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Computer help please - joebloggs - 28-04-16
Puter getting very slow so have opened up new user account, much quicker now, but, how can I transfer all saved sites etc or do I have to go through them all one by one
Thanks
Oh and if it makes a difference, I use firefox
Re: Computer help please - unfazed - 28-04-16
What account?
What operating system are you using?
Re: Computer help please - joebloggs - 28-04-16
(28-04-16, 08:00 PM)unfazed link Wrote: What account?
What operating system are you using?
Account may not be the correct term, basically I've signed in as a guest not admin. Its windows 7 pro. Only use free anti virus and adblock with cc cleaner, worked fine for awhile but recently started to get slow to load pages etc so will now login as guest, just wondered if there was away of transfering my book marks
Re: Computer help please - Dead Eye - 28-04-16
If you just want bookmarks then I'd suggest making use of Firefox's Sync feature (requires an account with them). If it's an up to date version of Firefox you should find Sync under the menu in the top right. Set this up under your old windows account first and wait for the sync to finish, then sign in to your new account on Windows and sign in to your Sync account on Firefox.
I use this myself so that bookmarks and history are shared between my home PC, work PC, laptop and mobile phone
Re: Computer help please - bigsteve - 28-04-16
if your using internet explorer go
my computer
C drive
User
in your old account u should see favourites copy and past that in to the same place in your new account
Re: Computer help please - fazersharp - 28-04-16
(28-04-16, 08:05 PM)joebloggs link Wrote: [quote author=unfazed link=topic=19970.msg230649#msg230649 date=1461870002]
What account?
What operating system are you using?
Account may not be the correct term, basically I've signed in as a guest not admin. Its windows 7 pro. Only use free anti virus and adblock with cc cleaner, worked fine for awhile but recently started to get slow to load pages etc so will now login as guest, just wondered if there was away of transfering my book marks
[/quote]
Yes in firefox you can transfer the book marks
Go bookmarks
show all bookmarks and the menue at the top of that box has a import/ backup section
Re: Computer help please - joebloggs - 28-04-16
I've copied all the bookmarks to the desktop but of course this is in one user profile and when I switch user its not available to import. Could possibly burn them on a disk and open the file in the new profile although I'm not keen on that after reading an article that suggests importing profiles etc can leave you with the same issues you had before and that even though it's slow it's possibly best to manually transfer your bookmarks
There's only about 200, wont take that long grrrrrrrrrr
Thanks
Re: Computer help please - unfazed - 28-04-16
Let me know what you are using and I can show you how to speed up the old account which is why I asked the questions
Even easier way, to copy bookmarks
Logged on using the old account.
Open up firefox
Click Bookmarks in menu or Icon
click Show all Bookmarks
click Import and Backup
click Backup
Save it to a usb key
Close down firefox
Log in to new account
Open up firefox
Click Bookmarks in menu or Icon
click Show all Bookmarks
click Import and Backup
click Restore
click Choose file
Select the file on the USB key
Click Open
Click ok to the Revert Bookmarks question
Re: Computer help please - joebloggs - 28-04-16
(28-04-16, 08:44 PM)unfazed link Wrote: Let me know what you are using and I can show you how to speed up the old account which is why I asked the questionsI'm old school, only have disks, take it I can use one of those, all empty.
Even easier way, to copy bookmarks
Logged on using the old account.
Open up firefox
Click Bookmarks in menu or Icon
click Show all Bookmarks
click Import and Backup
click Backup
Save it to a usb key
Close down firefox
Log in to new account
Open up firefox
Click Bookmarks in menu or Icon
click Show all Bookmarks
click Import and Backup
click Restore
click Choose file
Select the file on the USB key
Click Open
Click ok to the Revert Bookmarks question
Re the question I had re issues that may cause issue's with my new user profile, is that BS?
Thanks
Re: Computer help please - joebloggs - 28-04-16
Saved them to a disk and imported them in new profile, shame it didn't also import the unsorted as there were far more tbh but hey, its saved me a fair chunk of time
Thanks everyone
Re: Computer help please - unfazed - 28-04-16
(28-04-16, 08:49 PM)joebloggs link Wrote: I'm old school, only have disks, take it I can use one of those, all empty.
Re the question I had re issues that may cause issue's with my new user profile, is that BS?
Thanks
Yes eventually :lol
(28-04-16, 09:06 PM)joebloggs link Wrote: Saved them to a disk and imported them in new profile, shame it didn't also import the unsorted as there were far more tbh but hey, its saved me a fair chunk of time
You can copy the unsorted also.
Re: Computer help please - joebloggs - 28-04-16
Just done my picture's
Will have a butchers at the unsorted tomorrow
Last day off tomorrow
Beer time
Ta again