How to Save Your Internet Explorer Favorites List

Over time it can be easy to build up a long favorites list while browsing everything on the internet with Internet Explorer. If your computer crashes all that work saving those sites is gone.

With a few simple steps you can save your whole favorites list and no longer fear losing all those favorite sites you added to your favorites list.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Windows computer
• Internet Explorer

1. Open up your Internet Explorer browser.

2. 
   Internet Explorer menu

   At the top of your your Internet Explorer browser click the word File.

3. 
   File menu selection

   Move your mouse down the File menu until the words Import and Export are highlighted. Click the highlighted Import and Export.

4. 
   Import/Export option window

   The next window will show 2 options, select the option that says 'Export to a file.'

5. 
   What to export menu

   A new menu with three options will appear: Favorites, Feeds, Cookies.
   Click the favorites box. A check will then appear in the box.
   Click the next button.

6. 
   Save to window

   A window will pop up asking where to save your favorites list. Click the Export button if you are ok with the location it displays.
   If not, click the browse button to save it to another location in your computer and then click Export.

7. 
   Finished!

   Click the Finish button and you are done.

Tips & Warnings

• Saving to your desktop or a flash drive will help you find the file easier.

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