Importing Firefox Favorites/Bookmarks to new Windows 10 lap

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Importing Firefox Favorites/Bookmarks to new Windows 10 lap

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Had to buy a new laptop running Win 10 and need to import my Firefox Favorites/Bookmarks. The old laptop would not boot up so I pulled the HD and bought a SATA to USB cable to transfer photos/music/data etc. Is there a way I can move my Favorites/Bookmarks from the old drive to the new installation of Firefox on my new laptop?
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Re: Importing Firefox Favorites/Bookmarks to new Windows 10

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See this article -- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_ ... _-_Firefox

In general, you want to find and copy over the file places.sqlite which contains bookmarks and history information.
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Re: Importing Firefox Favorites/Bookmarks to new Windows 10

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You've got to be kidding me - that's the easiest, most straight-forward way?
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Re: Importing Firefox Favorites/Bookmarks to new Windows 10

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You see somethings difficult in copying over one file?
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Re: Importing Firefox Favorites/Bookmarks to new Windows 10

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Copying a file is simple - the rest of the process you linked to is a nightmare for the average tech-novice.
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And yet I did say "In general, you want to find and copy over the file places.sqlite which contains bookmarks and history information."

Have you tried that?
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Re: Importing Firefox Favorites/Bookmarks to new Windows 10

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Is this the file you said to look for?

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find and copy over the file places.sqlite
That is what I said.
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Thanks for all your "help", Dan. I found a way to accomplish what I needed to due without jumping through all the ridiculous hoops you suggested.
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Glad to hear that...although I'm still trying to figure out how copying one file from one point to another involves jumping through hoops.
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