Step2: Under Users, click on “ Import bookmarks and settings…” Step 1: Open Google Chrome –> Go to Menu –> Settings or type this URL on your browser address bar to open Chrome settings page chrome://settings/ Follow the below to Import Bookmarks from Firefox and IE to Chrome However, if you don’t want to use any tools, then simply export bookmarks in HTML in Safari and Opera and subsequently import in Chrome using the HTML file. Safari, Opera browser try FavBackup.įavBackup is an easy-to-use tool for backing up and restoring Web browser data. This features in Chrome also let you import from Internet Explorer, other than IE and Firefox browser, i.e. Moreover, you can even import saved password, search engine, and browsing history from Firefox to Chrome.
If you do choose to use pw/login exporter software and export your data, continue to the next steps below. Additionally, there are other software out there that you can use – I leave it up to you whether or not you’d like to go this route.
The link above points to their Github page where you can download the software as well as view usage instructions.
I would recommend using the FF Password Exporter add-on – while it is 3rd party, it’s very well reviewed and many people stand by it. However, many users have used this tool to do exactly that in order to import them into a seperate browser. This one is a bit more laborious since FF doesn’t have a built in way to export saved passwords/logins. You should now see your bookmarks imported and populated in Brave. Select your exported Firefox HTML file.Now open Brave, Menu -> Bookmarks -> Import Bookmarks and Settings and select Bookmarks HTML File from the drop-down box.Save your bookmarksHTML file somewhere and close FF.In Firefox, go to Menu -> Bookmarks -> Show all bookmarks -> Import/Backup your bookmarks -> Export Bookmarks.In the meantime, you can at the very least export/import both bookmarks and passwords from Firefox manually by performing the following steps: I’m going to forward and go over this with the team and see if we can find/fix the root cause. Consider using Bookmarks Manager to explore this, which can be reached several ways, including using brave://bookmarks/ (or brave://bookmarks/?id=2 to get right to the Other Bookmarks folder) and should look something like for the information. It’s in Settings\Additional settings\System (direct link brave://settings/system).Ī “Bookmark all tabs” window isn’t the best way to explore bookmark folder content, though the lack expansion triangles to the left of both listed folders does suggest they’re empty. OH, one other thought: as ridiculous as this might sound, try turning off hardware acceleration and try the import again. *** EDIT inserted after rest complete *** Kaspersky? Sometimes those screw with Brave’s operations. Perhaps mine’s not broken because of OS version differences, but … Are you running antimalware/AV software, esp. I just tried importing from Firefox Nightly in Brave 0.65.121 on my Win10 Home 1809 Build 17763.557 machine and it created an “Imported from Firefox” folder in my Bookmarks bar folder. Hey, I forgot to compliment you on your complete report many users omit the operating system they’re using at all, let alone what version, not to mention the version of Brave they’re using.