Bookmarks are a browser control that many users work with. These are saved pages in an Internet browser. With their help, users can make quick transitions to certain web services. Sometimes you have to think about how to restore bookmarks. This can not always be done. Therefore, we further consider all possible scenarios. Let's study the action algorithms using the most common Internet browsers for Windows as an example.
Page Return Methods
How to restore bookmarks? You can solve this problem in different ways. It all depends on the personal preferences of the user.
Here are the tricks that may occur in practice:
- search for pages and bookmark them through the "History" of the browser;
- saving web resources through the menu item "Recently Closed";
- restore browser from backup;
- use of synchronization;
- uploading an archive with bookmarks to an Internet browser (export and import of information);
- Moving bookmark files to browsers root folders (not recommended).
The last trick is extremely rare. It often leads to errors. Therefore, we will not focus on it. Most often, users use the export and import of saved pages or restore from backups.
History and pages visited
How to restore bookmarks? The first option is suitable for those who have recently saved a particular web resource in a browser. We are talking about using the "History" menu item. Alternatively, you can work with the "Recently Closed" section.
In the first case, you will need to do this:
- Open the main menu of a browser. Usually the corresponding button is located in the upper right corner. Three points, lines, a wrench or gear can be drawn on it.
- Select the "History" section.
- Click on "History" again.
- Find this or that page in the offered list and click LMB on it.
- Click on the star icon in the address bar of the browser or press Ctrl + D.
This technique will help to bookmark a previously visited site. If you wish, you can similarly use it when viewing the "Recently Closed" list. It is displayed in the "History" section.
Google Chrome and recovery
How to recover deleted bookmarks? To do this, you must first generate a file for further import. Let's get started with Google Chrome.
To cope with the task, the user will need:
- In the upper right corner of Google Chrome, click on the button responsible for opening the main menu.
- Select the "Bookmarks" section.
- Click on the line "Bookmark Manager".
- Click on the button with three dots. It is located in the corner of the browser, on the right.
- Click on the "Export bookmarks" option.
- Choose a place to save the document. At this stage, the user can come up with a unique name for the file.
This process will help create a document for further export. Removed bookmarks? How to restore them?
All that remains to be done in the case of Google Chrome is:
- Go to "Settings" - "Bookmarks" - "Bookmark Manager".
- Click on the button with three dots.
- Select the "Import" command.
- Find the htm file with bookmarks and click on the "OK" button.
Mozilla Firefox and html
Now consider the procedure in Mozilla Firefox. This browser uses 2 methods for implementing the task. Let's start by working with html documents.
How to restore bookmarks in Mozilla? You can do this:
- Visit the browser and open the main menu.
- Go along the path "Library" - "Bookmarks" - "Show All".
- Select "Import and ...".
- Click on "Export to html" and specify the path to save the document.
- At the right time, return to the "Bookmark Manager" and click on "Import and Backups" - "Import".
- Specify a pre-generated html document.
It remains to wait a few minutes. There is nothing difficult in the method. If desired, you can act differently.
Mozilla Backups
How to restore bookmarks in Mozilla? The second option is to use browser backups. First, let's talk about their creation.
The algorithm of actions in such circumstances will be as follows:
- Press Mozilla Ctrl + Shift + B.
- Select the option "Import and backup ...".
- Click on the line "Create backup".
- Specify the location to save the file.
Now it remains to restore the bookmarks. This will require:
- Return to the Firefox Bookmark Manager.
- Go to "Import ...".
- Hover over the "Restore from backup" line.
- Select a file from the list that appears or click on the "Select" button. In the latter case, you must specify a copy of the backup file "Mozilla".
- Confirm the operation.
Opera and saved pages
How to recover deleted bookmarks? In the case of Opera, you can use the previously proposed method - go to the "Bookmark Manager", first export the saved pages to html, and then import the corresponding document. The algorithm of actions will almost completely coincide with the instruction for Mozilla. The difference is that the main menu of the Opera browser is opened by clicking on the Menu button in the left corner of the screen.
You can use a more interesting way. He works in "Chrome", and in "Mosil", and in "Opera". It's about using the "Sync" option. It saves information about bookmarks and browser settings.
In the case of Opera, it is recommended to proceed as follows:
- Go to the main menu of the web browser.
- Select "Other Tools".
- Click on the "Sync" button.
- Indicate the data requested by the user.
Now you can save bookmarks. To transfer them to another computer, it is necessary to synchronize in Opera with the desired PC.