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phreakout13
Feb 23, 2004, 05:46 PM
I decided I like Safari better than Internet Explorer. It's easier and more powerful. Can anyone tell my how to move all of my favorites? Thanks



Mav451
Feb 23, 2004, 05:59 PM
Well I don't know bout Safari, but FireFox by default imports them into a folder in bookmarks called "Imported IE Favorites"...hope someone else knows how to do it in Safari.

TEG
Feb 23, 2004, 06:05 PM
Download Tinker Tool (From Download.com or Versiontracker)
Access the Safari Pane
Turn on Debug Menu
open Safari
Click Debug -> Reimport IE Favorites

Done.

Reverse the process to remove the Debug menu, however I have found it helpful, especially to pay credit card bills, where websites read Safari as Mozilla/Netscape 5.0 (Netscape 6), I just change the Default Handler to MSIE 6.0 and keep on trucking.

TEG

FattyMembrane
Feb 23, 2004, 06:28 PM
safari imports IE favorites automatically the first time you launch it. if you need to re-import them, the easiest way is to copy
defaults write com.apple.Safari IEFavoritesWereImported No

into a terminal window and hit enter

dukemeiser
Feb 23, 2004, 10:24 PM
Or you could try Safari Enhancer (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17776).

jywv8
Feb 24, 2004, 01:01 PM
You might find this interesting:

http://www.everydaysoftware.net/bookit/

I use 3 different browsers on a fairly regular basis, and I use it to keep all my bookmarks in sync.