How to Import Microsoft Edge Favorites from Carbonite Backup for Windows

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

In this guide, you will learn how to Restore/Import Microsoft Edge Favorites from Carbonite Backup. 

2. Microsoft Edge Favorites

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.

3. How to restore HTML File

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

• Ensure Recover Mode is enabled. This makes it so that no updates to files or any new files are backed up to Carbonite while in this mode and it lets the restore run as smooth as possible

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:

• C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Bookmarks

4. Once you found the files, you can restore them with the help of the instructions below:

1. In the Carbonite Backup Drive, right-click on the files and select Restore To...
   
   
2. In the Browse for Folder window, select a location to restore and click OK
   
   
3. It's recommended that you map them to the current Favorites folder under your user. You can use the locations above to help you find the correct path.

5. Once the files have been restored, you can import the data into the program

4. How to Import from HTML File

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.