How To Backup Your Favorites (Bookmarks) In Internet Explorer

No matter how long you have been surfing the Internet, saving one website as a bookmark, instantly makes Internet Explorer a mission critical application on your Computer. Think about it, if you lose your bookmarks (known as Favorites in IE) , you feel helpless and lost in the jungle known as the Internet.

As easy as it is to create bookmarks in IE, it's even easier to export then off your Computer to a safe location such as a USB Drive.

To save Internet Explorer Favorites (bookmarks) in IE6 or IE7:

1 - Open Internet Explorer and select File \ Import and Export… from the menu.

2 - At the Welcome screen click the Next button.

3 - For the "Choose an action to perform", select Export Favorites and click the Next button.

4 - Select the "Favorites" folder (which will select all folders) and click Next.

5 - At the next screen, browse to a folder where you want to save (export) your bookmarks, and click Next.

7 - Click Finish to save your bookmarks (favorites) then click OK to acknowledge a successful save (wizard will close).

When the time comes, and you need to restore your Favorites, just run the wizard again, and at Step 3 above, select "Import Favorites".

Remember, don't just save your bookmarks to your hard drive. It's best to copy them off to an external drive (such as a USB Drive) or to a share or another Computer.

By following these simple steps, you will never be lost on the Internet again!