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I need to transfer my "favorites" from my yahoo,


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#1 hawk2022

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Posted 21 February 2024 - 03:26 PM

desktop to my newish laptop....Can I do this via usb stick? If so can someone explain the steps

to take to do it?? I have a "Sam Data sd501/128gb usb2.0" stick. have never used one before...I'm

an old guy, a user, not a techie....thanks a bunch for any help.....(oh and I did manage to download

the office program so I now have my excel and word...thanks again for thaT help....) don

 



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#2 MoxieMomma

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Posted 21 February 2024 - 03:34 PM

Hello:

 

Disclaimer: I do not use anything "Yahoo" and have not used Windows 7 for many years

 

And I think you might be referring to Yahoo "bookmarks"?

 

If so, perhaps this helps?

https://www.the-art-world.com/blog/2023/05/10/i-bought-a-new-computer-and-lost-my-yahoo-bookmarks-recovering-lost-yahoo-bookmarks/



#3 hawk2022

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Posted 21 February 2024 - 03:40 PM

Could be the same I guess...on my "yahoo" it is called "favorites"..I'll take a look at that link thanks.....



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Posted 21 February 2024 - 03:53 PM

Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what you're describing, as I have not used Yahoo for anything for many years (largely because of several egregious security breaches).

 

I expect that someone else who does use the Yahoo bits will be along to provide better help.

 

But generally, for things like this (such as browser bookmarks/favorites) it's a process of EXPORTING on the old computer and then IMPORTING on the new computer.



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Posted 21 February 2024 - 03:55 PM

Your Yahoo favorites may already be synced. If you login to your yahoo account on the new computer do you see your favorites? What browser are you using?


Edited by JohnC_21, 21 February 2024 - 04:02 PM.


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Posted 21 February 2024 - 03:59 PM

Hot D**mn,,,,,I got them, whoopee, somehow HE was looking after this old fool, and i went

and synced my bookmarks then did a save and somehow it worked on the new laptop....whoooopeee.,,,,

Thanks BC, If I hadn't looked at that link I'd still be lost!!!!! don



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Posted 21 February 2024 - 04:34 PM

Well, there you go!

 

As usual, @JohnC_21 is on the money. :thumbup2:

 

Sync'ing can have its drawbacks, but this is one instance where it was/is helpful.






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