Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks
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How to get Edge, chrome and firefox bookmarks from defective laptop? Is it possible to extract it from the SSD w/out booting the Windows 10 since the laptop is defective?
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@bishnitro said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
How to get Edge, chrome and firefox bookmarks from defective laptop? Is it possible to extract it from the SSD w/out booting the Windows 10 since the laptop is defective?
Honestly, I have no idea. For Edge, I have the users Sync it since they have O365 anyway. That is the "official" browser for most clients anyway.
All browsers have had this functionality for so long that I don't even bother to try to save this information any other way.
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Similarly, Firefox has its own sync function via your Mozilla account.
Chrome syncs via the Gmail account.
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Yes, you can copy the files directly if you want - assuming the drive isn't encrypted.
For Firefox for instance:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them -
I would simply connect the drive to another computer and browse to the bookmarks location of each browser.
Chrome "For the current problem, the bookmarks are stored in a file named Bookmarks in the Chrome profile, which is stored in the User data area. (Example: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks) You can copy it to the new profile."
That should get you up and online.
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@Pete-S said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
Yes, you can copy the files directly if you want - assuming the drive isn't encrypted.
For Firefox for instance:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-themEncryption - this is going to be your go/no-go element. Although if it's bitlocker I've been told that if you plug the drive into another windows machine it's supposed to prompt for the bitlocker key. Haven't had a chance / reason to test it out though.
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@notverypunny said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
if you plug the drive into another windows machine it's supposed to prompt for the bitlocker key. Haven't had a chance / reason to test it out though.
Yes, anything that can read bitlocker encrypted drives will prompt you for the key.
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@JaredBusch said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
@bishnitro said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
How to get Edge, chrome and firefox bookmarks from defective laptop? Is it possible to extract it from the SSD w/out booting the Windows 10 since the laptop is defective?
Honestly, I have no idea. For Edge, I have the users Sync it since they have O365 anyway. That is the "official" browser for most clients anyway.
All browsers have had this functionality for so long that I don't even bother to try to save this information any other way.
Unless MS has updated it - I heard that this only works for consumer accounts, not business class O/M365 accounts, have you heard/seen different?
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@DustinB3403 said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
I would simply connect the drive to another computer and browse to the bookmarks location of each browser.
Chrome "For the current problem, the bookmarks are stored in a file named Bookmarks in the Chrome profile, which is stored in the User data area. (Example: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks) You can copy it to the new profile."
That should get you up and online.
Yup, I do this and the user gets pretty much a turn key experience. Anything chromium base will be like this,.. pretty much anyway.
If you need, I can likely share the syntax I use for grabbing Chrome and Edge for a back up.
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@Dashrender said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
@JaredBusch said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
@bishnitro said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
How to get Edge, chrome and firefox bookmarks from defective laptop? Is it possible to extract it from the SSD w/out booting the Windows 10 since the laptop is defective?
Honestly, I have no idea. For Edge, I have the users Sync it since they have O365 anyway. That is the "official" browser for most clients anyway.
All browsers have had this functionality for so long that I don't even bother to try to save this information any other way.
Unless MS has updated it - I heard that this only works for consumer accounts, not business class O/M365 accounts, have you heard/seen different?
It even works with an AD account.
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@bishnitro said in Defective Laptop - how to get browsers bookmarks:
How to get Edge, chrome and firefox bookmarks from defective laptop? Is it possible to extract it from the SSD w/out booting the Windows 10 since the laptop is defective?
Yes.
Like @DustinB3403 I'd pull the drive out, and put it in an adapter/caddy.
Then can copy the user profile/specific folders & files elsewhere.Be sure to encourage the user to back up their stuff.
