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Learn how to back up and restore your bookmarks either for safekeeping or to move them to another computer.

Firefox automatically creates backups of your [[How to use bookmarks to save and organize your favorite websites|bookmarks]] and saves the last ten backups for safekeeping. This article describes how to manually back up your bookmarks, and replace them with a backup. * If your bookmarks suddenly become unavailable in Firefox, see [[Recover lost or missing Bookmarks]] for troubleshooting information. * For more about using bookmarks, see [[How to use bookmarks to save and organize your favorite websites]]. __TOC__ = Backup and restoring = == Manual backup == #[[Template:OpenBookmarksLibrary]] # In the Library window, click the {button {for mac}[[Image:e3f62ffc25d52f883aa490cc65d71e2d-1252097598-804-1.png]] {/for}Import and Backup} button and then select {menu Backup...}.{for win}<br/> <br/> [[Image:e3f62ffc25d52f883aa490cc65d71e2d-1269024873-500-1.jpg]] <br/>{/for} # In the Bookmarks backup filename window that opens, choose a location to save the file, which is named {filepath bookmarks-"date".json} by default. The desktop is usually a good spot, but any place that is easy to remember will work. # Save the bookmarks json file. The Bookmarks backup filename window will close and you can close the Library window. == Restoring from backups == {warning}'''Caution: Restoring bookmarks from a backup will overwrite your current set of bookmarks with the ones in the backup file.'''{/warning} #[[Template:OpenBookmarksLibrary]] # In the Library window, click the {button {for mac}[[Image:e3f62ffc25d52f883aa490cc65d71e2d-1252097598-804-1.png]] {/for}Import and Backup} button and then select {menu Restore}. {for win}<br/> <br/> [[Image:e3f62ffc25d52f883aa490cc65d71e2d-1269024873-500-2.jpg]]<br/>{/for} # Select the backup from which you want to restore: #* The dated entries are automatic backups. #* {menu Choose File...} lets you restore from a manual backup (see above). # After choosing a backup, your bookmarks from that file will be restored. Close the Library window. = Moving bookmarks to another computer = ==Using Firefox Sync== You can use Firefox Sync to move your bookmarks from one computer to another. {note} '''Note:''' Firefox Sync continuously updates itself as you change bookmarks, so it does not provide a true backup service, nor is it intended to be used as one. {/note} Firefox Sync is the best way to keep your bookmarks (and other profile data) synchronized between all of the computers you use. See [[Firefox Sync - Take your bookmarks, tabs and personal information with you]] for more information and [[Share bookmarks, tabs and more with your other computers]] for instructions on setting it up. ==Using a bookmark backup file== You can also use a bookmark backup file from one computer and restore it on another computer. This is useful if you can't Sync the two computers, for some reason. The bookmark backup file can either be a [[#w_manual-backup|manual backup]] (see above) or one of the automatic dated backups located inside the [[Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data|Firefox profile folder]] {filepath bookmarkbackups} folder. Place the bookmark backup file on your transfer media (e.g. a Flash drive) and copy it to the desktop (or any location) of the other computer. You can then restore the backup from the Firefox Library window, using the {menu Choose File...} option, as described in the [[#w_restoring-from-backups|Restoring from backups]] section above. [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/LL8whH]]