Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team
In this guide, you will learn how to Restore/Import Microsoft Edge Favorites from Carbonite Backup.
Microsoft Edge is a new web browser for Windows 10, you can import favorites from other browsers into Microsoft Edge or you can import favorites from an HTML file Carbonite Backed up into Microsoft Edge.
Here we'll guide you through restoring your data and then on how to import it into the program. There are a couple of things that need to be in place for the restore and import to work
1. Let's begin by opening the Carbonite Backup Drive through the File Explorer window (alternatively called Windows Explorer in older Windows operating systems). Do this by double-clicking the Carbonite Backup Drive icon
You'll see the Carbonite Backup Drive displayed. This shows all of the files in your backup organized the same way they are on your computer
2. Double-click the Backed Up Files icon
3. Browse to the location where your Microsoft Edge Favorites are located (i.e. where it was when you backed it up). The default locations are as follows:
Windows 10:
4. Once you found the files, you can restore them with the help of the instructions below:
5. Once the files have been restored, you can import the data into the program
Follow the steps below on how to Import HTML File from Carbonite Backup
Microsoft Edge lets you quickly import favorites from an HTML file. The easiest way to do is through the Edge browser itself
1. Open Microsoft Edge on your computer
2. Within the Edge browser, click
>Settings>Import from another browser
3. From here, click Import from file
4. From the File Explorer window that opens, navigate to your Restored bookmark HTML file and click Open
5. After the import is complete, you will find your bookmarks in the Favorites panel of Microsoft Edge.