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How can I import my aol favorite places/bookmarks to Firefox using the pfc file type?

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rgolson57
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I copied the favorites file from my aol account to a flash drive. However when I try to import to Firefox it only looks for html files.

I copied the favorites file from my aol account to a flash drive. However when I try to import to Firefox it only looks for html files.

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TonyE
TonyE
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You will need to concert the pfc file to HTML format, you can do that by using this site - http://www.linkagogo.net/go/Convert?informat=aol&outformat=netscape

cor-el
cor-el
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See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_bookmarks#From_AOL_8_or_9

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox