The Easy Way to Back-Up Your Bookmarks or Favorites

The Easy Way to Back-Up Your Bookmarks or Favorites

If you are like us, you have amassed many bookmarks (Favorites) over the years. Also, if you’re like us, you don’t consider backing up your bookmarks (Favorites). Sure, you should back up everything with a good backup program, but many people don’t. Today, we will show you how quick and easy it is to back up your bookmarks in the three most popular browsers: Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.

All three browsers will save your bookmark backup as an HTML file (a web page). All three allow you to import your bookmarks from this HTML file. The best part is that the bookmark backup file can be opened with any browser, and all your bookmark links are clickable.

Chrome

With Chrome open and visible, use the Ctrl + Shift + O (letter O) shortcut to open the Bookmarks Manager opens click on the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.

In the dialog that opens, click on Export bookmarks. Select the location where you want to save your bookmarks file. It will automatically be named with the date you created the backup. You can change the name if you choose.

Microsoft Edge

With Edge open and visible, use the Ctrl + Shift + O (letter O) shortcut to open “Favorites” (bookmarks). Click on the three horizontal dots near the top-right corner.  Select “Export Favorites”. Select a location where you want to save your Favorites backup.  Edge will automatically name the file with the date of the backup.  If you choose, you can change the name of the backup.

Firefox

With Firefox open and visible, use the Ctrl + Shift + O (letter O) shortcut to open the Bookmarks manager. Click on “Import and Backup,” then click “Export Bookmarks to HTML”. Next, select the location where you want to save your bookmarks. Firefox will automatically name the backup file with the date you do the backup.  You can change the name if you want.