Help with Mozilla Firefox

viper · 23rd April 2007, 09:36

Hi Guys,

Need some help. How do I transfer the favourites/bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox from my home pc to my office pc.

Viper

rishibravo · 23rd April 2007, 09:39

Viper you can install delicious bookmarks addon or Amazon bookmark toolbar and sync up your bookmarks online. Then you can access your bookmarks anywhere

viper · 23rd April 2007, 09:52

Hi Rishi,

That still does not answer my question. How do I do whatever you suggested. Links and step wise procedure would be appreciated.

Viper

jkdas · 23rd April 2007, 10:01

Bookmarks >Organize Bookmarks >Export > Save it and copy to your other machine and follow the same way but "Import"

rishibravo · 23rd April 2007, 10:05

ok go to this link and install the delicious bookmarks extension. When it will be installed it will ask you to create a login and password. Then it will ask you whether you want export your browser bookmarks to delicious bookmarks, once you have done that all you need is delicious installed on your other PC and login using the same username and you will be able to access your bookmarks you created on a different machine. I hope this helps.

rjstyles69 · 23rd April 2007, 10:16

Viper please post what version of Firefox are you using.In version 2.0 I think its a little different when compared to the older versions.

In the older versions under the bookmarks tab you need to choose manage bookmarks and from there on its self explanatory. You would export the bookmarks to a text/notepad file and save the same.

Copy this text file to the destination system and then on the destination system you choose import bookmarks and point to the file you have just copied.

Follow this link and check how to export and import bookmarks.

Firefox Help - Firefox Bookmarks Tutorial***(The Mozilla Help Site)

RX135 · 23rd April 2007, 10:32

Viper,

There are quite a few Firefox add-ons, which will help you do that. I did a quick search and found this. These are aimed at having same bookmarks anywhere you go (provided you can get online). Hope, this helps.

normally_crazy · 23rd April 2007, 13:47

Guys,

Using delicious , can i import bookmarks from Firefox on my older machine into IE7 on my new lappy which runs on Vista ? No issues with Vista ?

Also , do Opera and Firefox work flawlessly on vista ?

esteem_lover · 23rd April 2007, 14:08

last i heard, Delicious works only on mozilla

abhibh · 23rd April 2007, 15:23

Viper try MozBackup. It can backup and restore everything like cookies, bookmarks, passwords, visited urls etc etc..

MozBackup - Backup tool for Firefox and Thunderbird

I have used it at times to sync and when i formated my laptop recently works like charm.

Secondly you can install google toolbar and import bookmarks from home pc to your google account and then use office computer and import it from account.

tsk1979 · 23rd April 2007, 15:31

I use online bookmarks manager
OnlineBookmarkManager | Online Bookmark - Favorite Manager
It has a firefox extension.
So all you do is export all your bookmarks, and then import on the new PC.

etchemkay · 23rd April 2007, 17:08

Won't copying the user's profile folder do the job?
On linux, it is in a ".mozilla" folder in your user's home folder e.g /home/user2/.mozilla/firefox/<profile_name>
On Windows, it should be in C:\Documents and Settings\himanshu\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile_name>

Copy the folder's contents (mind you, no the folder itself) onto the profile folder (it will have a different name than the one on your source machine) on your destination machine. It will copy over ALL user-specific settings/information.

tsk1979 · 23rd April 2007, 17:09

Dont do this unless you want disaster.

etchemkay · 23rd April 2007, 17:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Dont do this unless you want disaster.

care to elaborate, tsk ?

viper · 23rd April 2007, 18:48

[quote=rjstyles69;419538]Viper please post what version of Firefox are you using.In version 2.0 I think its a little different when compared to the older versions.

Hi,

I am using Firefox version 1.5.0.11

Viper

23rd April 2007, 09:36	#1
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,766 Thanked: 20 Times	Help with Mozilla Firefox Hi Guys, Need some help. How do I transfer the favourites/bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox from my home pc to my office pc. Viper
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23rd April 2007, 09:39	#2
rishibravo BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 579 Thanked: 12 Times View My Garage	Viper you can install delicious bookmarks addon or Amazon bookmark toolbar and sync up your bookmarks online. Then you can access your bookmarks anywhere
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23rd April 2007, 09:52	#3
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,766 Thanked: 20 Times	Hi Rishi, That still does not answer my question. How do I do whatever you suggested. Links and step wise procedure would be appreciated. Viper
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23rd April 2007, 10:01	#4
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,496 Times View My Garage	Bookmarks >Organize Bookmarks >Export > Save it and copy to your other machine and follow the same way but "Import"
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23rd April 2007, 10:05	#5
rishibravo BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 579 Thanked: 12 Times View My Garage	ok go to this link and install the delicious bookmarks extension. When it will be installed it will ask you to create a login and password. Then it will ask you whether you want export your browser bookmarks to delicious bookmarks, once you have done that all you need is delicious installed on your other PC and login using the same username and you will be able to access your bookmarks you created on a different machine. I hope this helps.
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23rd April 2007, 10:16	#6
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,344 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	Viper please post what version of Firefox are you using.In version 2.0 I think its a little different when compared to the older versions. In the older versions under the bookmarks tab you need to choose manage bookmarks and from there on its self explanatory. You would export the bookmarks to a text/notepad file and save the same. Copy this text file to the destination system and then on the destination system you choose import bookmarks and point to the file you have just copied. Follow this link and check how to export and import bookmarks. Firefox Help - Firefox Bookmarks Tutorial**(The Mozilla Help Site) Last edited by rjstyles69 : 23rd April 2007 at 10:17.*
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RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 77 Times	Viper, There are quite a few Firefox add-ons, which will help you do that. I did a quick search and found this. These are aimed at having same bookmarks anywhere you go (provided you can get online). Hope, this helps.
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23rd April 2007, 13:47	#8
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,305 Thanked: 543 Times View My Garage	Guys, Using delicious , can i import bookmarks from Firefox on my older machine into IE7 on my new lappy which runs on Vista ? No issues with Vista ? Also , do Opera and Firefox work flawlessly on vista ?
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23rd April 2007, 14:08	#9
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 513 Times View My Garage	last i heard, Delicious works only on mozilla
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23rd April 2007, 15:23	#10
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Viper try MozBackup. It can backup and restore everything like cookies, bookmarks, passwords, visited urls etc etc.. MozBackup - Backup tool for Firefox and Thunderbird I have used it at times to sync and when i formated my laptop recently works like charm. Secondly you can install google toolbar and import bookmarks from home pc to your google account and then use office computer and import it from account.
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23rd April 2007, 15:31	#11
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,695 Thanked: 23,484 Times View My Garage	I use online bookmarks manager OnlineBookmarkManager \| Online Bookmark - Favorite Manager It has a firefox extension. So all you do is export all your bookmarks, and then import on the new PC.
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23rd April 2007, 17:08	#12
etchemkay BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 160 Thanked: 23 Times	Won't copying the user's profile folder do the job? On linux, it is in a ".mozilla" folder in your user's home folder e.g /home/user2/.mozilla/firefox/<profile_name> On Windows, it should be in C:\Documents and Settings\himanshu\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile_name> Copy the folder's contents (mind you, no the folder itself) onto the profile folder (it will have a different name than the one on your source machine) on your destination machine. It will copy over ALL user-specific settings/information.
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23rd April 2007, 17:09	#13
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,695 Thanked: 23,484 Times View My Garage	Dont do this unless you want disaster.
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23rd April 2007, 18:48	#15
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,766 Thanked: 20 Times	[quote=rjstyles69;419538]Viper please post what version of Firefox are you using.In version 2.0 I think its a little different when compared to the older versions. Hi, I am using Firefox version 1.5.0.11 Viper
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