Browser: Export Bookmarks in Edge, Chrome and IE

Maxx Martinez

Nov 05, 2024

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This article will go over how to export your bookmarks or favorites that you have saved in your preferred browser. This can be helpful in case you want a backup of the sites you have saved as bookmarks in the form of a file. This file can then usually be imported into any browser to recreate all your saved bookmarks. If you use Google Chrome read more about saving your bookmarks under your google account.

Export Favorites/Bookmarks from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge
Click on the "Settings and more" button (three dots) on the upper-right corner of the screen
Click on "Favorites" from the menu

Screenshot of edge browser with vertical ellipses selected and favorites pointed out in the menu.

Click on the "More Options" button (three dots) on the upper-right corner of the menu. Then click on "Export Favorites"

Screenshot of the favorites window with the more options pop up open and export favorites pointed out.

File Explorer will open up. Find a convenient location to store them. We recommend saving to a cloud location like OneDrive and a USB jump Drive so that they are easy to find

Export Favorites/Bookmarks in Chrome

Open Chrome and click the icon with three vertical dots in the top-right corner
Hover over Bookmarks. This will open a pop-up menu
Click Bookmark manager. Clicking this will open a new tab

Screenshot of chrome browser with the three dots selected and bookmarks option highlighted which opened a new drop down where bookmark manager is highlighted..

Click the icon with three vertical dots. You will find this next to the Bookmarks search bar under the Chrome address bar

Screenshot of Bookmark manager window with three dots selected in upper corner and export bookmarks circled in the drop down.

Click Export Bookmarks. File Explorer will open up. Find a convenient location to store them. We recommend saving to a cloud location like OneDrive and a USB jump Drive so that they are easy to find

Screenshot of file explorer pop up allowing you to choose where bookmarks are saved with the save button circled.

Export Favorites/Bookmarks in Internet Explorer

Open up Internet Explorer and click on the star icon in the upper right corner

Screenshot of internet explorer favorites opened with the favorites bar selected.

Click the down arrow next to "Add to Favorites"

Screenshot of the internet explorer add to favorites menu open and import and export highlighted in the drop down.

Select "Import and Export"
Select Export to a file and then click "Next"

Screenshot of the internet explorer import and export settings window.

Select Favorites from the list and click "Next", and then "Next"
Browse to where you want to save the exported Favorites file
Click "Export"
Find the file you exported. Unless you renamed it, will be called bookmark.htm. We recommend saving to a cloud location like OneDrive and a USB jump Drive so that they are easy to find

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