How to Extract Favorites From IE

Internet Explorer contains a favorites, or bookmarks, system. The favorites pane stores links to Web sites you add so you can access them in the future. Internet Explorer stores your favorites on your computer. You can move favorites between computers by exporting them to a file. The extracted file can be imported to Internet Explorer or another Web browser. If you have a lot of favorites, it's a good idea to occasionally export them to a file and back them up in case you lose them.

Instructions

1. Click the star near the top-right corner of the Internet Explorer window.

2. Click the "Favorites" tab in the pane that appears.

3. Click the arrow to the right of "Add to Favorites" and click "Import and Export".

4. Click "Export to a File" and click "Next" in the window that appears.

5. Click the "Favorites" checkbox and click "Next".

6. Select a specific favorites folder to export by clicking it and click "Next". Internet Explorer exports all your favorites by default.

7. Click the "Browse" button, browse to a location for the extracted favorites and click "Save".

8. Click the "Export" button.

Tips & Warnings

• You can import the favorites into Internet Explorer by clicking the "Import to a File" option instead of clicking the "Export to a File" option. Other Web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome can also import the extracted favorites.

• Internet Explorer exports the favorites as a standard HTML file. You can double-click it to view your favorites as a Web page in your default Web browser.

• Click the "Favorites" button at the top-left corner of the Internet Explorer window on Internet Explorer 8.

References

• Microsoft: Import or Export Favorites in Internet Explorer