Importing Bookmarks from Other Web Browsers  
 

If you already have a bookmarks file from using another web browser, you can easily import its contents into OmniWeb.

To open your old bookmarks file:

  1. Choose Import Bookmarks... from the Edit Bookmarks submenu in the Bookmarks menu.
  2. In the Open panel, find and select your old bookmarks file.

Other web browsers generally keep their bookmarks in a subfolder of your Library/Preferences folder in your home folder. If you're importing bookmarks from a Mac OS 9 browser, you'll usually find its bookmarks file in a subfolder of the Preferences folder in the Mac OS 9 System Folder. In either case, that subfolder is often named after the browser.

Note: OmniWeb doesn't fully understand the bookmarks file formats of other web browsers. When importing, the bookmarks may not be arranged the same as they were in the other web browser. Also, OmniWeb makes no effort to preserve other browsers' formatting when it saves its bookmark files. If you attempt to save a bookmark file you've imported from another browser (and ignore the warning), the other browser may no longer be able to use it.

Related Topics
About Bookmarks
Adding, Editing, and Organizing Bookmarks
Automatic Change Checking
The Bookmark Info window

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