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Silently Import Bookmarks from IE to Firefox

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I am in an enterprise environment with over 500 machines, and we are looking for a way to import users Bookmarks from IE to Firefox silently and behind the scenes without requiring user interaction.

Due to security restrictions 3rd party software is not a possibility. Most users have already been using Firefox. We do not want to delete their existing bookmarks in Firefox

I am in an enterprise environment with over 500 machines, and we are looking for a way to import users Bookmarks from IE to Firefox silently and behind the scenes without requiring user interaction. Due to security restrictions 3rd party software is not a possibility. Most users have already been using Firefox. We do not want to delete their existing bookmarks in Firefox

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So to do this, you'll need to use Autoconfig. You can read more about it here:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig

Create a file called autoconfig.js and put it in the defaults/pref directory where Firefox is installed.

autoconfig.js pref("general.config.filename", "firefox.cfg"); pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false);

Then create a file called firefox.cfg where Firefox is installed.

firefox.cfg // const {classes: Cc, interfaces: Ci, utils: Cu} = Components;

let migratedBookmarks = true;

try {

 migratedBookmarks = getPref("bookmarks.migrated.ie");

} catch (e) {}

if (!migratedBookmarks) {

 Cu.import("resource:///modules/MigrationUtils.jsm");
 MigrationUtils.getMigrator("ie").then((migrator) => {
   migrator.migrate(Ci.nsIBrowserProfileMigrator.BOOKMARKS, null, null);
 });
 pref("bookmarks.migrated.ie", true);

}

This code will import bookmarks from IE and then set a pref saying they were imported so it only happens once.

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I'm looking into this.

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Mike Kaply said

I'm looking into this.

I'm guessing no Luck?

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It's on my very long list. Still looking.

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Chosen Solution

So to do this, you'll need to use Autoconfig. You can read more about it here:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig

Create a file called autoconfig.js and put it in the defaults/pref directory where Firefox is installed.

autoconfig.js pref("general.config.filename", "firefox.cfg"); pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false);

Then create a file called firefox.cfg where Firefox is installed.

firefox.cfg // const {classes: Cc, interfaces: Ci, utils: Cu} = Components;

let migratedBookmarks = true;

try {

 migratedBookmarks = getPref("bookmarks.migrated.ie");

} catch (e) {}

if (!migratedBookmarks) {

 Cu.import("resource:///modules/MigrationUtils.jsm");
 MigrationUtils.getMigrator("ie").then((migrator) => {
   migrator.migrate(Ci.nsIBrowserProfileMigrator.BOOKMARKS, null, null);
 });
 pref("bookmarks.migrated.ie", true);

}

This code will import bookmarks from IE and then set a pref saying they were imported so it only happens once.

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Hello Mike,

This worked, thank you. Also thank you for referencing the page with the AutoConfig information as I quite like the idea of being able to Centrally manage the file if needed.

1) Create a file called autoconfig.js The text in the Autoconfig.js file is: pref("general.config.filename", "firefox.cfg"); pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false);

2) Copy the autoconfig.js file to: "\\%pcname%\c$\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js"

3) Create a file called firefox.cfg This is the text in the firefox.cfg file // const {classes: Cc, interfaces: Ci, utils: Cu} = Components; let migratedBookmarks = true; try {

migratedBookmarks = getPref("bookmarks.migrated.ie");

} catch (e) {} if (!migratedBookmarks) {

Cu.import("resource:///modules/MigrationUtils.jsm");
MigrationUtils.getMigrator("ie").then((migrator) => {
  migrator.migrate(Ci.nsIBrowserProfileMigrator.BOOKMARKS, null, null);
});
pref("bookmarks.migrated.ie", true);

}

4) Copy the firefox.cfg file to: "\\%pcname%\c$\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.cfg"

Modified by Reod_Dai97