Saving Safari Bookmarks When Erasing And Restoring My Computer's Sotware ?

I intend to return my computer to its "factory fresh" default condition but wish to preserve all my bookmarks.
Where can I find them so that I can copy them safely onto an external HD before erasing everything ?
Any information or suggestions would be appreciated.
Ian.

The easiest way to do this is look under File in the menu bar. Then choose Export Bookmarks. This will allow you to save them to a location of your choice. Once you have reinstalled everything choose Import Bookmarks to add them back to safari.

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