Importing IE Bookmarks to Safari

[mashinhead]

I have all my bookmarks organized and i want to import them into safari. When i first opened safari it did import them into a folder. But the problem is dated. Is there anyway that i can updated them or reimport them??

 

[Xenious]

The easiest way I found was to just delete the Safari plist file in your Library\Preferences folder off your home directory and then run Safari (this resets safari back to the way it was when you first ran it and makes it re-import the IE bookmarks). I'm not sure of the exact file name but it has Safari in it and ends in plist. Taking a guess it might be like com.apple.Safari.plist, but don't hold me to it.
-jim

 

[mashinhead]

The easiest way I found was to just delete the Safari plist file in your Library\Preferences folder off your home directory and then run Safari (this resets safari back to the way it was when you first ran it and makes it re-import the IE bookmarks).

Yeah i did that , and i reset safari, neither worked. any other suggestions.

 

[edesignuk]

Open up terminal and enter this:

defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 1

Re-launch Safari and you should have a debug menu, from here I think you can import bookmarks.

 

[mashinhead]

i figured it out

the best way to import you explorer bookmarks, is simply to delete safari (and its component folders) and clean install it. when it reinstalls it automatically imports all your explorer favs.

 

[Duff-Man]

the best way to import you explorer bookmarks, is simply to delete safari (and its component folders) and clean install it. when it reinstalls it automatically imports all your explorer favs.

Duff-Man says....while yes, that certainly does work it really is the hard way of getting the job done. Go grab yourself a copy of Safari Enhancer - it will re-import bookmarks from many other browsers and also give you some easy control over some "hidden" Safari options....oh yeah!