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Import favorites from folder in my pc to your bookmarks

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I downloaded my favorites from the internet explorer to a folder in my computer. How can I add them to bookmarks in Firefox.

I downloaded my favorites from the internet explorer to a folder in my computer. How can I add them to bookmarks in Firefox.

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iamjayakumars
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cor-el
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You can only do that by copying them to the IE Favorites folder on that computer and subsequently export them in IE to an HTML backup.
Firefox can't handle the directory structure and .url files that MS utilizes directly.

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Thank you. I really appreciate your help