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Cameo
I can't find the directory where the Chrome browser saves its bookmarks. Can
anybody help?
I'm using the 64-bit Win7.
anybody help?
I'm using the 64-bit Win7.
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Char Jackson
Chrome doesn't have a menu item that lets you manage your bookmarks?
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Paul
They claim here, the file name is "Bookmarks". And chances are, it is notCameo said:
an HTML file, but some kind of binary file (because programmers think in binary
and don't give a rats ass about users).
http://www.chromefans.org/chrome-tutorial/export-synchronize-google-chrome-bookmarks.htm
Since that entry is from 2008, it's possible a modern version of Chrome has
an "Export" function for the bookmarks, in which case you'd want to use that
on occasion. I use Export in Firefox, once every several months, so I have
an HTML list of the bookmarks in case of trouble. Like, if I boot a foreign
OS, I might reference my HTML version of the bookmarks file, for help.
Anyway, start with a "search for the obvious" and see what pops up. Either
look for "bookmarks" or look for some other file pictured in that article,
and when that other file is found, search in the directory for anything
with a suggestive name. Chances are, the content won't be easily readable,
but it will contain the essence of your bookmarks in some form.
Paul
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Kalkidas
Just go to Chrome's tools menu, choose bookmarks/bookmark manager, and
export the bookmarks file to any folder you like.
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Monty
I am using 32-bit Win7 and I find the file called "Bookmarks" is in:
C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\
There is no extension associated with the file but any respectable
text editor will open the file (Notepad is OK - juxt change file type
to "all files").
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Paul
Is it HTML or is it in some other format ?Monty said:
Usually, they provide an "Export" function, when the file is not human readable.
Paul
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Monty
Hi Paul,
I would just call it a text file; there may be a formal name for the
layout but I don't know of one. Here is a small example:
{
"date_added": "12772548380000000",
"id": "236",
"name": "EAC - Exact Audio Copy",
"type": "url",
"url": "http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/"
},
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Stephen Wolstenholme
Looks like XML - eXtended Markup Language.
Steve
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Stephen Wolstenholme
Oops! I'm looking at the wrong file. The export is HTML.
Steve
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Cameo
"Char Jackson" wrote in message
What I did is this:
First I exported my Chrome bookmarks on an old XP machine to a temp file.
Then I copied that file over to my newer Win7 PC, intending to import it to
the Chrome browser there.
Lastly, I used the Bookmark Manager and imported the saved bookmarks on the
Win7 Chrome browser.
The problem is that Chrome stored the imported bookmarks not in the "Other
bookmarks" folder, but in an "Imported" folder under the ">>" pull-down menu
just left of the "Other bookmarks." This makes it too many extra clicks to
get to the imported bookmarks.
Why can't Chrome organize bookmarks just as simply as IE does with the
"Favorites" menu? I figured if Chrome saved its bookmarks in plain text
format -- even if in XML structure -- I could edit them into a structure I
would like. But now you guys are saying that Chrome does not save the
bookmarks in clear text format?
It does, but it imports the bookmarks differently than I'd like to see them.
What I did is this:
First I exported my Chrome bookmarks on an old XP machine to a temp file.
Then I copied that file over to my newer Win7 PC, intending to import it to
the Chrome browser there.
Lastly, I used the Bookmark Manager and imported the saved bookmarks on the
Win7 Chrome browser.
The problem is that Chrome stored the imported bookmarks not in the "Other
bookmarks" folder, but in an "Imported" folder under the ">>" pull-down menu
just left of the "Other bookmarks." This makes it too many extra clicks to
get to the imported bookmarks.
Why can't Chrome organize bookmarks just as simply as IE does with the
"Favorites" menu? I figured if Chrome saved its bookmarks in plain text
format -- even if in XML structure -- I could edit them into a structure I
would like. But now you guys are saying that Chrome does not save the
bookmarks in clear text format?
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Gene E. Bloch
Other posts in this thread indicate that it is a text file.
I already find it too hard (OK, tedious) to use bookmarks in Chrome...
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Char Jackson
I've never used Chrome, but certain other browsers include a bookmark
or favorites manager that allows you to select as many bookmarks or
favorites as you like and move them, as a group, to a new location. In
Chrome's bookmark manager, I expect you can create and delete folders,
and you can either cut and paste or drag and drop your bookmarks to
get them where you want them. The fact that they ended up in a folder
called Imported makes perfect sense to me, since they really were
imported, but so far I don't see why that means you have to leave them
in that folder. Just put them where you want them, no?
Actually, they said the opposite, but rather than editing a text file
I still recommend using the bookmark manager. I'll be surprised if it
doesn't have the basic functionality that other bookmark managers have
had for a decade.
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Cameo
"Char Jackson" wrote in message
posted. I tried what you suggested and sure enough, it worked just as you
predicted. Actually, I didn't even have to use the Bookmark Manager per se;
a simple cut-n-paste of the imported folder to the new location did the
trick. So thanks for that kick in the shin, Char. ;-)
Now you've made me feel really stupid that I didn't think of it before I
posted. I tried what you suggested and sure enough, it worked just as you
predicted. Actually, I didn't even have to use the Bookmark Manager per se;
a simple cut-n-paste of the imported folder to the new location did the
trick. So thanks for that kick in the shin, Char. ;-)
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Char Jackson
Awesome!
I didn't mean to make you feel stupid but I'm glad it gotyou pointed in the right direction and now others may benefit, as
well.