Mozilla FireFox by default saves bookmarks in JSON (Java Script Object Notation) format which can often cause bookmarks to be lost when importing to another browser like say Internet Explorer.
To avoid this,we can save these bookmarks as a standard HTML file which can be imported as and when needed in any type of browser.
I have used FireFox version 3.5.9 for the below steps but the procedure is usually the same for older versions too. The major change in version 3 onwards compared to earlier version 2 has been the usage of SQLite for adding tags to the bookmarks,other change is the default location where these bookmarks are auto backed up.
Steps for backing up bookmarks as HTML :
1.Hit Ctrl+Shift+B or Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks in FireFox.
2.Click on the star icon which brings up the menu shown and there select Export HTML.(The default Backup option will not save the bookmarks as HTML but as JSON files.)
3.Store the exported bookmarks HTML file in a folder or any convenient location as desired.
To import these bookmarks back within FireFox as and when needed,simply select Import HTML in the same menu used for exporting as HTML.
Happy bookmarking.
>Thanks for the useful tip.
I use USB drive to backup and carry my bookmarks and this helped.