OS 10.5 - Turning "Favorites" into "Bookmarks"

jnbsigma@yahoo. · jnbsigma@yahoo. #1 (**permalink**)

10-07-2008, 12:30 AM

Hi there, I'm brand new to the Mac world and fast becoming a convert. I can get around alright, but am far from savvy with either a PC or (let alone) a Mac.

So, I was wondering if someone out there could help me. I've got about a bajillion links in my "favorites" folder on my PC that I copied over to my Macbook and tried to incorporate into the "Bookmarks", but with no success. Is there any way to convert the files to make the bookmark-compatible or do I just need to go through each one individually and save them as such?

Any and all advice would be most welcome...thanks!

podraig · podraig #2 (**permalink**)

10-07-2008, 01:51 AM

is the bookmark file saved as html?

jnbsigma@yahoo. · jnbsigma@yahoo. #3 (**permalink**)

10-08-2008, 01:08 AM

I'm not sure...how do I do that? I just copied the folder with all of the favorites in it from the PC and pasted them on the Mac. (I imagine this makes my ignorance quite clear!)

Kash · Kash #4 (**permalink**)

10-08-2008, 01:17 AM

I'm assuming you used Internet Explorer on your PC. What you need to do is install Firefox on your PC, import the favorites from Internet Explorer, then export the bookmarks from Firefox to a file. You can then use this file to transfer the bookmarks to either Safari or Firefox on your Mac.

jnbsigma@yahoo. · jnbsigma@yahoo. #5 (**permalink**)

10-09-2008, 05:56 PM

Thanks for the help, I'll get right on that.

podraig #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 19, 2008 Posts: 373 Mac Specs: iMac 20" 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 4gig,Mac OS X 10.8.2 M Lion, Macbook Intel 2gig, iPhone 3G	10-07-2008, 01:51 AM is the bookmark file saved as html? Mac is like a car, keep clean and up to date and it will give you many hours of good driving
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Kash #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	10-08-2008, 01:17 AM I'm assuming you used Internet Explorer on your PC. What you need to do is install Firefox on your PC, import the favorites from Internet Explorer, then export the bookmarks from Firefox to a file. You can then use this file to transfer the bookmarks to either Safari or Firefox on your Mac. June 2007 July 2009
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jnbsigma@yahoo. #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 06, 2008 Posts: 3	10-07-2008, 12:30 AM Hi there, I'm brand new to the Mac world and fast becoming a convert. I can get around alright, but am far from savvy with either a PC or (let alone) a Mac. So, I was wondering if someone out there could help me. I've got about a bajillion links in my "favorites" folder on my PC that I copied over to my Macbook and tried to incorporate into the "Bookmarks", but with no success. Is there any way to convert the files to make the bookmark-compatible or do I just need to go through each one individually and save them as such? Any and all advice would be most welcome...thanks!
	QUOTE Thanks

jnbsigma@yahoo. #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 06, 2008 Posts: 3	10-09-2008, 05:56 PM Thanks for the help, I'll get right on that.
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