How to Import Favorites From IE8 to Linux Mint 9

Linux Mint 9, based on Ubuntu Linux 10.04, includes the Mozilla Firefox Web browser. If you're switching from Microsoft Windows to Linux Mint, you can export your favorites from Internet Explorer 8 on your Windows computer and import them into Mozilla Firefox on your Linux Mint computer. Internet Explorer exports favorites as a standard .html file that Mozilla Firefox can import. You can access your Internet Explorer favorites in Mozilla Firefox's bookmarks menu after importing them.

Instructions

Export

1. Insert a USB flash drive or other removable media into your Windows computer.

2. Open Internet Explorer by clicking "Start," "All Programs" and "Internet Explorer."

3. Click the "Favorites" button at the upper left corner of the Internet Explorer window.

4. Click the down arrow to the right of Add to Favorites and select "Import and Export."

5. Select "Export to a File" and click "Next."

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

7. Select all your favorites by clicking "Next," or specify a specific favorites subfolder by clicking it in the list and click "Next."

8. Click "Browse," browse to your USB flash drive and click "Save."

9. Click the "Export" button.

10. Remove the USB flash drive or removable media from your Windows computer.

Import

1. Insert the USB flash drive or other media device into your Linux Mint computer.

2. Click the "Menu" button at the bottom-left corner of the Linux Mint desktop, select "Internet" in the menu and click the "Firefox" shortcut.

3. Click the "Bookmarks" menu in Mozilla Firefox and select "Organize Bookmarks."

4. Click the "Import and Backup" menu in the bookmarks library window and select "Import HTML."

5. Click "Next," navigate to the bookmarks.html file on your flash drive computer and double-click it.

References

• Linux Mint: What's New in Linux Mint 9 Isadora?
• Microsoft: Import or Export Favorites in Internet Explorer
• Mozilla: Importing Bookmarks From an HTML File