Jim said

. . . and I cant export bookmarks from Safari in HTML format.

Please explain the problem in detail. What happens? What are the exact error message(s) ?

I figured out a way to import my bookmarks but have to copy and paste each individual link - I am sure there is an easier way but at least I only have to do this once thanks

See also:

• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Importing%20bookmarks%20and%20other%20data%20from%20Safari

Jim said

I figured out a way to import my bookmarks but have to copy and paste each individual link

That is unfortunate.

Once you are done placing the bookmarks in Firefox; Open the Bookmarks Manager; Press the Alt or F10 key to bring up the toolbar, and select Bookmarks. Hot key is <Control> (Mac=<Command>) <Shift> B.

Once the window is open, at the top of the page, press the button labeled Import and Backup. Select Export Bookmarks To HTML, and follow the prompts and save it to a HTML file.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them

You should also; Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles.{web link} I use an add-on that makes backups of my user profile, Just In Case. Unfortunately, it is not compatible with the current Firefox.

Every now and then, open the profile folder and create a copy of the current profile as is to another location on your hard drive. This way you will have a backup.

If you do this each day, you will not lose much data. This should be done with Firefox Closed.

Note: In case you need to restore from these backups, you may need to overwrite old or corrupted files.