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or is copying the bookmarks as a html file the only way?

ETA: thank you for your input, problem solved.

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[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

yes, it copies everything, including history, bookmarks, installed addons and UI modifications.

[–] Krafting@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

And you need to select it in the profile settings (about:profiles iirc)

[–] dr_jekell@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

What I do is start up Firefox first to create all the first start files then close it and delete everything in the Firefox folder then copy across everything from the original pc.

Seems to work alright.

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.de 3 points 5 months ago

You can also run firefox -p in the terminal.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago

Also my experience, but before they made transference a thing they controlled.

[–] takeheart@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

You can export all your bookmarks to a single JSON file. it's a format designed for storing and exchanging data between machines just like this.

Also good for making local backups of your favorites.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

Yup. Mozilla's brilliant this way, it's how i've migrated my seamonkey mail for decades