Subj : Saving Your Favorites To : cplc From : rdfigsupport@rdfig.net Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:20:14 Received: by rdfig.net (Wildcat! SMTP Router v7.0.454.4) for cplc@rdfig.net; Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:36:05 -0600 Received: from rdfigPC ([192.168.1.165]) by rdfig.net (Wildcat! SMTP v7.0.454.4) with ESMTP id 623412125.4.3892; Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:36:01 -0600 From: "Ruben Figueroa" To: Subject: Saving Your Favorites Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 15:36:03 -0600 Message-ID: <005a01ce031f$a1e51ee0$e5af5ca0$@rdfig.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005B_01CE02ED.5751B3C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: Ac4DH6EAwS+bx1HeQZ+HJzV3zMSVMg== Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01CE02ED.5751B3C0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_005C_01CE02ED.575424C0" ------=_NextPart_001_005C_01CE02ED.575424C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit How to Easily Back Up and Migrate Your Browser Bookmarks chrome firefox bookmarks Most of our browser data isn't too important - cookies expire and histories are cleared. However, bookmarks are different, which is why browsers allow you to import and export your bookmarks - ideal for creating backups and migrating between browsers. All browsers can export your bookmarks to an HTML file. All browsers can also import these HTML files, so you can use this trick to move browsers between Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and any other browser. Google Chrome Click the Chrome menu icon at the top-right corner of your browser window, point to Bookmarks, and select Bookmark manager. (You can also quickly open the Bookmark manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+O.) http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/chrome-open-bookmark-man ager.png Click the Organize menu and select Export bookmarks to HTML file. (To import your bookmarks later, select the Import bookmarks from HTML file option.) http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/chrome-export-bookmarks- to-html-file.png Chrome will give the HTML file a name containing the current date. Mozilla Firefox Click the Firefox menu, point to Bookmarks, and select Show All Bookmarks. (You can also press Ctrl+Shift+B to quickly open the bookmarks library window.) http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/firefox-show-all-bookmar ks.png Click the Import and Backup menu and select Export Bookmarks to HTML. (The Backup option will create a .json file, which other browsers can't open.) Use the Import Bookmarks from HTML option here to import bookmarks in the future. http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/export-firefox-bookmarks -to-html.png Firefox will give the backup file a name of "bookmarks.html" by default. You may want to change the file name and add more information, such as the date. Internet Explorer Click the star-shaped favorites icon, click the little arrow to the right of Add to favorites, and select Import and Export. http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/internet-explorer-import -and-export-bookmarks.png Select the Export to a file option and click Next. http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/internet-explorer-export -to-a-file.png Check the Favorites checkbox and click Next. http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/export-ie-bookmarks.png Select the favorites you want to export - to export all your favorites, select the favorites folder at the top. (It's selected by default.) http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/select-ie-favorites-to-e xport.png Provide a name for the file. It's named bookmark.htm by default, but you may want to name it something like bookmarks_date.html. Click Export and IE will create a backup file. http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/export-ie-bookmarks4.png Opera Click the Opera menu, point to Bookmarks, and select Manage Bookmarks. (You can also press Ctrl+Shit+B instead.) http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/opera-manage-bookmarks.p ng Click the File menu and select Export as HTML. (The Export Opera Bookmarks option exports the bookmarks as a .adr file, which other browsers can't open.) http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/export-opera-bookmarks-a s-html.png Enter a name such as bookmarks_date.html, replacing date with the current date. _____ Store the file some place safe if you are using it as a backup. While browsers have cloud-syncing solutions that synchronize your favorites between a computers, most browsers don't have a "roll back" option. If you accidentally delete bookmarks on one computer or the sync service makes a mistake, you could lose your bookmarks. A backup HTML file will allow you to get them back. Ruben Figueroa Ruben D. Figueroa, Owner Description: C:\Users\rdfig\Pictures\oemlogo.bmpRDFIG Computer Solutions Tech Support : rdfigsupport@rdfig.net General Support: rdfigueroa@gmail.com Cell Phone : (972) 839-9551 Web Location : http:// www.rdfig.net ------=_NextPart_001_005C_01CE02ED.575424C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

How to = Easily Back Up and Migrate Your Browser = Bookmarks

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Most of our browser = data isn’t too important – cookies expire and histories are = cleared. However, bookmarks are different, which is why browsers allow = you to import and export your bookmarks – ideal for creating = backups and migrating between browsers.

All browsers can export = your bookmarks to an HTML file. All browsers can also import these HTML = files, so you can use this trick to move browsers between Chrome, = Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and any other = browser.

Google = Chrome

Click the Chrome menu = icon at the top-right corner of your browser window, point to Bookmarks, = and select Bookmark manager. (You can also quickly open the Bookmark = manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+O.)

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Click the Organize menu = and select Export bookmarks to HTML file. (To import your bookmarks = later, select the Import bookmarks from HTML file = option.)

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Chrome will give the = HTML file a name containing the current = date.

Mozilla = Firefox

Click the Firefox menu, = point to Bookmarks, and select Show All Bookmarks. (You can also press = Ctrl+Shift+B to quickly open the bookmarks = library window.)

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Click the Import and = Backup menu and select Export Bookmarks to HTML. (The Backup option will = create a .json file, which other browsers = can’t open.) Use the Import Bookmarks from HTML option here to = import bookmarks in the future.

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Firefox will give the = backup file a name of “bookmarks.html” by default. You may = want to change the file name and add more information, such as the = date.

Internet = Explorer

Click the star-shaped = favorites icon, click the little arrow to the right of Add to favorites, = and select Import and Export.

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Select the Export to a = file option and click Next.

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Check the Favorites = checkbox and click Next.

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Select the favorites = you want to export – to export all your favorites, select the = favorites folder at the top. (It’s selected by = default.)

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Provide a name for the = file. It’s named bookmark.htm by default, but you may want to name = it something like bookmarks_date.html. Click Export and IE will create a = backup file.

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Opera=

Click the Opera menu, = point to Bookmarks, and select Manage Bookmarks. (You can also press = Ctrl+Shit+B = instead.)

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Click the File menu and = select Export as HTML. (The Export Opera Bookmarks option exports the = bookmarks as a .adr file, which other = browsers can’t open.)

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Enter a name such as = bookmarks_date.html, replacing date with the current = date.

Store the file some = place safe if you are using it as a backup. While browsers have = cloud-syncing solutions that synchronize your favorites between a = computers, most browsers don’t have a “roll back” = option. If you accidentally delete bookmarks on one computer or the sync = service makes a mistake, you could lose your bookmarks. A backup HTML = file will allow you to get them back.