How to Export Microsoft Edge Favorites and Import Them on Another Computer

If you’re moving to another computer or want a copy of your saved Edge sites before making a change, you can handle the job with an HTML favorites file. First, export bookmarks from Microsoft Edge. Then move that file to the other computer and import it into Edge.

In Microsoft Edge, bookmarks are called favorites. The exported HTML file contains the website links you have saved, making it useful for a local backup, a one-time computer transfer, or bringing a saved collection into Edge.

Before you export: decide whether you need a file or sync

An HTML export is a practical choice when you want a file you can keep, move, or import later. Save it in a location you will remember and can access from the destination computer, such as a dedicated backup folder or a removable drive.

Because the file reflects websites you have chosen to save, treat it as private. Use care if you store it in shared locations or send it as an attachment.

This is separate from signing in to Edge and using account sync. Sync may be worth investigating when you want favorites available across multiple devices on an ongoing basis. It is optional, though, and it is not required for the export-and-import process below.

Export your Edge favorites to an HTML file

The exact names and placement of Edge controls can vary a little between versions. Rather than relying on a fixed icon position, look for the Favorites area and its settings or more-options menu.

1. Open Microsoft Edge on the computer that currently has the favorites you want to save.
2. Open Favorites from the browser toolbar. In many Edge layouts, this is represented by a star-like Favorites icon.
3. In the Favorites panel, open Settings or the overflow menu, often shown with three dots.
4. Choose Export favorites. Edge will ask where to save the export.
5. Pick a folder you can find again and give the file a recognizable name, such as edge-favorites-august-2026. Save the file.
6. Confirm that the result is an HTML file and note its exact location before you close Edge. This is the file you will move and import later.

The HTML file is the important result, not a list of links copied from the Favorites panel. Keeping the actual exported file gives Edge something it can use for the import step. For a version-specific example of the Favorites export path, see Huawei’s Edge favorites guide.

Move the exported file to the computer where you need it

Before you can restore or transfer favorites, the exported HTML file must be available on the destination computer.

A USB drive is a simple option: copy the HTML file to the drive, connect it to the other computer, and copy the file into an easy-to-find folder such as Documents or Downloads. You can also attach the HTML file to an email and retrieve the attachment on the destination computer.

Use a transfer method that fits the privacy of the saved sites in the file, especially when using email or shared storage. Whichever method you choose, make sure you transfer the exported .html file itself. Copying individual web addresses from the browser does not provide the same import-ready file.

Once the file is on the destination computer, leave it somewhere you can browse to from Edge. You may also want to retain a separate copy as your backup after the import is complete.

Import the HTML file into Microsoft Edge

On the new computer, or on a reinstalled copy of Edge, you can import the saved file through the Favorites controls.

1. Open Microsoft Edge on the destination computer.
2. Open the Favorites area from the toolbar, then open its Settings or more-options menu.
3. Choose Import favorites. Depending on your Edge version, you may first see an import screen that asks what you want to import.
4. Select the source for a Favorites or bookmarks HTML file. Edge may also show choices for importing from another browser, but select the HTML-file option for this transfer.
5. Browse to the HTML file you exported from the original computer. Select it, then choose Open, Import, or the comparable confirmation shown by your version of Edge.
6. When Edge reports that the import has finished, open Favorites and check for the sites you expected to bring over.

The same general workflow also works when the HTML file came from a browser other than Edge, as long as Edge offers the bookmarks-HTML import option. For a second walk-through of the export and HTML import flow, see this favorites guide.

If the menus look different or the file is not available

Edge’s interface can differ by version, so labels and menu paths may not match word for word. Look within the Favorites panel for settings, more options, and commands containing Export or Import.

If Edge cannot find the file, check two things:

• You selected the HTML file created during the export, rather than a shortcut or an individual saved link.
• The file was actually copied, downloaded, or attached on the computer where you are now running Edge.

If your goal is continuing access to favorites across devices rather than a one-time restoration, Edge’s profile and account sync controls are an alternative to explore. This HTML-file procedure, however, covers favorites only. It does not provide a backup or transfer method for passwords, browsing history, autofill details, extensions, tabs, or all Edge settings.