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Question About Firefox

country_bumpkin_al

14 years ago

I'd been wanting to install FF for a while now. My son didit forme the other day while was gone. At the moment...I don't like it, because I'm s to having access to my "Favorites"! Is there any way to get my favorites over to FF and if there is...how! ;/

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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
14 years ago
He should have been asked during setup if you want to import your favorites and settings it does it for you then.

Since he didn't do that you will need to do it.

Here is a link that might be useful: How to import favorites
sushipup1
14 years ago
And the sidebar, "Favorites". You;ll love it!
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country_bumpkin_al
Original Author
14 years ago
Might be a crazy question, but if I import the favorites from IE to FF, will they be "removed" from IE completely, or will they be available in both IE & FF?
User
14 years ago
No they should not be removed, I did google chrome and I have them in both. I like chrome for working on my website, IE seem to have problems with it. My fave is still IE.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
14 years ago
what you do in firefox will not affect IE so go ahead and select to import your favorites, settings and history even if you want to. I let it import everything when I set them up for people.

I also highly recommend installing xmarks on all browsers that is one very easy way to keep all your faves synced between browsers and even on different computers and devices.
when you download it you set up your own webpage there with a user name and password and it also copies all of your faves to your website so even if you are on a computer away from home that is not yours you can access your faves by logging into your xmarks page. How it works is every time you add a new bookmark it registers the change and will alert you that you need to sync your faves when you do it then makes that change on all of your devices and on the website.

Just install it on each browser there is a version for firefox, IE, Chrome use the one that is for that browser. From then on you are set and even if your pc dies you don't lose them you just install xmarks on the new pc or device and sync it and voila everything is as it was.

I have it on everything.
FREE Bookmark Sync
country_bumpkin_al
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks!!! Loving FF and have my Favorites moved to there!!

Sushpup...what and where is the sidebar?

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