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Old 10-07-2005, 05:20 AM   #1
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firefox bookmarks


Hey, how i can put my firefox bookmarks from windows to linux ? Thanx
 
Old 10-07-2005, 05:30 AM   #2
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Copy the file "bookmarks.html" from c:\Documents and Settings\<your-username>\Application Data/Mozilla\Profiles\default\<random chars>\
to ~/.mozilla/firefox/<random chars>/
 
Old 10-07-2005, 07:17 AM   #3
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http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/faq#profiles

http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/faq#migration

Remember: Google is your friend. Or you could just do what I did and go to the website of the program.
 
Old 10-07-2005, 07:32 AM   #4
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It is actually a simple process. Go to Bookmarks->Manage Bookmarks

At the top left click on File->Export. It will save the file as bookmarks.htm

Then, in the other firefox. Go to Bookmarks->Manage Bookmarks. Click on File->Import and select the bookmarks.htm file previously saved. Done!
 
Old 04-17-2014, 01:03 PM   #5
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Firefox, as I have it in Ubuntu Studio 12.04, has no such simple option to save html in file. What is the way now?

I found it in ctrl, shift and o pressed together.

Last edited by Novatian; 04-17-2014 at 01:12 PM.
 
Old 04-17-2014, 01:14 PM   #6
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Click Bookmarks on top bar of browser and select 'Show all bookmarks'. A new window will open and in the top bar on that page click 'Import and Backup', select 'export bookmarks to html...' and save it somewhere obvious or on a USB flash drive or even a floppy disk.
 
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Old 04-17-2014, 02:54 PM   #7
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i take it you did not notice this post is from 2005
Back in 2005 Firefox 1 DID have a "bookmarks.html" file

But about 5 years back firefox moved to a database JSON xml format

you have to EXPORT the database to a json backup file or as a html file

then reimport it into firefox

" Bookmarks / show all bookmarks "
then in that new window click on
" import and back up"

export a backup json file
and import into the new firefox on the linux system
 
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