Google Chrome, one of the most popular web browsers, offers a bookmarks feature that enables you to save your favorite web pages for easy access. However, what if you need to move to a new computer or re-install your operating system? Of course, you wouldn’t want to lose those bookmarks you’ve carefully curated over time. Fortunately, Chrome allows you to backup and restore your bookmarks with ease.
This tutorial will guide you through the process of how to backup and restore your Google Chrome bookmarks.
Backing Up Your Google Chrome Bookmarks
Follow these steps to backup your Google Chrome bookmarks:
- Open Google Chrome.
- Click on the three-dot menu button at the top-right corner of the screen.
- Hover over Bookmarks which will open a new sub-menu.
- Select Bookmark Manager.
- In the Bookmark Manager tab, click on the three-dot menu button on the top-right corner and select Export bookmarks.
- Choose a location on your computer where you want to save the HTML file containing your bookmarks, and click Save.
// If you follow the steps correctly, you will have an HTML file that contains all your bookmarks. You can import this file into any Chrome browser to access your saved bookmarks.
How to Restore Your Google Chrome Bookmarks
If you’ve previously backed up your bookmarks, you can easily restore them on any computer. Follow these steps:
- Open Google Chrome.
- Click on the three-dot menu button at the top-right corner of the screen.
- Hover over Bookmarks which will open a new sub-menu.
- Select Bookmark Manager.
- In the Bookmark Manager tab, click on the three-dot menu button on the top-right corner and select Import bookmarks.
- Navigate to the HTML file you saved earlier and click Open.
And there you have it! You now know how to backup and restore your Google Chrome bookmarks. It’s always a good idea to take regular backups of your bookmarks, just in case. Happy browsing!
