If you didn’t sign into your browser on your old system, follow the How To guides below to first export your bookmarks from your old Edge browser, then on the new OS, follow the How To guide to import them into your browser of choice.
For the other method of getting your old bookmarks into your new Win 11 system: Edge, Firefox, and Chrome are account-based, which means that whatever browser account you used on your old OS can be used again when using the same browser of choice in your new Win 11. Just click the profile icon in the upper-right corner of your browser, select sign-in, then use the same account used in your previous OS.
HOW TO EXPORT BOOKMARKS_EDGE
- Open your Edge browser and in the address bar, type in this address then hit Go: edge://favorites/
- In the next window select the ellipsis (3 dots) in the upper-right corner:
- In the drop-down window select the menu option to “Export favorites”:
- In the next window select your location and name for the HTML bookmarks file, then hit “Save”:
And that’s it, you’re done. Please refer to our documentation for how to import your new HTML bookmarks file if needed.
IMPORTING BOOKMARKS_EDGE
- Open your Edge browser, select the 3 stacked dots in the upper-right corner of the browser, and click the Settings option in the drop-down window:
- In the next window select the option to “Import browser data”:
- In the next window locate the tile “Import from other browsers”, and select the option there to “Choose what to import”:
- In the next window, use the drop-down menu option to choose “Favorites or bookmarks HTML file”, then hit “Import”:
- In the next window ensure to check the box for Favorites or bookmarks and select “Choose file”:
- In the next window find and select the bookmarks file you saved, then hit “Open”:
- In the final step, hit “Done”:
- Make sure that your bookmarks were successfully imported:
And that’s it. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the VWCC Help Desk.