Importing bookmarks and passwords from Firefox --> Vivaldi
SolvedHello,
I recently switched from Firefox (FF) to Vivaldi (VV). The browser and browsing are great; however, I'm unable to import my data from FF to VV.
I have followed the procedure indicated by VV, which is outlined here:
But nothing happens, and my bookmarks are not transferring!!! I've at least tried 10, 20 times and still nothing! However, I have successfully imported an HTML file!
Thank you for your help.
14 answers
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Moderator
This procedure below didn't work?
Launch Firefox
In the menu bar, click on --> Bookmarks
Organize Bookmarks
Import and Backup
Export Bookmarks to HTML format....
This results in --> bookmarks.html
Select Desktop or Downloads
Save.Launch Vivaldi
Import
Click on --> Choose File
Go to Desktop or Downloads
Select the file you saved --> bookmarks.html -
Moderator
Hello,
Do you have other options on the list?
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Launch Firefox
In the menu bar, click on --> Bookmarks
Organize bookmarks
Import and Backup
Export bookmarks as HTML....
It saves as --> bookmarks.html
Select Desktop or Downloads
Save.Launch Vivaldi
Imports
Click on --> Choose File
Go to Desktop or Downloads
Select the file you saved --> bookmarks.html-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For passwords, etc...
Check out this tutorial --> Import and export browser data -
Strange because nothing works for bookmarks or passwords!
And I don't have the option to choose the browser from which to import the data!
I'd like to clarify that I’m running on Linux/Kubuntu 24.04 LTS.
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That's exactly it!!!
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It's the same thing!
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Moderator
In addition to HTML bookmark file, what other options do you have?
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Good evening, in the list I have:
Signature files in HTML format
- Thunderbird
- CSV playlist
- Notes folder
- Feed
- Email files (grayed out)
- Agenda events (ICS)
- Agenda events (iCal)
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Moderator
OK,
Let's start with the export:
Did you manage to export the bookmarks from Firefox in HTML format (bookmarks.html) and place it on the desktop or in Downloads?Example image of the file on the desktop:
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Yes yes, it's done
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Moderator
Now, open Vivaldi
File
Import ....
Click on --> Choose a file
Go to the Desktop
Select the file you saved --> bookmarks.html
and see what it gives -
It's done...and it does absolutely nothing. No bookmarks are transferred!
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Moderator
Sorry, I don't have Vivaldi and I don't have any other suggestion than the tutorial below:
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Hello,
Between its pesky "Speed Dial", its various default "extensions" and "essential" bookmarks like Shein, I'm not too keen on this breed, but that's not the issue. I've played the guinea pig, I like it, and successfully.
Regarding the bookmarks, I'm not sure if it matters, but mine are configured in Firefox to native html via:about:config
then:
browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML to True.
Once Vivaldi is open and the ad tab is closed, the Speed Dial remains:
I'm going to click on Bookmarks at the top, then Import
Firefox is directly offered to me, I don't have another browser, I assume that in the opposite case, it's necessary to choose. I leave everything checked and obey, start the import.
The bookmarks are indeed present as Imported from Firefox, except that the number returned is inaccurate (they are all present, but I suppose Vivaldi considers each of my folders as a single unit). The passwords are also there, which I can verify from the little arrow at the top left, under Security and privacy, passwords.
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@brucine
But it's possible that the bug is with Vivaldi for Linux and that Vivaldi is only looking for the browser in its default Windows location, and obviously can't find it.
If the above doesn't work, I'll take a moment to be a guinea pig again, this time on my Linux Mint virtual machine, but it's not going to be easy because I'm not even sure I have any Firefox bookmarks and passwords there. -
@brucine
As for the sport, it's about transferring my Firefox bookmarks from Windows to my Mint virtual machine and even more about installing Vivaldi, which is not available by default in the repositories; you really have to want it.
https://www.linuxtricks.fr/wiki/ubuntu-mint-installer-vivaldi
After which, the same procedure as for Windows leads to the same successful result, and where Firefox and its path are well recognized.
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Well, it's still not working!
Too bad! In any case, I notice that in the Snap version of Vivaldi on Kubuntu 243.04 LTS, in the options to import bookmarks, I have no browser options offered to me like
Firefox, as you (Brucine) show in your latest screenshot!Thank you
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It’s done, everything works; I have my tabs, my passwords, and my Firefox bookmarks on Vivaldi :-) :-)
The problem was solved quite simply! I switched from Vivaldi in snap to Vivaldi in flatpak. (Two different application packaging systems on Linux)! With Vivaldi in flatpak, everything works very well.
