"Favorites" is a convenient way to save in a separate section of your browser a set of interesting and useful websites, information from which is important to you, and which you would not want to lose in the vastness of the world wide web. When reinstalling the operating system or transferring data to another computer, the browser is always reinstalled, which means that the selected sites remain in the old system. However, you can import them from a previously saved copy into a new browser.
Instructions
Step 1
If you have Internet Explorer 8 installed, launch it and open the "Favorites" section. Next to the inscription "Add to favorites" click on the arrow and select the subsection "Import and Export". The "Import and Export Options" window opens.
Step 2
Click on the "Import from file" option and click "Next", then click the "Browse" button and select the previously saved bookmark file of your browser like bookmark.htm from the "My Documents" folder or any other folder to which you previously exported bookmarks.
Step 3
Specify in which folder you want to place the imported favorites section, click Import, and then click Finish.
Step 4
If you are using an older version of Internet Explorer 7, the process for importing favorites will be slightly different. Open Start and launch the browser, and then click the button with the star and green plus icon ("Add folder to favorites").
Step 5
Click on the "Import and Export" section to open the Import and Export Favorites Wizard, then click the "Next" button and select either the default import when the program recognizes the location of the bookmarks file on its own, or specify the location of the file manually by clicking the browse button.
Step 6
Select a folder to save your new bookmarks, click Next, and then when the process is complete, click Finish.
