Backup and Restore Microsoft Edge Favorites in Windows 10  

BillK said:

This did NOT restore the deleted items; rather it imported the entire saved list into a new folder named "Imported from [name of file]". How can I get the imported file to totally replace all of the Favorites? Do I need to delete all the current Favorites before doing the import?

This is the default behavior for Edge.... apparently, they expect you to do the import and then manually move everything afterwards to their original locations (what a pain). It only does "the right thing" if the database was completely empty (which is not the same thing as deleting the current favorites)

However, if you use the free 3rd-party EdgeManage application (instead of Edge) to do the import of the HTML file, then the favorites will end up where they belong. There is a option called "Merge Imports" (which is enabled by default) that controls this behavior.

Here's a much simpler way to backup and, if ever needed, restore your Edge Favorites:
Browse to=> edge://favorites/
In the bottom left-hand corner you'll see the following links:
Add favorite
Add folder
Import favorites
Export favorites
Simply click the link 'Export favorites', choose your destination folder, and voila.
To restore them if needed simply choose 'Import favorites'.

What i'm curious about is how to access Favorites that are stored & sync'd in the Microsoft cloud, which is configurable here:
edge://settings/profiles/sync

GodfatherInOhio said:

Here's a much simpler way to backup and, if ever needed, restore your Edge Favorites:
Browse to=> edge://favorites/
In the bottom left-hand corner you'll see the following links:
Add favorite
Add folder
Import favorites
Export favorites
Simply click the link 'Export favorites', choose your destination folder, and voila.
To restore them if needed simply choose 'Import favorites'.

What i'm curious about is how to access Favorites that are stored & sync'd in the Microsoft cloud, which is configurable here:
edge://settings/profiles/sync

These edge:// commands and settings can be saved as Favorites for greater convenience for future use.
I have the following saved in a Favorites folder.
edge://favorites/
edge://flags/
edge://flags/#smooth-scrolling
edge://flags/#edge-smooth-scrolling-enabled-pdf
edge://flags/#win-use-native-spellchecker
edge://flags/#edge-autoplay-user-setting-block-option

It's also a good way of restoring these options after a clean install of Windows.

Greetings,

Is it possible to recover the Edge favorites from a user's profile backup?

I have to mention, no import/export. He got his computer reimaged. We only have his Windows profile.

Thanks so much!