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cannot transfer bookmarks between windows versions

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tizzyaz
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Firefox on Windows XP produces a json file when I export bookmarks. Windows 7 expects a html file. How can I transfer the bookmarks from XP to Windows 7?

Firefox on Windows XP produces a json file when I export bookmarks. Windows 7 expects a html file. How can I transfer the bookmarks from XP to Windows 7?

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the-edmeister
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When you are in the Firefox Organize Bookmarks (Library) window, you need to restore a JSON backup file, or Import a bookmarks.html file that was exported.

If you are looking to transfer your Firefox bookmarks to a different browser, you need to do an HTML export from Firefox, other browsers can't handle the JSON format for Firefox bookmark backups.

Helper7677
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Read the following carefully: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox#Difference_between_restoring_and_importing_bookmarks