How to Restore Safari Bookmarks From a Backup File

Restoring your Safari bookmarks means importing an HTML backup file โ€” the kind you get from a bookmark export, in any browser. The exact menu path is below, step by step. This guide assumes that you have already exported your bookmarks from Safari to a local backup file. If you havenโ€™t, here is our guide for exporting bookmarks in Safari. Here is a step-by-step guide for importing bookmarks in Safari:

  1. Open Safari.
  2. In the menu bar, click File โ†’ Import Browsing Data from File or Folder.Step 2: Click File and click Import From
  3. Click Choose File or Folder....Step 3: Click Choose File or Folder...
  4. Navigate to your local backup HTML file, select it, and click Import.
  5. The imported bookmarks will be added to your existing bookmarks.

Note: Imported bookmarks will be added in a new folder under Bookmarks. The name will be in this format Imported (date).

Import Bookmarks to Web Highlights

Web Highlights offers a simple way to bring all your existing browser bookmarks into Web Highlights to organize them alongside your highlights and notes.

Here is a step-by-step guide for importing bookmarks to Web Highlights:

  1. Install the Web Highlights extension on your browser.
  2. Open Web Highlights settings.
  3. Go to Integrations.Step 2: Go to Integrations
  4. Go to Bookmarks Import.Step 3: Go to Bookmarks Import
  5. Click Upload bookmarks file and select the HTML file you exported.Step 4: Upload bookmarks file
  6. Click Import to add your bookmarks to Web Highlights.Step 5: Click Import

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