[muglo] Re: Firefox Bookmarks

Thanks Ilbert and Tee

Unfortunately this document only covers IE, Mozilla and Netscape (and 
it appears Opera) - not Firefox which requires location of the Firefox 
bookmarks file, which is the problem!!

Paul

On Jul 27, 2005, at 11:56 PM, Ilbert Walker wrote:

> Paul
> If you install Safari - it will permit you to import bookmarks from
> other browsers. Here is the Help instructions from Safari
>
> www.apple.com/support
> Apple Service & Support
>
>
> Safari 1.0: Importing bookmarks from other browsers
>
>
>
> Note: This document applies to Safari 1.0 (v85) or later.
>
> The first time you open Safari, it automatically imports your
> bookmarks from Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla, and Netscape
> Navigator.
>
> Safari does not automatically import bookmarks from browsers other
> than Internet Explorer, Mozilla, and Netscape Navigator. You might be
> able to move your bookmarks to Safari from a different browser by
> exporting them as an HTML document, which you could then open in
> Safari. Try dragging the links to a collection in the All Bookmarks
> view in another window.
>
> When automatic import does not occur
>
> Automatic import from Internet Explorer, Mozilla, or Netscape
> Navigator will not occur if you have moved the bookmarks file from
> its default location, or if you have placed an alias in the path to
> the bookmarks.
>
> The default Netscape or Mozilla bookmarks file is:
>
> ~/Library/Mozilla/Profiles/default/bookmarks.html
>
> The default Internet Explorer bookmarks file is:
>
> ~/Library/Preferences/Explorer/Favorites.html
>
> To force Safari to import your bookmarks, simulate using Safari for
> the first time. Following these steps causes Safari to reimport
> bookmarks for both Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Netscape Navigator.
> If you have already successfully imported bookmarks from one browser
> but not the other, you only need to use the step below (4 or 6) that
> corresponds to the browser from which bookmarks have not yet been
> imported.
>
> Follow these steps:
>
> Quit Safari if it is open.
> Drag the target bookmark files back to their original location.
> Open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/).
> Type: defaults delete com.apple.Safari
> NetscapeAndMozillaFavoritesWereImported
> Press Return.
> Type: defaults delete com.apple.Safari IEFavoritesWereImported
> Press Return.
> Quit Terminal.
> Open Safari.
>
> Imported bookmarks go into a collection named "Imported Netscape/
> MozillaFavorites" or "Imported IE Favorites". If such a collection
> already exists, they are merged into the contents of the existing
> collection.
>
> Article ID: 107636
> Date Created: 2003-08-04
> Date Modified: 2004-05-06
>
>
>
> On 27 Jul 2005, at 10:44 PM, Paul Thomas wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately my favourite Firefox (new vers 1.0.6) keeps freezing my
>> computer during loading so that it seems I will have to abandon it
>> (unless someone can solve that problem?) so I would like to try Safari
>> which people seem to like.  Unfortunately I have a lot of Bookmarks in
>> Firefox but I cannot find a way of transferring them over to Safari
>> because I don't know where they are on the disc?  Has anyone done this
>> and if so how do you do it??
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Paul
>>
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