How To Restore Internet Explorer Favorites

Every backup process we made will be followed by restore process. The users perform both of them for the purpose of transferring the tons of their important data from old computer into the new computer.

Yesterday I showed you the way to backup the Internet Explorer or IE favorites. Today, we will learn how to restore it.



Before The Procedures

I assume that you had saved the IE favorites’ backup file in your USB thumb drive. Now, let say, you are in front of your new computer and are ready to begin the restore process.



The Procedures

1. Attach the USB thumb drive that contains the IE favorites’ backup file.
   
    
   
   
   
2. Click --> when the Run window appears, type iexplore in its textbox –-> click OK
   
   
   
   Or you can simply click the icon to launch the IE application.
   
   
   
3. When the Internet Explorer launched, you will see its interface below. It should have the menu bar on it.
   
   
   
   Note:
   In case you don’t see the IE menu bar, please enable it by right click on title bar. When the drop-down menu appears, click to show the sign on menu bar option. See the arrow below
   
   
   
   
   
4. Now, click File –-> click Import and Export… –-> the Import/Export Settings window appears.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Click radio button Import from a file –-> click Next
   
   
   
   
   
6. Click check box Favorites –-> click Next
   
   
   
   
   
7. Click Browse… to find the location of IE favorites’ backup file, eg: in your thumb drive –-> click Open –-> click Next –-> click Import –-> wait until the process successful –-> click Finish.