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can I save my favourites list to disk ?

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Good question — bookmarks/favourites are worth protecting. asked the original question; covered the quick browser export options and suggested syncing add-ons. The short exports are handy, but for a reliable long‑term backup and cleaner recovery, use the browser profile files and a dated copy workflow instead.

Where the bookmarks actually live (copy these for a true backup): Internet Explorer stores a Favorites folder at C:\Users\<username>\Favorites (or %USERPROFILE%\Favorites). Firefox keeps bookmarks in your profile (places.sqlite) and also writes periodic backups into the bookmarkbackups folder under %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>. Chrome and Chromium‑Edge store a Bookmarks file under the user data folder (Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks; Edge is similar). Copy the whole profile folder or these files to preserve all data. For Firefox specifics see Back up and restore bookmarks — Firefox Support.

Practical tips: make dated archives (zip), keep at least one copy off the machine (external drive or cloud), and verify a restore regularly. Example Windows copy using robocopy (run in an elevated prompt) to preserve attributes:

robocopy "%USERPROFILE%\Favorites" "D:\Backups\Favorites_2025-11-19" /E /COPYALL /R:3 /W:5

Troubleshooting and precautions: if bookmarks vanish, confirm the browser profile in use and look for bookmarkbackups (Firefox) or the Bookmarks file (Chrome/Edge) to restore from. Keep multiple dated versions (in case of corruption), prefer built‑in browser sync for continuous protection (not as the only backup), and encrypt backups if stored on shared/cloud media.

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Yup.....

This is a relatively simple operation and invaluable if anything goes wrong. To back up your favourites using Internet Explorer, go to File > Import and Export. The Import/Export wizard will open and all you need to do is follow the instructions and Export a back up of your favourites to another location on your hard drive or even better, to a second hard drive. The exported folder can then be saved to disk using a software backup program such as nero or the like!
You can import your favourites into Internet Explorer in the same way

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For Firefox junkies,
select 'Bookmarks' at the top of the browser, then select 'manage bookmarks' to open the bookmark manager.... now select file>export... choose your location etc etc, and job done!

Member Avatar for Garnett Gage

For Firefox junkies,
select 'Bookmarks' at the top of the browser, then select 'manage bookmarks' to open the bookmark manager.... now select file>export... choose your location etc etc, and job done!

Thank you

Member Avatar for John A

There's also a Firefox extension you can get that will automatically sync your bookmars with (a website that allows you to publicly/privately store your bookmarks):

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