How to Import Your Favorites and Passwords in Microsoft Edge from Other Browsers

How to Bring Favorites and Passwords from Chrome or Internet Explorer

You can import passwords and bookmarks from Chrome or Internet Explorer through the settings menu in Edge, and no extra software is needed. The steps below use the current Edge for Windows 11. Button labels can differ slightly between Edge versions, but the path is the same: Settings › Profiles › Import browser data.

The data must be in the Windows user account you’re signed in to, because Edge reads the other browser’s profile from that account. Also, if your PC is managed by a work or school, an administrator may have turned the import option off. In that case it can be missing or greyed out, and you’ll need to ask your IT team.

To import favorites to Edge, plus passwords and other data, follow these steps in order.

1. Close the browser you are importing from. Edge can have trouble reading data from a browser that is still running, so make sure Chrome, Firefox or IE has no open windows.
2. Open Microsoft Edge. Click the Edge icon (blue and green) on the taskbar 🖥️ or in the Start menu ⊞. A browser window opens.
3. Click the three dots in the top-right corner. This is the “Settings and more” menu, and a list of options drops down.
4. Choose Settings from the list. A Settings tab opens with a list of sections on the left.
   Quick Tip: You can also type edge://settings/ into the address bar and press Enter. Some Edge versions open the Profiles page directly this way.
5. Click Profiles in the left-hand list. If you don’t see the list, the window may be narrow. Click the menu icon at the top left of the Settings ⚙️ page to show it. The Profiles page opens.
6. Click Import browser data. You should now see the import options for your profile.
7. Pick the browser you’re moving from. For Chrome, click Import data from Google Chrome. For Internet Explorer, click Import data from IE11. For a browser such as Firefox, look for it in the same list or in the Import from drop-down inside the import box. A box opens with the data types you can import.
   Note: If the browser you want isn’t listed, it may not be installed for your Windows account, or Edge may not support it directly. The file-based method later in this guide covers that case.
8. Choose the right profile if the other browser has more than one. Select it from the profile list. If there is only one profile, skip this step.
9. Check the boxes for the data you want. The choices are Favorites (bookmarks), History, Passwords and Settings. If you only want bookmarks, check only that box and clear the rest.
   Be careful: Only import what you need. Old, unused bookmarks and passwords make the new browser messy. A big history import also fills your address-bar suggestions with sites you no longer use.
10. Click the blue Import button at the bottom of the box. Edge copies your data. For most people this takes a few seconds, but a very large bookmark or history collection can take longer.
11. Confirm your Windows password or PIN if Edge asks. This can appear before passwords are imported. It is normal and protects your saved logins.
12. Click Done when the completion message appears. The message tells you the import is finished.
13. Check your imported favorites on the Favorites bar. They will usually be in a new folder, often named “Imported” or after the browser you came from. Your passwords are in Edge’s password manager.

No restart is needed. If something looks wrong, you can delete the imported folder from your favorites and run the import again with different choices. Importing does not remove anything from the old browser, so your original data stays where it was.

What if I have a data file?

Archived browser data saved as a file imports just as well. This is useful when the old browser is on another PC, is no longer installed, or isn’t on Edge’s list. Export your bookmarks from the old browser to an HTML file, or export your passwords to a CSV file. Then use the file option in Edge’s import tools. In the Import from drop-down, choose the bookmarks file option and select your file. For passwords, use the import option in Edge’s password manager. The process is the same as a direct browser-to-browser transfer: you choose what to bring over and Edge does the rest.

Keep it on a drive only you can access, and delete it once the import is done. Remember to empty the Recycle Bin too.

Why do this?

Bringing your favorites and credentials across saves you from hunting for lost websites or resetting accounts whose passwords you've forgotten. The sites and logins you rely on are in Edge from the first minute, so switching browsers costs you very little time.

What happens when done?

When the import finishes, your bookmarks appear in a dedicated folder in Edge. Open the Favorites bar or the Favorites menu to check them. You can drag items out of that folder into your own folders.

Saved credentials fill in automatically when you visit a login page Edge recognizes. If a login doesn't fill in, open Edge's password manager and check that the site is listed there. Your browsing history carries over too, so your usual sites show up as suggestions when you type in the address bar.

Summary

In short, you can pull favorite websites and passwords into Microsoft Edge from Chrome, Internet Explorer and other browsers. You can also use exported backup files when a direct import isn't possible. All of these methods use the same settings page and the same few steps.