Ubuntu-mozillateam Digest, Vol 11, Issue 2

[Robert Gibson]

Thank You Alex

On Dec 12, 2007 5:00 AM, <ubuntu-mozillateam-request at lists.ubuntu.com>
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>   1. Installing Favorites into Firefox Bookmarks (Robert Gibson)
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> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:11:44 -0700
> From: "Robert Gibson" <bobgibbie at gmail.com>
> Subject: Installing Favorites into Firefox Bookmarks
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> I am a 71 year old newbie to Ubuntu and would like to know how to install
> my old IE favorites to Firefox Bookmarks?
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> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:18:26 +0100
> From: Alexander Sack <asac at jwsdot.com>
> Subject: Re: Installing Favorites into Firefox Bookmarks
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> On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 09:11:44AM -0700, Robert Gibson wrote:
> > I am a 71 year old newbie to Ubuntu and would like to know how to
> install
> > my old IE favorites to Firefox Bookmarks?
>
> Welcome!
>
> Firefox on linux doesn't support directly importing your IE favorites
> for various reasons. However, you can use firefox on windows
> to initially migrate them to firefox format and copy the
> bookmarks.html file into the linux firefox profile directory.
>
> To do so, just start firefox on windows once and you should be asked
> if you want to import your IE bookmarks. The bookmarks.html file you
> need to copy to the linux profile directory should then be available
> in the windows AppData directory of your firefox profile.
>
> To locate that folder on windows/linux, read
> http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile.
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> Thanks,
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>  - Alexander
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