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    • tanstaf1
      tanstaf1 last edited by

      How do I enable the bookmark importer so I can import my FireFox bookmarks. I exported them to both a .json and an HTML file and put those in various Opera sub-folders. I have the book marks toolbar enabled.

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      • Deleted User
        Deleted User last edited by

        You are lucky. My settings folder doesn't even have the bookmark importer under the settings page.

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

          How do I enable the bookmark importer so I can import my FireFox bookmarks.

          Afaik you can't use it to import from other browsers, it only imports your Opera Presto bookmarks.

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

            You are lucky. My settings folder doesn't even have the bookmark importer under the settings page.

            It's on More Tools.

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            • irwin8100
              irwin8100 last edited by

              As a work around, I exported my Firefox bookmarks to hard drive. Then opened Opera and in the URL entered the location of that html file - for me it was {file:///c:/(subdirectory where my bookmark file was located)}. Then made sure it appeared on my "Speed Dial". It might help to edit that bookmark html file with a program like MS Word before opening up Opera - I used my dedicated web-page editor to do that. I also bookmarked that bookmark file so I can always get to it easily.

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              • Deleted User
                Deleted User last edited by

                As a work around, I exported my Firefox bookmarks to hard drive. Then opened Opera and in the URL entered the location of that html file - for me it was {file:///c:/(subdirectory where my bookmark file was located)}. Then made sure it appeared on my "Speed Dial". It might help to edit that bookmark html file with a program like MS Word before opening up Opera - I used my dedicated web-page editor to do that. I also bookmarked that bookmark file so I can always get to it easily.

                Eh, too linux-y. I don't expect to have to do complicated things to accomplish stuff done automatically with modern browsers. There must be a way to do it because the instructions specifically say it can be done.

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                • tanstaf1
                  tanstaf1 last edited by

                  Irwin8100's method works, but not well for me. I have many bookmarks accumulated over the years and nicely organized in folders and sub-folders. This method categorizes them by sub-folder, but the sub-folders are in some order that's not immediately obvious - definitely not alphabetical, nor chronological.

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                  • toetagger
                    toetagger last edited by

                    This worked for me, importing 20+ complete folders and several individual Bookmarks:

                    Pull down menu in upper left
                    Click 'Get extensions'
                    Search 'Bookmarks Manager' and click 'Install'. This puts a Bookmarks icon in upper right of browser.
                    Click 'Import/Backup'
                    Choose your Bookmarks html file

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                    • Deleted User
                      Deleted User last edited by

                      This worked perfectly! I exported my Firefox bookmarks into an html file, then imported them into Opera. It brought over the bookmarks and even the folders.

                      Thanks!

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