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Moving your Firefox bookmarks and settings

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Created: Aug 14, 2009, 2:48:38 AM
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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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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 Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles.

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 Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer.