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I vaguely remember an older browser just creating files in a folder for its bookmarks. I wish I could find this folder on my work computer: I only have one wor
by gwbas1c 2y ago
I vaguely remember an older browser just creating files in a folder for its bookmarks.
I wish I could find this folder on my work computer: I only have one work computer, so I don't sync work bookmarks with other devices.
- nine_k 2y agoIn Firefox, it's an SQLite database in the profile folder, readily accessible by normal SQLite tools. The profile folder is accessible through the Help menu, if you don't like to dig for it in a file manager.
- worble 2y agoYou can also export them to json from the bookmark manager, I do that semi-frequently so I can "spring clean" my bookmarks. My old ones are still backed up and can easily be grepped with no external tools if I need them.
- two_handfuls 2y agoFirefox/Netscape used to do that.
- Kneecaps07 2y agoDidn't Internet Explorer do that? It was just the "Favorites" folder c:\users\username.
- dredmorbius 2y agoMSIE did this, at least through the early aughts, as the "Favorites" folder/directory. (I've not used it since then.)