When your Internet Explorer bookmarks file, "favorites.html", is in the default location, Safari will import it the first time you open Safari. However, if you have placed an alias in the path, the bookmarks are not imported.
If you have already started building a new bookmarks collection in Safari, the best solution may be to copy the bookmarks from Internet Explorer one at a time. If you have not yet built a collection of bookmarks in Safari, follow the steps below. These steps will remove Safari bookmarks and preferences that you have set, simulating a first use of Safari.
For Safari version 1.1 or later, see
Importing bookmarks from other browsers.
For Safari 1.0 you may use that document or these alternate steps. These steps do not work for Safari 1.1 or later.
- Quit Safari if it is open.
- Click the Finder icon in the Dock.
- From the Go menu, choose Home.
- Open your Library folder.
- Locate the Safari folder there, and drag it to the Trash.
- Place the Internet Explorer bookmarks (favorites.html) back in their original location (removing the alias from the path).
- Open Safari.
Related document
107600: "Safari: You can only drag one bookmark at a time from Internet Explorer"
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