# Where are bookmarks?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-bookmarks/20805>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 29, 2000, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-bookmarks/20805 "2000-05-29T15:29:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![mipsman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mipsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipsman)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-bookmarks/20805/1 "2000-05-29T15:29:12Z")

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Where are bookmarks stored? I would like to have a file copy in case I lose them as seems to happen at work once per month.

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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-bookmarks/20805/2 "2000-05-29T15:31:47Z")

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Where are bookmarks stored?

Between the last pages you read.

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**Author:** ![SoapBoxMessiah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@SoapBoxMessiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoapBoxMessiah)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-bookmarks/20805/3 "2000-05-29T16:13:42Z")

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If you’re using Netscape they’re in a file called bookmark.htm

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-bookmarks/20805/4 "2000-05-29T16:30:16Z")

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In IE, they’re in c:\Windows\Favorites.

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**Author:** ![SoapBoxMessiah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@SoapBoxMessiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoapBoxMessiah)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-bookmarks/20805/5 "2000-05-29T22:33:32Z")

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Or if you’re using Windows 2000 and IE they’re in C:\Documents and Settings"User"\Favorites

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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-bookmarks/20805/6 "2000-05-30T02:57:54Z")

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In Windows 98 you can just click on Explorer then right click for the menu and open “Find” and type in “bookmark.\*” and it will find it for you where ever it is.

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2000, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-bookmarks/20805/7 "2000-05-30T03:38:40Z")

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Or if you’re on a unix system they are in a “.” directory, like .netscape or .netdata or something that.