Moving your Firefox bookmarks and settings

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  • To copy all of your Firefox personal information such as bookmarks, history, passwords, and settings to another Firefox installation (e.g. when you get a new computer), you need to make a backup of your Firefox profile, then restore it in your new location. For instructions, see Backing up your information.
  • If you just want to copy your Firefox bookmarks, you need to create a bookmark backup file, then restore it in the new Firefox installation. For instructions, see Backing up and restoring bookmarks.
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