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How do I create an internet shortcut (URL files) from Firefox bookmarks?

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I am trying to create an internet shortcut for each bookmark that I have created in Firefox. This will enable me to see the internet shortcuts through windows explorer. It will also enable me to forward these bookmarks to people lwho may or may not be running Mozilla Firefox.

Thanks very much. Daniel

I am trying to create an internet shortcut for each bookmark that I have created in Firefox. This will enable me to see the internet shortcuts through windows explorer. It will also enable me to forward these bookmarks to people lwho may or may not be running Mozilla Firefox. Thanks very much. Daniel

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Firefox doesn't know about these URL files apart from being able to import the IE favorites.

You would have to export the Firefox bookmarks to an HTML backup and possibly edit the file to only keep the wanted bookmarks. Then you would have to import the bookmarks in Internet Explorer as that browser also uses these URL files (Edge uses a special EDB database). Otherwise you would have to open each of the bookmarks in a tab and create a desktop shortcut.

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Firefox doesn't know about these URL files apart from being able to import the IE favorites.

You would have to export the Firefox bookmarks to an HTML backup and possibly edit the file to only keep the wanted bookmarks. Then you would have to import the bookmarks in Internet Explorer as that browser also uses these URL files (Edge uses a special EDB database). Otherwise you would have to open each of the bookmarks in a tab and create a desktop shortcut.