Thread: Firefox can't import older Mozilla/Firefox favorites

My installation doesn't have an import from Firefox option either. If you
haven't saved any bookmarks on the new install, then simply locate
bookmarks.html on the old partitition and copy it over bookmarks.html on
the new partition. They're most likely located in a subfolder of
\Documents and Settings\{Username}\Application
Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles.


jbclem <jbclem1@charter.net> wrote:
> Because of a corrupt Win2000 registry, I had to install a new Win2000 on a
> different partition/hard drive. But I still have my original Firefox on the
> first partition, and now I've downloaded and installed the latest Firefox on
> the new Win2000 partition. But when I try the Import function, to get all
> my Favorites/Bookmarks from the original Firefox, I'm only given the choice
> of importing from Internet Explorer. I know that Firefox can usually import
> from other Mozilla/Firefox installations, so what could be wrong here. Does
> anyone know the solution?

> jc

--
Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio

If you do have existing bookmarks in the new installation you can still
import your old bookmarks but it has to be done through the Bookmarks
Manager. From Firefox select the Bookmarks menu, the Organize Bookmarks.
From the File menu of the Bookmarks Manager select Import and choose "From
File".


Greg

Gary Smith wrote:
> My installation doesn't have an import from Firefox option either.
> If you haven't saved any bookmarks on the new install, then simply
> locate bookmarks.html on the old partitition and copy it over
> bookmarks.html on the new partition. They're most likely located in
> a subfolder of \Documents and Settings\{Username}\Application
> Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles.
>
>
> jbclem <jbclem1@charter.net> wrote:
>> Because of a corrupt Win2000 registry, I had to install a new
>> Win2000 on a different partition/hard drive. But I still have my
>> original Firefox on the first partition, and now I've downloaded and
>> installed the latest Firefox on the new Win2000 partition. But
>> when I try the Import function, to get all my Favorites/Bookmarks
>> from the original Firefox, I'm only given the choice of importing
>> from Internet Explorer. I know that Firefox can usually import from
>> other Mozilla/Firefox installations, so what could be wrong here.
>> Does anyone know the solution?
>
>> jc