How to backup your Firefox bookmarks ?



Our Firefox browser bookmarks folder contains invaluable information we better periodically backup.
Here are two easy ways that will help you to keep your Mozilla Firefox bookmarks safe:

Export the Firefox bookmarks from the Bookmarks Manager

1. In Firefox, click on Bookmarks>>Organize Bookmarks.

2. The “Bookmarks Manager” will open up.

3. Click on File>> Export, provide a meaningful name and save the file.

Export the Firefox bookmarks from the File System

1. The Firefox bookmarks location is : C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\PROFILENAME\bookmarks.html

2. Copy the bookmarks file.

3. Paste that file to your backup directory of choice

How to restore your bookmarks?

1. In Firefox, click on Bookmarks>>Organize Bookmarks.

2. The “Bookmarks Manager” will open up.

3. Click on File >> Import, and select your bookmark export file.

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  1. Nirmal says:

    Hi,
    This is really useful info. I keep a lot of bookmarks in my firefox, but never thought about keeping a back up of this. :-)

  2. Interesting. Now I know how to do a proper backup of bookmarks. :D Guess I was too used to I.E.

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  4. Dj Flush says:

    Very Helpful
    Thumbs Up Gili :D

  5. Thanks for sharing!
    I would take a backup rght now! :D

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  7. Peggy says:

    Sorry but Duh – How to do it automatically is the question – Firefox creates backups daily but I want to automatically have those go to a network drive – so where is that setting – about:config? I didn’t see it there.

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