firefox - exporting bookmarks to new computer

Question

Anyone know how to get an html file created under the bookmark 'export' feature in Firefox to work on another computer in the same network that also has Firefox loaded? I'm trying to transfer my old Firefox bookmarks to a new laptop. I copied the html file onto my laptop and then dragged the icon to the Firefox shortcut on my desktop. It appears in my laptop's bookmark tool bar when I'm on the internet as a file (linked website headings), but none of the entries will open.

beneteau · Answer

There is a Mozilla Firefox support forum here.The forum has helped me.

lowhigh · Answer

@beneteau wrote: There is a Mozilla Firefox support forum here.The forum has helped me. lockquote> Thanks. They helped me, too.

Abrandoned · Answer

Hi lowhigh,

I use this extension Pike's Mozilla Firefox Extensions - Bookmark Backup at http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/#bb

It will make a copy of your bookmark's and other stuff under your My computer folder.

KayGee12 · Answer

Don't know if this helps or not, but this was one of the few things I did *NOT* have trouble with! Exported the file to a floppy from bookmark manager on the Fox on the old computer. Put the floppy in the new computer. Did 'file' then 'import' then 'from file' from within the bookmark manager on the Fox on the new computer. Voila - bookmarks. Should be easily adaptable by those less dependent than I was on floppies with my very old computer! Now - I would sure love to know how to get my address book and email out of my Thunderbird on my old computer (on Win98) to my Thunderbird on my new computer(on XP). Nothing I could find on the Thunderbird 'help' stuff helped. Sigh.

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