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hi, the problem im having is kinda strange. somehow, im not sure how but my favorites list in IE has got deleted but, all of my favorites are still saved in firefox whew! well i want to import them back to IE and i have tried to use the import wizard without sucess :( i have also tried a system restore with no sucess... any ideas? i running XP Pro. thanx
Have a look at Firefox's extensions. There are a few that allow you to synchronize your bookmarks between IE en FF. These should allow you to copy your bookmarks back and forth..
ARE they deleted ?
or is it 'just' the link ?
they are normally in C:\Documents and Settings\[your ID]\Favorites !!
luck to you ...........
well when i start IE and click on favorites there arent any links in there but i will check where u told me to look at see if they are still there... and i did try the firefox extentions with no luck this is the error msg i got: The FavoriteSync windows app didnt install it will work anyway but wont detect the changes and will have the following result: bookmarks will only update from firefox, if updates are made to favorites the are overwritten when the bookmarks are updated in firefox. well anyway it didnt work when i tried it. anything else to try? but i appreciate the help anyway.
p.s. I tried foxyloxley suggestion and this is getting weirder by the minute. i found where my favorites are stored but they arent all there! some of them are but most of them arent :( and i tried to import that folder using the import wizard with no sucess either. so the only place that my favorites are complete is firefox and as of yet i cant seem to import them back to IE.
So, dare I ask, what unsolicited software is running on your machine right now?
i would hope there is no spyware of any kind of my machine i run many many scans for that lol.. adaware,spybot,MS anti spyware beta,virus scans lol.. im super parnoid about that stuff.... well i guess as long as my favorites are still in firefox i can live with it, its just some pages dont work exactly right with firefox and that is what bothers me... i do like tabbed browsing though :)
One thing you may not have tried?
Open Firefox and try to export the bookmarks into your IE bookmarks file. I think that is the other way round from what you have tried so far?
:)
ok, i finally got that program called favoritesync to install correctly but i still cant get it to work... i press "import favorites from firefox to IE" and nothing happens! also to Nihil's suggestion firefox has an import button like u can import stuff from IE but, no way to export to IE. thanx anyway though...
Ah!
I am not using Firefox at the moment, this is Mozilla 1.7. Try getting that and getting your favourites out of Firefox and exporting them to IE? Moz has an export option :)
ok i will DL mozilla and see if that helps... thanx for being patient thru all my problems lol... when i have problems they just seem to pile up on each other...
In firefox go to Bookmarks>Manage Bookmraks ...
Then in the Bookmarks Manager click file>Export -----> this will save your firefox bookmark as .HTML file ...
Move on to IE, click file> IMport and Export Wizard>Click Import Favorit then next ... in the next screen select Import from file or address then specify the location of the previously saved bookmark {.HTML} ... then you will find the links there again .. i think this works nicely ...
cheers
this is to Black Cluster: i did everything as you suggested and it worked fine until i got to the point in IE where you upload the bookmarks that i just saved as an HTML file.. i loaded it and clicked next : it says imports destination folder, it says select the folder where the imported favorites will be placed and that is blank! i cant get anything to put them into... this is frustrating me!
OK .. go to IE favorit manager and creat a folder and then follow the steps again .. this is not a peoblem man .. I've tried this many time and works fine ....
ok i think i figured out part of my problem... earthlink is my internet provider and something messed and i tried reinstall it and i got some kind of error involving my favorites and i also got this error: D:/windows/access/earthlinkcommon.msi returning 1603.... when i click the "add to favorites button or the organize favorites" button nothing happens... im not understanding why i cant add a favorite or recover my old ones when using IE but in firefox it works fine.
Kinda off Topic ::
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i do like tabbed browsing though
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Hmmm,
OK I can explain that: Firefox uses a different file. I believe that synchronisation is not automatic?Quote:
im not understanding why i cant add a favorite or recover my old ones when using IE but in firefox it works fine.
It is starting to sound as if your IE favourites file has become corrupted in some way such that IE no longer recognises it properly.
This could be because it has lost its folders.......remember that when you do an install of IE it has some standard folders in there already.
My next moves if nothing else works:
1. Download Mozilla 1.7
2. Copy the Firefox favourites into Mozilla
3. Export them into IE
If that did not work, I would make a copy of the favourites file from another system and replace the existing one with that.
:)
ok nihil i will try your latest suggestion... thanx for being patient with me. can you tell me where the bookmarks folder that the favorites are backed up in is located in both mozilla and firefox plz. i know where to find the folder for the favorites in IE.