Solved Import Firefox Bookmarks/Passwords to Vivaldi

Rhyagelle

Hello,

I want to make the switch to Vivaldi, but I've got 10 years of bookmarks and passwords (I know, sounds crazy) that I do not want to lose. Because Firefox is rather stupid, it doesn't seem to allow exporting that kind of data itself.

How can I do this with Vivaldi? I heard it has that feature, but I want to be sure I will really get all my stuff. I see the sync option, but according to the information, once I sync with my account on a certain machine with a certain password, I will not be able to sync that information anywhere else, such as a secondary PC or a redone PC. Is that so?

Thank you for reading~

samuvuo

@Rhyagelle said in Import Firefox Bookmarks/Passwords to Vivaldi:

I want to make the switch to Vivaldi, but I've got 10 years of bookmarks and passwords (I know, sounds crazy) that I do not want to lose. Because Firefox is rather stupid, it doesn't seem to allow exporting that kind of data itself.

Exporting bookmarks from Firefox:

show all bookmarks (Bookmarks icon -> Show All Bookmarks or Ctrl+Shift+O)
click "Import and Backup"
select "Backup..." to save as a json file or "Export Bookmarks to HTML" to save as an html file

Exporting passwords from Firefox:

go to about:logins
press the ... menu (upper right corner) and select "Export Logins..." (will save as a CSV file)

Rhyagelle

Thank you samuvuo! That worked wonderfully. Now I have all my information, safe and secured! Awesome!

Concerning the encryption password though, is it really a one time, one system use? I plan on upgrading my hardware soon(ish) and I'd hate to be locked out of my sync/account. Will I be able to sync if I have the password, or does it change every new hardware?

Thanks again!

BoneTone

@Rhyagelle if you couldn't access your sync data when from different hardware, how could you ever actually sync?

Rhyagelle

@BoneTone I was looking up Vivaldi's encryption information and syncing option (as I have never used any feature like this before), and could only find a site discussing it. It made it seem like the encrypted password would be permitted only on the hardware it was created on, so before I did so, I wanted to be sure.

Anyhow, thanks again guys!

BoneTone

@Rhyagelle I'm not sure what site you're referring to, but there are a bunch of articles on Vivaldi's own help website that you might find useful. Here's the one about sync, it discusses what to do if you want to change your passwords. There is a separate article about troubleshooting sync should you ever run into issues with it.

Welcome to Vivaldi & the forum. Here are a few additional useful resources:

Report a bug

Request a new feature

If you're into more advanced customizations of the browser, Vivaldi allows you to modify it using CSS & Javascript. There's a category on this forum dedicated to it, and a pinned post at the top of the category that explains how to install mods. Here are the threads for two mods I find extremely useful.

AutoSave Sessions Mod will save your session every X minutes, and keep the last Y autosaved sessions (two independent variables you can configure). I have mine set to 20 minutes and 10 sessions, which means of I accidentally close the browser or a bunch of windows, I'll lose no more than the last 19 minutes of work, and I can go back at least 3 hours to recover my a snapshot of my state.

Advanced Panels Mod with Sessions Panel let's you create some advanced panels, but the key is that it comes with a Sessions Panel, which I find extremely useful for creating, managing & accessing saved sessions. This and the previous mod turned saved seasons from a minor feature to a critical part of my workflow. Instead of cluttering my bookmarks library with temporary bookmarks, I create a saved session of those tabs.

Zoom, Find in Page, and other web Panel actions adds a toolbar in your web panels with tools to search the page, zoom, invert the colors, mute & kill the page. All of which come in handy at some point when you start making use of web panels (I have dozens).

Those threads have the mods that you need to install, and if you go to the category their in, you'll find the directions on how to install mods pinned at the top.

It's not as hard as it may seem, you don't need to understand CSS & Javascript to install other people's mods, and if you get stuck, people here will help you out.

Happy Surfing!