Copy Favorites From Chrome May 2026

cp ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Bookmarks ~/Desktop/chrome_bookmarks_backup Report prepared for general technical use. Last updated: 2025.

For full system backups or migration between Chrome installations, provides a complete byte-for-byte restore. copy favorites from chrome

Using is ideal for convenience but should not be the only backup method. Appendix: Quick Command Line Copy (Windows) To copy the bookmarks file via Command Prompt (run as admin): copy favorites from chrome

copy "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Bookmarks" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\chrome_bookmarks_backup" For macOS Terminal: copy favorites from chrome