How can I import Bookmarks/Favorites ??

[lem729]

lem729 last edited by

I think a bookmark manager like Chrookmarks for Chrome or Neater Bookmarks can help also. At a minimum, I like being able to hide the Personal Bookmarks Bar (to save space), and to get my bookmarks displayed, only when I click on the icon of my bookmarks manager extension.

[tirgum]

tirgum last edited by

@tirgum
There are ways to get bookmarks/favorites from third party browers to OPera 23. What browser are you trying to import your favorites from?

I am trying in 2 ways.

1. From Firefox
2. From saved favorites file (HTML page)

I am using Opera 23.

[rafaeljvieira]

rafaeljvieira last edited by admin

Hello,

would this thread help you?
https://forums.opera.com/topic/923/opera-19-my-solution-for-import-bookmarks-from-other-browsers

There were a few suggestions on how to import bookmarks from another browser to Opera.

Regards

[tirgum]

tirgum last edited by admin

Hello,
would this thread help you?
https://forums.opera.com/topic/923/opera-19-my-solution-for-import-bookmarks-from-other-browsers
There were a few suggestions on how to import bookmarks from another browser to Opera.
Regards

Thanks rafaeljvieira,

That works, although it's not the best way to work with bookmarks (I used the solution their by operauser-1). I don't get how Opera 23 could miss such basic and important feature of importing bookmarks from other browsers or files, when all the other browsers have that same feature.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

As I said earlier, the next version of Opera should include an automatic importer.
Which browsers it will support hasn't been said, but I guess it will include all the usual major ones!

[david-m-johnson]

david-m-johnson last edited by

The next version doesn't support importing. I'm using Opera 24.0.1558.53 and it is without a bookmark manager or organizer. It's inexplicable and a deal breaker. It's self-destructive programming. Of course, anyone who switches is going to want to keep their bookmarks. Mind boggling.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

The next version doesn't support importing. I'm using Opera 24.0.1558.53 and it is without a bookmark manager or organizer. It's inexplicable and a deal breaker. It's self-destructive programming. Of course, anyone who switches is going to want to keep their bookmarks. Mind boggling.

You can enable bookmarks on opera:flags and the access the bookmarks manager on opera://bookmarks/

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

The next version doesn't support importing. I'm using Opera 24.0.1558.53 and it is without a bookmark manager or organizer. It's inexplicable and a deal breaker. It's self-destructive programming. Of course, anyone who switches is going to want to keep their bookmarks. Mind boggling.

You can enable bookmarks on opera:flags and the access the bookmarks manager on opera://bookmarks/

I've got the same problem. I was using Opera 12.17 but this keeps crashing. I was told this wasn't the correct version for Win 8 so I downloaded Opera 24.0.1558.53.. When I upgraded nothing was mentioned during installation about importing my bookmarks.
I can see how to bookmark pages I visit but haven't a clue how to 'import' my previous bookmarks, and there's quite a few.

Unfortunately, I don't understand what is meant by 'You can enable bookmarks on opera:flags and the access the bookmarks manager on opera://bookmarks/'. Could someone explain in very simple terms what I'm supposed to do?
Thanks in advance.

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

Type into your address bar - opera:flags

Hit enter

Now scroll down to Bookmarks and "enable" it

[l33t4opera]

l33t4opera last edited by

Hi @johnmac99, you can enable it as follows: go to the address bar, and type "opera:flags#bookmarks", then press enter, and then select "Enabled" from the drop-down list:

Restart the Opera, go to the address bar, and type "opera:bookmarks", press enter.

Additionally (if you don't mind, of course, and maybe other users will benefit from this), you can also:

1. press "Ctrl+D", to add the link to the Bookmarks Manager page on the Bookmarks Bar (to have easy access to the Bookmark Manager at a later time.),

2. open a new tab, and drag and drop it from the Bookmarks Bar to the Speed Dial page:

3. after you open a web page, you can easily add it to the Bookmarks:

• to the "unsorted": just click the "star icon" on the address bar, and click "View in bookmarks",

• to other default folder: click on the "down-arrow" symbol, and select the name of one of the folders from the drop-down list,

• create new folder, click on the "+" (or "New Folder"), and press enter (or click "Add" button), then click "View in bookmarks":
  

You can also add a web page to: Speed Dial, Stash, or the Bookmarks Bar, using the Heart menu:
:idea: \m/

[ministoy]

ministoy last edited by

I've actually copied the "Bookmarks" and "Bookmarks.bak" files from Chrome's User Data's path "C:\Users\Stoyan\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" to the Opera Profile's path "C:\Users\Stoyan\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable" and replaced them. It's working pretty well and I think you can do it with most of the browsers.