Windows 10

We must say that Google Chrome bookmarks, if we have a google user account activated in the browser, will be stored in the cloud. This is why, when we do not go to another computer and install Google Chrome and register with our user account, we will automatically obtain all the settings of our browser in the new installation.

This is very useful to be able to comfortably navigate on multiple computers with an exactly the same browser.

To see the path of the Chrome user profile on our computer, we must place the following command in the URL bar of the browser

chrome: // version

A page will appear where we will have to identify the " Profile path " line. This will be the path where the Google Chrome settings are stored in Windows 10

If we then access this route that is shown to us, we can access the markers. The file that we have to locate is called " Bookmarks ". It is even possible to edit it.

To edit it, right click on “Bookmarks” and choose “ Open with ”. Now we must choose the notebook to open the file

The file will be divided into sections with keys that correspond to each of the directories and bookmarks that we have created in the browser . If we delete the content, the bookmarks will be deleted.

Where bookmarks are saved in Microsoft Edge

Like Chrome, Edge stores bookmarks in the cloud if we are registered with a Microsoft user account on our system.

The route to locate the favorites is a little more complicated than in the case of Chrome, and it also changes depending on the versions of the operating system that we have.

The routes currently available for version 1809 are as follows:

C: \ Users \ < user > \ AppData \ Local \ Packages \ Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe \ AC \ MicrosoftEdge \ User \ Default \ DataStore \ Data \ nouser1 \ 120712-0049 \ Favorites

The icons of the places that we have saved as favorites are stored in this folder.

C: \ Users \ < user > \ AppData \ Local \ Packages \ Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe \ AC \ MicrosoftEdge \ User \ Default \ DataStore \ Data \ nouser1 \ 120712-0049 \ DBStore

Within this, you will find a database file named " spartan.edb " in which we will not be able to open, copy or paste. This is where Edge's favorites are stored.

Export bookmarks from browsers

Now we will proceed to export the bookmarks of each of the browsers to be able to import them into others of them.

Export bookmarks from Chrome

What we must do is go to the browser configuration button, located on the far right and represented by ellipses. Next we choose " Bookmarks " and " Manage Bookmarks ".

We can also access this place by placing the command

chrome: // boormarks

To export the markers, click on the ellipsis icon located to the right of the blue search bar. In the list we choose “ Export bookmarks ”. What we must do is choose the directory where we want to save them.

Export Microsoft Edge bookmarks

In the case of Edge it is similar, although more direct. We will open the configuration using the ellipsis icon and click on " Configuration ". We will navigate until we find the option “Transfer favorites and other information. Click on the "Import or export" icon

In this new section, we will see that we can directly import bookmarks from other browsers such as Chrome and Firefox. We intend to export, so we are going to choose the option below that says " Export to file"

Now we proceed to store them as before.

Export bookmarks in Firefox

Finally we will go to Firefox to do the same. In this case we will have to click on the " Catalog " button represented by three side bars and a crooked one. Within this section we choose " Bookmarks " and then " show all bookmarks"

In the new window that appears, click on the " Import and backup " tab and then on " Export bookmarks..."

And it would be.

Import bookmarks into a web browser

The next thing will be to know how we can import bookmarks from one browser to another. We have seen how to export them. Although it is true that almost all have the option to import them directly from another browser, the method we have followed is universal and compatible with all deniers.

Import bookmarks to Chrome from Egde or Firefox

We go to the Chrome configuration menu and click on " Bookmarks " and then " Import bookmarks and settings ".

If in this new window we click on the drop-down list, we can directly choose to import the bookmarks directly from other browsers or we can also choose " Bookmark HTML file"

When we select the file that we previously saved from another browser, the bookmarks will be added to the browser.

Import bookmarks to Edge from Chrome or Firefox

Click on the corresponding button to open the options and click on " Configuration " and navigate to the " Transfer favorites and other information " section and click on the " Import and export " button.

As we said before, here we can import bookmarks directly from the other browsers installed on the computer. we will click on the " Import from file " button located a little lower.

This way they will be correctly imported

Import bookmarks to Firefox from Egde or Chrome

The procedure for Firefox is similar to the procedure for exporting bookmarks. Therefore, we press the " Catalog " button and choose " Bookmarks ". Next, we are going to “ show all the markers ”.

In the window that appears, click on the " Import and backup " tab and then " Import bookmarks..."

We choose the file that we have previously created either from Edge, or from Chrome, and we will see how these are correctly imported

With this we finish this article on how to import and export bookmarks in different Web browsers

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