Comments on: How to migrate from Internet Explorer to Firefox http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:52:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Frank Huber http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-101006 Frank Huber Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:05:10 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-101006 I guess I confused everyone by using 0D for CR and 0A for LF = line feed = newline code. I should've said that most DOS-oriented editors (like Kedit) default to terminating each line with a carriage return AND a line feed. After posting, I examined Firefox's cookie.txt file and saw only line feeds (newline codes to Unixheads ;) ). Also, I saw tabs representing whitespace. Once I told my editor to output only line feeds -- and just to be sure, I also told it to output all whitespace as tabs -- Firefox accepted my edited cookie.txt file as if it was its own child. Success! Thanks, Martin, for getting me started. I guess I confused everyone by using 0D for CR and 0A for LF = line feed = newline code. I should’ve said that most DOS-oriented editors (like Kedit) default to terminating each line with a carriage return AND a line feed.

After posting, I examined Firefox’s cookie.txt file and saw only line feeds (newline codes to Unixheads ;) ). Also, I saw tabs representing whitespace.

Once I told my editor to output only line feeds — and just to be sure, I also told it to output all whitespace as tabs — Firefox accepted my edited cookie.txt file as if it was its own child. Success! Thanks, Martin, for getting me started.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-100937 Martin Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:21:14 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-100937 Frank I only tested it with IE 6.0 and that browser did not add hex values to the cookies.txt file. Frank I only tested it with IE 6.0 and that browser did not add hex values to the cookies.txt file.

]]> By: Frank Huber http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-100935 Frank Huber Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:09:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-100935 I could not migrate my cookies from IE5.5 to FF2.0, even though I did everything according to Martin’s recipe. The cookies.txt file exported from IE contained hex 0D 0A 0D 0A (CR LF CR LF) between every pair of lines, and my text editor (Kedit) retained that structure.

I placed a “.” before each cookie description that didn’t start with “www.” and deleted a few descriptions for cookies that I no longer wanted.

I had just installed FF 2.0, and had used it only once (to search for how to migrate my cookies), so I renamed the existing cookies.txt as cookies.jnk and copied the edited cookie file to my profile folder.

The upshot: No cookies are visible to FF.

P.S.: Nathan, FF 2.0 did NOT prompt me to transfer my cookies, only my bookmarks.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-97603 Nathan Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:45:31 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-97603 Well, if you install FF for the first time, you are prompted to transfer your settings: cookies, bookmarks, etc. So, I guess you could reinstall firefox or delete your current profile/reinstall to import everything automatically. Well, if you install FF for the first time, you are prompted to transfer your settings: cookies, bookmarks, etc. So, I guess you could reinstall firefox or delete your current profile/reinstall to import everything automatically.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-97480 Martin Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:13:37 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-97480 I suppose this is only working with firefox settings ? Nice idea though, will be taking a look at it soon. Thanks for all your tips and recommendations, they are really valuable to me.. I suppose this is only working with firefox settings ? Nice idea though, will be taking a look at it soon.

Thanks for all your tips and recommendations, they are really valuable to me..

]]> By: netking http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-97466 netking Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:45:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/27/how-to-migrate-from-internet-explorer-to-firefox/#comment-97466 An other alternative would be to install google browser sync extension. This extension stores all your firefox related stuff like cookies, saved passwords, cache, history on google servers... The only sync it doesn't store is your local settings (extensions). This is really practical, as you just have to install the extension to "feel at home" on any Firefox, just by installing the extension. You have to have a google account to use this and if your concerned about privacy with Google storing personal data, just skip the tip ! An other alternative would be to install google browser sync extension.

This extension stores all your firefox related stuff like cookies, saved passwords, cache, history on google servers… The only sync it doesn’t store is your local settings (extensions).

This is really practical, as you just have to install the extension to “feel at home” on any Firefox, just by installing the extension.

You have to have a google account to use this and if your concerned about privacy with Google storing personal data, just skip the tip !

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