Your imported favorites from Microsoft Edge or from Internet Explorer will appear as a folder in your Bookmarks Toolbar and Bookmarks menu.
The items you selected should now be imported.
Favorites: Web pages you have saved in your Internet Explorer favorites.
Browsing History: Information on the sites you have visited.
Cookies: Small bits of information stored on your computer by some websites that are used to keep you logged in, store your options, or do other things.
Select the items you want to import, then click Next.
Firefox will list the types of settings and information it can import.
Within each zone, the user has a rich set of configuration options where authorizations can be fine. Firefox 1.0 had surpassed Internet Explorer 5 in early 2005, with Firefox 1.0 at 8 percent market share. Its first notable competitor after beating Netscape was Firefox from Mozilla, which itself was an offshoot from Netscape. IE manages its security via zonesInternet, Local intranet, Trusted sites, and Restricted sites. Internet Explorer peaked during 20, with about 95 share. There’s a strong argument to be made for each approach.
In the Import Wizard window that opens, select Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Edge Legacy or Microsoft Internet Explorer and then click Next. Firefox, by comparison, is more simplistic in its security configuration choices.
Tip: Another way to import from another browser is to click File in the Firefox Menu bar at the top of the screen enable the Menu bar (press Alt on the keyboard to enable it temporarily), then click File in Menu bar at the top of the Firefox window and select Import from Another Browser….