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How to import favorites from IE 11 to New Edge Browser

Anonymous
2020-03-27T19:05:05+00:00

I have not problem exporting favorites from IE11, then importing them into the original Edge browser.  But, I cannot import to the New Edge Browser.  When I search for the bookmark.html export file, the New Edge Browser does not recognize it.  The folder in which it is is empty.  How to??

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-03-27T21:34:16+00:00
    1. Open Microsoft Edge Chromium

    2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (Alt+F) 3 dots menu icon, click/tap on Favorites, and click/tap on Import.

    1. Select Microsoft Internet Explorer in the Import from drop menu.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-03-28T05:09:43+00:00

    Change the file extension of the bookmark file from .htm to .html

    Show file extension:

    File explorer > view tab > check view file extension

    Right click the bookmark.htm then rename to bookmark.html

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-03-27T19:10:05+00:00

    Hi giiancarlo,

    Sorry to hear you're experiencing this issue. I'm an Independent Advisor and consumer of Microsoft products just like you. Let me help you with your concern.

    Please refer to the official documentation below on how to import your favorites in Microsoft Edge:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/407793...

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-03-28T14:08:43+00:00

    Chromium based Edge just like Google Chrome does not recognize .htm in the browse dialog box of the import process. You need to rename it as .html for it to show up.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-03-28T00:25:46+00:00

    I exported bookmark.html from IE11. Here it is

    Then, in New Edge, I go to Settings to import

    I choose bookmarks html

    I browse to the above pictured location

    and, no html file is present. bookmark.html cannot be seen, nor selected.  Here are the properties of the file; it is an html file.

    Importing into the original Edge, on another machine, no problem.

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