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Done clean install. Saved Firefox favourites. How do I import them as no option other than import from another browser

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JohnDamien
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I have my Firefox Favourites saved on my external hard drive before I did a clean install when switching to Windows 10. I don't know how to import them back into Firefox as the only options seem to be to import from another browser. Any help would be appreciated.

I have my Firefox Favourites saved on my external hard drive before I did a clean install when switching to Windows 10. I don't know how to import them back into Firefox as the only options seem to be to import from another browser. Any help would be appreciated.

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How did you create this bookmarks backup?

If you have a "C:\Windows.old" folder with personal data from a previously installed Windows version then you can also recover personal data from a previously used Firefox profile in this backup.

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the-edmeister
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See this support article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/import-bookmarks-html-file

Please note that a JSON backup file needs to be Restored, while an HTML file would be Imported. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them#w_restoring-from-backups

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How did you create this bookmarks backup?

If you have a "C:\Windows.old" folder with personal data from a previously installed Windows version then you can also recover personal data from a previously used Firefox profile in this backup.