# HOW TO: Export & Import Microsoft Edge Browser Bookmarks

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</td><td>**Details**

</td></tr><tr><td>Document Type

</td><td>How-To Guide - Export &amp; Import MS Edge browser Bookmarks Runbook

</td></tr><tr><td>Applies To

</td><td>Browser

</td></tr><tr><td>Audience

</td><td>End-users

</td></tr><tr><td>Author

</td><td>AK. Udofeh

</td></tr><tr><td>Last Updated

</td><td>September 2025

</td></tr></tbody></table>

##### **Overview**

This document outlines steps to export and import your Microsoft Edge browser bookmarks before joining your device to Entra ID (Azure AD) or before you switch to a new device.

**Step 1: Open Edge &gt; Settings and more (⋯)**

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**Step 2: Click “Favourites”.**

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**Step 3: Click the three-dot … menu (top right)**

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**Step 4: Click “Export favourites” &gt; save the .html file. (You may want to save it in OneDrive or Box)**

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#### **HOW TO: Import or restore Microsoft Edge Browser Bookmarks**

**Step 1:** Open **Edge**.

**Step 2:**  Click the **three dots (…)** in the top-right corner.

**Step 3:** Go to **Favourites.**

**Step 4:**  Click the **three-dot menu &gt; Import favourites**.

**Step 5:**  Choose **“Import”** beside the **“Import data from IE11”** option &gt; select **“Favourites or**

 **bookmarks HTML file”** from the list (“Import browser data” menu list).

**Step 6:** Browse to the exported `.html` bookmarks file you saved earlier.

**Step 7:** Select it and click **Open**.

**Step 8:**  Your bookmarks will now appear in Edge.

<p class="callout danger">Delete .html files after importing on the new device.</p>