![]() Microsoft obviously wants to make the transition as easy as possible.įor Chrome, that selection shrinks to bookmarks, browsing history, cookies, passwords, and settings (no form data), though you can’t pick and choose, and on Firefox you can only move over bookmarks. Internet Explorer is the friendliest of the other browsers, allowing bookmarks, browsing history, cookies, passwords, form data, and settings to be imported into Edge-just about everything then. You’ll be met with three options, plus the option to import (or export) bookmarks as an HTML file, if you need to. If Microsoft’s latest attempt at a web browser has caught your eye, you’ll find the data transfer options by opening the app menu then choosing Settings and Import from another browser. Pick your browser from the drop-down menu at the top, then choose your data, then click Import to confirm. ![]() Internet Explorer allows the same four types of data to be moved to your new Opera browser, but Microsoft Edge and Safari restrict you to just bookmarks. They each allow you to transfer browsing history, bookmarks, passwords, and even stored cookies. Again, you get a choice of browsers, with Chrome and Firefox being the most cooperative. There’s no option for Opera unfortunately-if you want to carry your bookmarks over, and that’s all you can do, you need to choose Menu, Bookmarks, and Export Bookmarks in Opera first, and then select Bookmarks HTML File in the import window in Chrome.įind the Import bookmarks and settings button under the Basic heading on the Settings tab. Safari, like Microsoft Edge, only allows bookmarks to be moved over. As far as the newer Microsoft Edge goes though, all you can transfer is bookmarks. If you’re (finally!) moving over from the creaking Internet Explorer, then you can move browsing history, bookmarks, and passwords. Hats off to Firefox, which allows you to transfer browsing history, bookmarks, saved passwords, search engines, and even autofill data. Open up the Chrome Settings tab and click the Import bookmarks and settings link that’s prominently displayed, and you can then choose which browser you’re moving from. We’re going to arrange this guide by the name of the browser you’re switching to, but to a large extent, you’re restricted by the browser you’re switching from-some applications make more data available for export than others. Impressed with the new spit and polish of Firefox Quantum? Or ready to return to the warm embrace of Safari? We now carry so much of our digital lives around with us in our browsers that switching isn’t all that straightforward-here’s how to make sure you take everything with you when you jump from one to the other.
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