how do I copy my favourites from one computer to another?

Answer 1

use a bic pen and a peice of paper..
or you can use the trasfer file and settings program in windows.
or you can open

c:\windows\favourites and drag them onto a thumb drive or burn them to a cd or floppy..

if not c:\windows\favoruites it'll be c:\documents and settings\yourname\favourites or something hahaha

Answer 2

If both pc's are online just type the sites name then add to favourites, if not you can copy the my favourites folder to a floppy it's only 18.8kb the folder isn't actually a folder it's a star but you can still copy this then transfer it to your documents on other comp....

Answer 3

Export from IE
(not needed to shift bookmarks for the same user on same computer)
In IE click on File > Import/Export
The wizard opens
Click Next
Choose Export Favorites
Select the folder to export, default is Favourites
Click Next
Export to a File or Address
Click on browse and choose Desktop for easy finding
Click Next
Click Finish
The Favories will be saved on your desktop as Bookmark.html
You can copy, email, send this file to another machine to add to IE or firefox browser on another machine elsewhere

Import in Firefox

Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks
File > Import
Import Bookmarks from
Choose Microsoft Internet Explorer, if you are shifting bookmarks on the same machine.
Choose File if you are copying it from Bookmarks.htm file

Answer 4

Go to "My Computer".
Double click on your system drive (usually C: and called local disc)
Double click "documents and settings".
Find the folder with your log in name and double click it as well.
Find your favorites. The icon usually looks like a yellow star.
Copy it to a removeable media, like floppy disc, CD, or flashdrive.
Do the same process on the PC that you want your favorites transferred to and copy the favorites file next to the old one.
Your PC will see they are alike and ask if you want to replace it.
Tell it yes.
When you open your browser, your favorites will be as they are on the other PC.

Answer 5

Just located your favorite folder from C: drive at folder:
"Documents and Settings\Your Name"
and Find the "Favorite Folder"

Copy all the content and Paste it into another's PC Favorite Folder.

Answer 6

Just copy them to something like a thumb drive, and then paste them into the "Favorites" folder on your new computer. .

Answer 7

go to My Documents, you can burn the My favorties folder over to a cd then copy it to the other computer in my documents. If you are using xp, go to C:\documents and settings\(user name)\my documents, this is also where you will want to copy the folder.

Answer 8

Go to accessories and use the files and settings transfer wizard - I've never used it - but it's supposed to work! Good luck!

Answer 9

go to "My Computer" and go to this destination:

C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_LOGON

you should see a folder called Favourites.

copy it and backit up to a safe place. (compressing it to a zip and emailing it to yourself is a cheap way if you have no other media to backup to)

Answer 10

The best answer depends on what browser you are using.

Microsoft Internet Explorer users

Note: By default, Microsoft Internet Explorer will save your bookmarks as bookmark.htm.

Internet Explorer 5.0 and above users backing up favorites.

1. Within Internet Explorer, click the File menu and "Import and Export...".
2. Within the Import and Export window click Next.
3. Click "Export Favorites" and click Next.
4. Select the folder wish to backup; if you wish to backup all favorites, leave the Favorites folder highlighted and click Next.
5. Select the destination you wish to save the favorites and click Next.
6. Click Finish.

Internet Explorer 5.0 and above recovering backup files from an Internet Explorer or Netscape backup.

1. Within Internet Explorer, click the File menu and "Import and Export...".
2. Within the Import and Export window click Next.
3. Click "Import Favorites" and click Next.
4. Select the location that contains your favorites and click Next.
5. Select where you with to save your favorites and click Next.
6. Click Finish.

Mozilla Firefox users

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click Bookmarks and then the Manage Bookmarks link.
3. In the Bookmarks Manager window click File and choose Export.
4. By default your booksmark file will be called bookmarks.html. Choose the location you wish to save the bookmarks file to and click the Save button.

Netscape users

Note: By default, Netscape will save your bookmarks as bookmarks.html.

Netscape Communicator / Netscape 7.0 and above users backing up bookmarks

1. Within Netscape, click Bookmarks and "Manage Bookmarks..." or CTRL+B.
2. Within the Bookmark manager click Tools and Export
3. Select where you wish to export the file and click ok.

Netscape Communicator / Netscape 7.0 and above users recovering backup files from Netscape backup or Internet Explorer.

1. Within Netscape, click Bookmarks and "Manage Bookmarks..." or CTRL+B.
2. Within the Bookmark manager click Tools and Import
3. Select the file you wish to Import and click open.

Opera users

Note: By default, Opera will save your bookmarks as Opera6.adr. If your version of Opera is not 6, this filename may change.

Opera users backing up your bookmarks

1. Within Opera, click the File menu and Export.
2. Select the destination to where you wish to save the backup of your favorites to and click Save.

Opera users recovering a backup of your bookmarks.

1. Within Opera, click the File menu and Import.
2. Select "Opera bookmarks", "Netscape bookmarks", or "Internet Explorer favorites" depending on which bookmarks or favorites you wish to recover.
3. Select the file or folder you wish to recover.
4. Click ok.