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Google Chrome Managing Bookmarks

Max S.
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Import bookmarks & settings

You can switch browsers without losing your settings and bookmarks for your favorite websites. Depending on the browser, your settings can include the following info:

  • Browsing history
  • Default homepage
  • Bookmarks
  • Default search engines
  • Saved passwords

Add bookmarks to Chrome

To import bookmarks from most browsers, like Firefox or Safari:

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More More.
  3. Select Bookmarks and then Bookmark Manager.
  4. At the top right, click More More and then Import Bookmarks.
  5. Select the program that contains the bookmarks you'd like to import.
  6. Click Import and then Done. 

Tip: You can import passwords from other apps with Google Password Manager on Chrome. Learn how to import passwords with Chrome.

 
 

Open your bookmarks

  1. At the top right, click More More and then Bookmarks.
  2. If you already had bookmarks in Chrome, find a new folder named "Other bookmarks."

Learn how to create, view, and edit bookmarks.

Tip: You can also reorder, edit, and delete your bookmarks in the side panel.

Get bookmarks on all your devices

Turn sync on in Chrome with the same Google Account on your devices. By default, your bookmarks will sync on all of them.

Learn how to get your bookmarks on all your devices.

How bookmarks are imported

If you didn't have any bookmarks in Chrome, the imported bookmarks appear in the bookmarks bar.

If you already have bookmarks in Chrome, the imported bookmarks are added to the "Other bookmarks" folder at the end of the bookmarks bar.

Learn more about the bookmarks bar.

Move bookmarks to another browser

If you decide to use a different browser, you can take your Chrome bookmarks with you.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More More.
  3. Select Bookmarks and then Bookmark Manager.
  4. At the top, click More More and then Export Bookmarks.

Chrome exports your bookmarks as an HTML file. Use this file to import your bookmarks into another browser.

Get your bookmarks, passwords & more on all your devices

When you turn on sync, you’ll find the same info on all your devices:

  • Bookmarks
  • History and open tabs
  • Passwords
  • Payment info
  • Addresses, phone numbers and more
  • Settings and preferences
When you're signed in to Chrome with your Google Account but do not have sync turned on, you can also access:
  • Payment info you saved to Google Pay.
  • Passwords you saved to your Google Account.
Computer AndroidiPhone & iPad

Choose what info is synced

When you turn on sync, all your profile information is saved to your Google Account. If you don't want to sync everything, you can change what info is saved.

  1. On a trusted computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More Organize and then Settings.
  3. Click You and Google and then Sync and Google services.
    • To find out what you've synced, select Review your synced data.
  4. Under "Sync," click Manage what you sync.
  5. Select your Sync option:
    • Choose Sync everything to sync all of your data.
    • Choose Customize sync to choose which data you want synced.
Change the Google Account where you save info
 
Use your Chrome history to personalize Google
 

Keep your info private

With a passphrase, you can use Google's cloud to store and sync your Chrome data without letting Google read it. Your payment methods and addresses from Google Pay aren't encrypted by a passphrase.

Passphrases are optional. Your synced data is always protected by encryption when it's in transit.

If you’re having trouble syncing with your passphrase, you may have to update Google Chrome to the latest version.

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