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How to import bookmarks into Google Chrome browser

Submitted by Chetan on Saturday, 6 September 20085 Comments

Shifting to a new web browser needs many settings to be done before you are all set with it. You have to learn every thing in the new browser, like the keyboard shortcuts and other things. And most of all, you would need every bookmark that you had in the previous browser. And in Google chrome browser you would see an option with which you can import bookmarks from any of your previous browser, which can be Firefox, Internet Explorer etc.

Here is a tutorial on how to import bookmarks and other content such as settings of search, saved passwords and history -

Open the Google chrome browser

Go to the right options menu and click on the “Import Bookmarks and Settings…” to start the importing of data from the other browsers. A pop-up appears with a set of options and for you to select the browser from which the data has to be imported.

The following things can be imported from the other web browser -

  • Favorites/Bookmarks
  • Search Settings
  • Saved Passwords
  • Browsing history

Select the ones you want to import and then click Import when you select the browser.

The import process completes very fast and you can stop the import if you need.

You can view the imported bookmarks in the right top of the browser as “Imported from ” under “Imported Bookmarks section.”

5 Comments »

  • Max said:

    Help! my window says I can only import bookmarks from IE. there is no option to select Firefox from drop down menu.

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    - 24 September 2008 at 3:07 am
  • Michael said:

    I have the same problem, it won’t let me import from safari for windows.

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    - 26 September 2008 at 7:27 am
  • Amar said:

    I think we will have to do it twice if we wanna import it from internet explorer and firefox..

    but never mind.. i dont think i will do it

    i love firefox

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    - 2 October 2008 at 9:08 pm
  • Baz said:

    cant I import my current google bookmarks (from IE) into goggle chrome?! seems bizarre if you cant!

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    - 9 October 2008 at 10:47 pm
  • Rez said:

    @Max: I have the same problem, chrome is not recognizing that I have Firefox installed.

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    - 1 November 2008 at 3:02 pm

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