Summary
This article explains how to backup the Bookmarks/Favorites folder for some of the most used Web browsers.
On this page:
How to backup Internet Explorer Favorites
How to backup Opera bookmarks
How to backup Mozilla Firefox bookmarks
How to backup Netscape bookmarks
Details
Each Web browser has a different location where the bookmarks are stored. In this article are presented some some of them.
How to backup Internet Explorer Favorites
If your web browser is Internet Explorer, the location for the favorite's folder is:
C:\Users\<Current User>\Roaming\Favorites\
C:\Documents and Settings\<Current User>\Favorites\
Note: <Current User> is your Windows name account.
Steps needed to configure the backup:
- Open Backup4all and select File->New Backup (Ctrl+N).
- On the first page, enter a name for the backup in the Backup Name field.
- In the Where do you want to save the backup? section, you can select the backup destination. Click Next.
- On the What do you want to backup
page, add the Favorites folder. Click Next.
- On the third page, you can choose the backup type and the encryption.
- Click Finish.
How to backup Opera bookmarks
If your web browser is Opera, the location for the bookmarks is:
- For Opera 7:
C:\Users\<Current User>\AppData\Roaming\Opera\Opera7\profile\opera6.adr
C:\Documents and Settings\<Current User>\Application Data\Opera\Opera7\profile\opera6.adr
- For Opera 8 and Opera 9:
C:\Users\<Current User>\AppData\Roaming\Opera\Opera\profile\opera6.adr
C:\Documents and Settings\<Current User>\Application Data\Opera\Opera\profile\opera6.adr
Note: <Current User> is your Windows name account.
Steps needed to configure the backup:
- Open Backup4all and select File->New Backup (Ctrl+N).
- On the first page, enter a name for the backup in the Backup Name field.
- In the Where do you want to save the backup? section, you can select the backup destination. Click Next.
- On the What do you want to backup page, add the bookmark's folder. Click Next.
- On the third page, you can choose the backup type and the encryption.
- Click Finish.
How to backup Mozilla Firefox bookmarks
If your web browser is Mozilla Firefox, the location for the bookmarks is:
C:\Users\<Current User>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\RANDOM STRING.default\bookmarks.html
C:\Documents and Settings\<Current User>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\RANDOM STRING.default\bookmarks.html
Note: <Current User> is your Windows name account.
Steps needed to configure the backup:
- Open Backup4all and select File->New Backup (Ctrl+N).
- On the first page, enter a name for the backup in the Backup Name field.
- In the Where do you want to save the backup? section, you can select the backup destination. Click Next.
- On the What do you want to backup page, add the bookmark's folder. Click Next.
- On the third page, you can choose the backup type and the encryption.
- Click Finish.
How to backup Netscape bookmarks
If your web browser is Netscape, the location for the bookmarks is:
C:\ProgramData\Netscape\Netscape\defaults\pref\browser-prefs.js
C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape\defaults\pref\browser-prefs.js
Steps needed to configure the backup:
- Open Backup4all and select File->New Backup (Ctrl+N).
- On the first page, enter a name for the backup in the Backup Name field.
- In the Where do you want to save the backup? section, you can select the backup destination. Click Next.
- On the What do you want to backup page, add the bookmark's folder. Click Next.
- On the third page, you can choose the backup type and the encryption.
- Click Finish.
Applies to:
- Backup4all 3.x, 4.x
- Internet Explorer 5
- Internet Explorer 6
- Internet Explorer 7
- Opera 7
- Opera 8
- Opera 9
- Mozilla Firefox 2.x, 3.x
- Netscape 7.2