When we export bookmarks to an html file, are tags automatically exported with them ?
When we export bookmarks to an html file, are tags automatically exported with them ?
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by cor-elNo, bookmarks exported to an HTML file do not contain tags and annotations, so they are lost.
Only a JSON backup preserves the tags.
Note that restoring a JSON backup will replace all current bookmarks.
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Export_bookmarks
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No, bookmarks exported to an HTML file do not contain tags and annotations, so they are lost.
Only a JSON backup preserves the tags.
Note that restoring a JSON backup will replace all current bookmarks.
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Export_bookmarks
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Thanks so much for your answer ... just one quick follow-up question ... where exactly are our bookmarks and tags stored? Are they stored locally, or on Mozilla's website somewhere?
I have put so much time into building my list of tags, it's vital to make sure I don't lose them somehow.
Thanks again for your response, and I look forward to posting this issue as completely resolved !
Sincerely, George
Bookmarks and tags are stored in the places.sqlite file in the Profile folder.