How To Backup Internet Explorer Favorites

So you have a lot of websites you have saved as Favorites in Internet Explorer and you want to know how to back them up? If you are upgrading your browser, setting up a new computer, or just want a backup of your favorites follow these simple steps to backup your Favorites in Internet Explorer.

Step 1: Open Internet Explorer, click on the File menu and click Import and Export.

Step 2: When the Import/Export Wizard appears click Next.

Step 3: Click on Export Favorites and click Next.

Step 4: Your Favorites list will appear. Click Next.

Step 5: Locate where you would like to save your Favorite file and click Save. The Wizard will automatically give your Favorites the filename of bookmark.htm.

Step 6: When the next screen comes up click Finish. It could take from 30 seconds to a minute for this screen to come up depending on how large your Favorites list is.

Now you have a backup copy of your Internet Explorer Favorites. You can use this bookmark.htm file to copy your Favorites to a new computer, put on a thumb or flash drive to take with you to a friends house or import into another browser.

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