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My bookmarks are on my hard drive. How do I restore them to Firefox?

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rrpdmd
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The only address I have is C:/Users/..../Documents/foxbookmarks.html I see that it is an html file, but when I open it, the address bar lists the same hard drive location, not a website.

The only address I have is C:/Users/..../Documents/foxbookmarks.html I see that it is an html file, but when I open it, the address bar lists the same hard drive location, not a website.

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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

cor-el
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See also:

Did you create this HTML backup yourself?

What content is in the file if you check that in a plain text editor?

Can you post the first few lines?

rrpdmd
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  • Thanks for responding. The saved file on my hard drive, although it has the html extension (C:Documents....bookmarks.html) opens as mentioned in the address bar as a file, not a website despite the html.

Below are the first few lines of the bookmarks file on my hard drive, exactly as it appears. After the 3 headings, they are all active links to the websites, (blue in the doc) it just seems I'll have to open each of the bookmarks, open FFox, & add folders, add each bookmark one by one. 150+ of them. I've already started that nightmare process. Hope this helps you understand the situation.**


Bookmarks Menu Recently Bookmarked Recent Tags

wrongcards ion My UPS FedEx Tracking G-Maps Cosmetic Dentistry www.food.com

Tennessee Sports Radio ESPN College Football utsports.com Vol Network LIVE

cor-el
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Did you inspect the page source?

  • Firefox > Web Developer > Page Source
  • Tools > Web Developer > Page Source (Ctrl+U)
  • right-click on a web page and select View Page Source

If you open the file in a plain text editor then you should see the HTML code.

Alternatively you can open the file in the Firefox Scratchpad (Firefox menu button or Tools > Web Developer).

Modified by cor-el