How to backup and restore Mozilla Firefox Favorites / Bookmarks

Recent versions of Firefox backup

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click Bookmarks and then Organize Bookmarks.
3. Click Export HTML or Click Import and Backup and then Backup. We suggest Exporting to HTML since all browsers support the ability to easily read these files.
4. Type the filename you wish to save the file as and the destination and then click the Save button.

Recovering favorites in recent versions of Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click Bookmarks and then Organize Bookmarks.
3. Click Import and Backup.
4. If the file is a JSON file click Restore and choose file. If the file is a .HTM/.HTML file or other browser file click Import HTML and follow the import wizard.

Other versions of Firefox backup

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click Bookmarks and then Manage Bookmarks.
3. In the Bookmarks Manager window click File and choose Export.
4. By default your bookmarks file will be called bookmarks.html. Choose the location you wish to save the bookmarks file to and click the Save button.

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