Cannot import bookmarks from Safari on a Mac because "import" under the file menu is grayed out.

To import bookmarks from Safari on a Mac following the instructions for the import wizard, I am to select "import" under the Firefox file menu, but "import" is grayed out, so I cannot select it.

* Make sure that you not run Firefox in [[Private Browsing]] mode. In Private Browsing mode some menu items are disabled (grayed) and features like visited links and disabled and not available.
* You are in Private Browsing mode if you see "Tools > Stop Private Browsing", possibly grayed.
See [[Private Browsing]] and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Issues_related_to_Private_Browsing
* You enter Private Browsing mode if you select: Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Never Remember History"
* To see all History settings, choose: Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting '''Firefox will: Use custom settings for history'''
* Uncheck: [[ ] "Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session"
See also [[Private Browsing|#Always_start_Firefox_in_a_private_browsing_session|Always start Firefox in a private browsing session]]

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Trying to import bookmarks from Safari. According to help it says open file and click on import. When I open file there is no import. So how do I import my bookmarks from Safari ?

I'm on a Mac with 10.7.2 I'm trying to import my bookmarks from Safari to FireFox. When I open the "file" to click on import like the instructions say there is no "import" in file. So how do I import my Safari bookmarks to FireFox ?

I don't have that activated either.. :-s

How do I import bookmarks from Safari on a Mac?

I have a Mac (OS X 10.6.8) and it's version of Safari (5.1.1 (6534.51.22)) has a full compliment of bookmarks, which I would like to import into Firefox for Mac 7.0.1. However, the documentation I can find is (a) out out of maintenance an (b) refers to a pulldown option on the File menu, which does not appear on my version of Firefox.
What do I do?

Import and Backup is the third (last) button on the toolbar in the Bookmarks Manager (Library) that looks like a star. 
Other platforms show the text label, but on Mac you only see toolbar icons.

I want to import bookmarks from Safari but there is no import choice in the file menu

my firefox does not have the option to import my bookmarks, even though in Help it says it does. What do I do?

Exporting bookmarks from Safari
Go to File->Export Bookmarks. Safari saves your bookmarks in an HTML file. Save the HTML file to the Desktop or any other location of your choice.
Importing bookmarks to Firefox
Go to Bookmarks->Show all bookmarks. This will open up the Bookmarks Library.
Click Import and Backup...
Select Import Bookmarks from HTML.. from drop down menu.
Locate your HTML file exported from Safari.
You can use Safari Bookmark Exporter to export bookmarks to an HTML file,if exporting to the HTML file is not supported by Safari.
Download Link http://homepage.mac.com/simx/public/products/SBE1.1.dmg

To import bookmarks from Safari, Help says to select Import from the File menu, but there is no Import option there. What then is the first step to import Safari bookmarks?.

I was reading from the Help menu which does provide the warning that the material may be outdated since it is not supported.

The Import option has been moved from the File menu to the Library window; that article needs to be revised.
*''Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks'' to open the Library window
*In the Library window, ''Import and Backup > Import Data from Another Browser''
'''If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when signed-in to the forum.'''
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*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Shockwave%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-shockwave Installing ('''''or Updating''''') the Shockwave plugin with Firefox]
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I want to import bookmaks from Internet Explorer, but "import" on the file menu is grayed out.

I dont know what else to tell you.

This can happen if you are in private browsing mode. In that mode some features are disabled. For details of how to get out of private browsing mode see this link - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Private+Browsing

I want to import bookmarks from Safari on the Mac same computer. Firefox help says Menu Bar/File/Import. My Firefox does not have File/Import option. How do I import bookmarks from Safari to Firefox?

I want to import bookmarks from Safari on the same Mac computer. Firefox
Help says use Menu Bar/File/Import.
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Import and Backup is the third (last) button on the toolbar in the Bookmarks Manager (Library) that looks like a star. 
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Firefox 15.0.1 cannot import bookmarks from Safari 6.0.1

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Jaime.-

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Cannot import bookmarks from Safari because "import" option is NOT highlighted (not available). Why?

MacBook Pro - FireFox 4
I was able in the past (earlier FireFox versions) to import bookmarks from Safari when clicking on the "Organize Bookmarks." This now is not available. Instead, under "file" there is an "import" option but it is NOT highlighted, i.e., it is not available for clicking. How do you import bookmarks from Safari (or any other browser) after you have used FireFox for a while. i.e., not when you first set it up, but later?

"Organize Bookmarks" has been renamed to "Show All Bookmarks" in the bookmarks menu.
The option to import can be disabled if you are in private browsing mode. To stop Firefox opening in private browsing mode do this:
# Open the Preferences window and go to the Privacy panel
# Change the setting "Firefox will" to "Remember history", alternatively if you set it to "Use custom settings for history", de-select the setting "Permanent Private Browsing mode"

I have imported bookmarks from Safari to Firefox but the bookmarks bar does not change in Firefox and match that of Safari. That's the part I need most. Any ideas why? Also, I don't see where to choose for Firefox to be my default browser.

I use a Imac with OS 10.6.7. I've just uploaded Firefox 4. I had Firefox 3 already but do not use it often. I've been using Safari. I imported bookmarks from Safari to Firefox, but the bookmarks bar in Firefox did not change to match that of Safari, and that's where the important bookmarks are. Any ideas?
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Canot Import Bookmarks from Safari

Instructions say to import bookmarks go to File>Import. Under the file menu, the word Import… is never highlighted, so I can't click on it. How can I get this to work so I can import bookmarks from Safari?

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How do I prevent Firefox from locking up when I click on "Save As" under the "File" menu (resetting Firefox didn't solve the problem)?

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I can't import bookmarks from SAFARI 6.0.1 on a MAC to FIREFOX 15.0.1.

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Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Tom

Did you manage to export the bookmarks in Safari to an HTML file like posted above?
You need to do that first. 
Then you can open the HTML file in a (plain) text editor to check whether sections that start with "<H3" have a FOLDED attribute. 
If that is the case then you need to remove all the occurrences of the FOLDED attribute and save the file as plain text. 
After that you should be able to import the file in Firefox.
*Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Import Bookmarks from HTML
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_bookmarks

Import bookmarks from Safari 5.1.7

Hello. I would like to import all of my bookmarks from Safari 5.1.7 to Firefox/Mozilla. I have over 200 of them and would like to avoid having to go to each site to rebook(mark) it.
I'm on the following hardware:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac8,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Running the following software:
System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
Safari Version: Version 5.1.7 (6534.57.2)
Firefox Version: Version 12.0

hello BKTru, please see [[Import Bookmarks and personal data from another browser]].

Cannot import bookmarks from Safari on a Mac because "import" under the file menu is grayed out.

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