What's imported to Microsoft Edge

When you first run Microsoft Edge, you have the option of importing browser data from any other browser you use. When you install another browser on your new device, Microsoft Edge will start importing essential browser data like passwords, history, autofill and more. Microsoft Edge uses internet data usages to detect the primary browser. The browser whose internet data usage is at 50% or higher is set as the primary browser. Otherwise, it assumes legacy Microsoft Edge to be the primary browser.

To view your internet data usage:

• In Windows, go to Start  > Settings  > Network & internet > Advanced network settings > Data Usage.

When Microsoft Edge determines the primary browser, it starts importing other browser data types like favorites, extensions, open tabs and more.

You can manually import data at other times than when you first run Microsoft Edge.

1. In Microsoft Edge, go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Profiles > Import browser data.

2. Under the Import from other browsers section, select Choose what to import.

3. Under Import from, select the browser whose data you want to import.

4. Under Choose what to import, select the specific browser data you want imported from the list.

5. Select Import.

The chromium-based Microsoft edge is an upgrade from the old, legacy Microsoft Edge. We automatically bring over all your data from the legacy Microsoft Edge when you start using the chromium-based Microsoft Edge.

• Microsoft Edge does not ask for any explicit consent to migrate data from legacy Microsoft Edge.

• The legacy Microsoft Edge data is always migrated to the new Microsoft Edge.

If Google Chrome is detected as your primary browser, Microsoft Edge presents you with the option to import data from Google Chrome so that you give explicit consent to this data being imported. 

When you select Get Started, favorites, history, and shortcuts are brought over from Google Chrome. These are used only to visually show the placement of favorites and top sites on the New tab page. The favorites, history, and shortcut data is fetched and shown, but not saved until this point. You'll be presented with two options for what to do with browser data from Google Chrome: 

• If you choose Import from Google Chrome, all data, including favorites, history, and shortcuts, is saved in the Microsoft Edge User Data folder.

• If you choose Continue without importing, the favorites, history, and shortcuts data is discarded and no other data is imported from Google Chrome.

Select this option to import the bookmarks in your Favorites bar in Internet Explorer, to the Favorites bar in Microsoft Edge. Other favorites will be imported to the Other favorites folder in Microsoft Edge.  

During import,

• duplicate folders on the same path are merged.

• duplicate files on the same path are skipped.

To see your favorites in Internet Explorer, go to View favorites, feeds, and history > Favorites. 

To see and manage your imported favorites in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://favorites.

• Go to Settings and more   > Favorites, select the three dots in the upper right of the menu that opens, and then select Open favorites page.

Select this option to import the online account credentials you’ve saved in Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge, so you can continue to quickly and safely log in to your online accounts. 

When Microsoft Edge imports your passwords, it checks to see if you already have a password for the same website and username. If the saved password and the imported password don't match, Microsoft Edge overwrites the existing password with the one being imported. For websites where there are no conflicts, the existing saved passwords in Microsoft Edge will be unaffected. 

To see your passwords saved in Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Internet Options > Content tab > Autocomplete settings > Manage Passwords. 

To see and manage your imported passwords in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://settings/passwords.

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Profiles > Passwords.

Select this option to import the list of search engines saved in Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge. 

To see your search engines in Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Manage add-ons > Search Providers. 

To see and manage your search engines in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://settings/searchEngines.

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Privacy, search, and services, select Address bar and search under Services, and then select Manage search engines.

Select this option to import Internet Explorer Browsing History into Microsoft Edge. Because the Top sites shown in the New tab page are generated based on the browsing history in Microsoft Edge, you may see the Top sites change based on the imported history data. 

Your browsing history data isn't sent to the Microsoft servers during the import process; the entire import process is completely local to your device. 

To see your browsing history in Internet Explorer, go to View favorites, feeds, and history > History. 

To see and manage your search history in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://history/all.

• Go to Settings and more   > History, select the three dots in the upper right of the menu that opens, and then select Open history page.

Select this option to import the home page URL you set in Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge. 

To see the home page URL you set in Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Internet Options > General tab > Home page. 

To see and manage your home page URL in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://settings/appearance.

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Appearance, and under Select which buttons to show on the toolbar > Home button, select Set button URL.

Select this option to import your Internet Explorer settings to Microsoft Edge so that your overall browser experience remains as consistent as possible between the two browsers. 

Currently, we support importing the settings that are most often used, help with browser customization, are important for accessibility, or are critical for the browser to work. However, not every setting will be imported from Internet Explorer.  

The Internet Explorer settings which will be imported are:

General settings

• Internet options > General > Browsing history > Delete browsing history on exit 

• Internet options > General > Browsing history > Delete > Temporary Internet files and website files

• Internet options > General > Browsing history > Delete > Cookies and website data 

• Internet options > General > Browsing history > Delete > History 

• Internet options > General > Browsing history > Delete > Download history 

• Internet options > General > Browsing history > Delete > Form data 

• Internet options > General > Browsing history > Delete > Passwords 

Privacy Settings 

• Internet options > Privacy > Settings > Sites > Managed websites > Always Allow 

• Internet options > Privacy > Settings > Sites > Managed websites > Always Block 

• Internet options > Privacy > Location > Never allow websites to reqest your physical location (on or off)

• Internet options > Privacy  > Pop-up Blocker > Turn on Pop-up Blocker (on or off)

Cookies 

• Internet options > Privacy > Settings > Advanced > First Party Cookies > Accept

• Internet options > Privacy > Settings > Advanced> First-party Cookies > Accept

• Internet options > Privacy > Settings > Advanced> First-party Cookies > Prompt 

• Internet options > Privacy > Settings > Advanced> Third-party Cookies > Accept 

• Internet options > Privacy > Settings > Advanced > Third-party Cookies > Block 

• Internet options > Privacy > Settings > Advanced > Third-party Cookies > Prompt 

Select this option to import your open tabs from Internet Explorer. Imported tabs are added to the current active window of Microsoft Edge.

Select this option to import bookmarks in the Bookmarks bar in Google Chrome, to the Favorites bar in Microsoft Edge. Bookmarks in the Other bookmarks folder will be imported to the Other favorites folder in Microsoft Edge.  

During import,

• duplicate folders on the same path are merged.

• duplicate files on the same path are skipped.

To see your Bookmarks in Google Chrome, go to Customize and Control Google Chrome > Bookmarks > Bookmark manager (chrome://bookmarks). 

To see and manage your imported favorites in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://favorites.

• Go to Settings and more   > Favorites, select the three dots in the upper right of the menu that opens, and then select Open favorites page.

Select this option to import the online account credentials you’ve saved in Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge, so you can quickly and safely log in to your online accounts. 

When Microsoft Edge imports your passwords, it checks to see if you already have a password saved for the same website and username. If the saved password and the imported password don't match, Microsoft Edge overwrites the existing password with the one being imported. However, for websites where there are no conflicts, the existing saved passwords in Microsoft Edge will be unaffected. 

To see your passwords saved in Google Chrome, go to Customize and control Google Chrome > Settings > Autofill > Passwords (chrome://settings/passwords). 

To see and manage your imported passwords in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://settings/passwords.

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Profiles > Passwords.

Select this option to import address data, such as your shipping addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Microsoft Edge intelligently checks for similar entries and merges data where it can. 

To see your addresses and other contact data saved in Google Chrome, go to Customize and control Google Chrome > Settings > Autofill > Addresses and more (chrome://settings/addresses). 

To see and manage your imported addresses and other contact data in Microsoft Edge do one of the following:

• Go to edge://settings/personalinfo

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Profiles > Personal info.

Select this option to import your saved credit card information, so you can continue to use these cards for your online purchases in Microsoft Edge. Any combination of card number, cardholder name, and expiration date is a unique combination. If any duplicates are detected during import, they won't be imported. 

To see your saved payment info in Google Chrome, go to Customize and control Google Chrome > Settings > Autofill > Payment methods (chrome://settings/payments). 

To see and manage your imported payment info in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://settings/payments.

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Profiles > Payment info.

Select this option to import of Google Chrome Browsing History into Microsoft Edge. Because the top sites shown in the New tab page are generated based on your browsing history in Microsoft Edge, you may also see these top sites change based on the updated history data. 

Your browsing history data isn't sent to the Microsoft servers during the import process, and the entire import process is completely local to your device.

To see your browsing history in Google Chrome, go to Customize and control Google Chrome > History (chrome://history). 

To see and manage your browsing history in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://history/all.

• Go to Settings and more   > History, select the three dots in the upper right of the menu that opens, and then select Open history page.

Select this option to import your Google Chrome settings, so that your overall browser experience remains as consistent as possible between the two browsers. 

Currently, we support the import of settings which are used most often, help with browser customization, are important for accessibility, or are critical for the browser to work – but not every setting will be imported from Google Chrome. We expect to add support for more settings over time, based on your feedback. 

The following Google Chrome settings will be imported:

You and Google settings 

• You and Google > Chrome name and picture

Autofill settings 

• Autofill > Passwords > Offer to save passwords 

• Autofill > Passwords > Auto Sign-in 

• Autofill > Payment methods > Save and fill payment methods 

• Autofill > Addresses and more > Save and fill addresses 

Appearance settings 

• Appearance > Show home button 

• Appearance > Show bookmarks bar 

• Appearance > Font size 

• Appearance > Customize fonts 

• Appearance > Page zoom 

Search engines settings 

• Search engine > Search engine used in the address bar 

• Search engine > Manage search engines  

Startup settings 

• On startup (whatever option you've set here)

Privacy and security settings 

• Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies and other site data > Allow all cookies

• Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies and other site data > Block third-party cookies in Incognito

• Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies and site data > Block third-party cookies 

• Privacy and security > Site Settings >  Cookies and site data > Block all cookies (not recommended)

• Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies and other site data > Clear cookies and site data when you quit Chrome 

• Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies and other site data > Send a "Do Not Track" request with your browsing traffic 

• Privacy and security > Autofill > Payment methods > Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved

Download settings 

• Advanced > Downloads > Location 

• Advanced > Downloads > Ask where to save each file before downloading 

Select this option to import your Pinned and open tabs from Google Chrome. Imported tabs are added to the current active window of Microsoft Edge. Currently on Windows, Google Chrome needs to be closed for this feature to work.  On macOS, you can import open tabs without needing to close Google Chrome. 

Select this option to import your Chrome store extensions into Microsoft Edge. You can see your imported extensions at edge://extensions. 

During import, if any extension is found on the Microsoft Edge add-ons website, it will be installed from there and the rest from the Chrome Web Store using the local installation of the extension. The extensions installed from the Microsoft Edge add-ons website will be in on or off mode after import to Microsoft Edge to match their state in Google Chrome. The extensions installed from Chrome web Store will be in off mode after import.  

Wherever possible, Microsoft Edge will also import the data and settings associated with an extension.

Select this option to import your Google Chrome Shortcuts to Microsoft Edge. The imported shortcuts are added to the Top sites on the New tab page. Microsoft Edge will only import the first eight shortcuts from Google Chrome.

Select this option to import your cookies from Google Chrome (first-run import only). Cookies are only imported if Privacy and security > Cookies and site data is set to Allow all cookies in Google Chrome. 

To see your cookies in Google Chrome, go to Customize and control Google Chrome > Settings  > Privacy and security > Cookies and site data > See all site data and permissions (chrome://settings/content/all). 

To see and manage your imported Cookies in Microsoft Edge do one of the following:

• Go to edge://settings/siteData.

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data > See all cookies and site data.

Select this option to import the home page URL you set in Google Chrome will be imported to Microsoft Edge.  

To see the home page URL you set in Google Chrome, go to Customize and control Google Chrome > Settings  > Appearance > Show home button (chrome://settings/appearance). 

To see and manage your home page URL in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://settings/appearance.

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Appearance, and under Select which buttons to show on the toolbar > Home button, select Set button URL.

Select this option to import your Google Chrome search engine settings to Microsoft Edge.

To see your search engines in Google Chrome, go to Customize and control Google Chrome > Settings > Search Engine > Manage search engines and site search (chrome://settings/searchEngines).

To see and manage your search engines in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://settings/searchEngines

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Privacy, search, and services, select Address bar and search under Services, and then select Manage search engines.

Select this option to import your saved bookmarks to Microsoft Edge as favorites.

During import to Microsoft Edge, 

• duplicate folders on the same path are merged.

• duplicate files on the same path are skipped.

To see your bookmarks in Mozilla Firefox, go to View history, saved bookmarks, and more > History > Show All Bookmarks.

To see and manage your imported favorites in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://favorites.

• Go to Settings and more   > Favorites, select the three dots in the upper right of the menu that opens, and then select Open favorites page.

Select this option to import the online account credentials you’ve saved in Mozilla Firefox to Microsoft Edge, so you can quickly and safely log in to your online accounts. 

During import of passwords, Microsoft Edge will try to check if you have a password already existing for the same site for the same username. If Microsoft Edge detects that the saved password and the imported password do not match, it will overwrite the existing password with the one being imported. However, for websites where there are no conflicts, the existing saved passwords in Microsoft Edge will remain unaffected. 

To see your passwords saved in Mozilla Firefox, go to Open menu > Options > Privacy & Security > Logins and Passwords > Saved Logins (about:logins).

To see and manage your imported passwords in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://settings/passwords.

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Profiles > Passwords.

Select this option to import address data like your shipping addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Microsoft Edge tries to intelligently check for similar entries and merge the data where it can. 

To see your addresses and other contact data saved in Mozilla Firefox, go to Open menu > Options > Privacy & Security > Forms and Autofill > Saved Addresses (about:preferences#privacy). 

To see and manage your imported addresses and other contact data in Microsoft Edge do one of the following:

• Go to edge://settings/personalinfo.

• Go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Profiles > Personal info.

Select this option to import your Mozilla Firefox browsing history into Microsoft Edge. Because the top sites shown in the New tab page are generated based on your browsing history in Microsoft Edge, you may see the top sites change based on the imported history data. 

Your browsing history data is not sent to the Microsoft servers during the import process; the entire import process is completely local to your device. 

To see your browsing history in Mozilla Firefox, go to View history, saved bookmarks, and more > History > View History Sidebar.

To see and manage your browsing history in Microsoft Edge do one of the following: 

• Go to edge://history/all.

• Go to Settings and more   > History, select the three dots in the upper right of the menu that opens, and then select Open history page.

1. Open the Avira Password Manager web app (passwords.avira.com) and log in to your account.

2. Select the Settings icon in the left-hand menu.

3. Scroll down to the MY DATA section and select Export data.

4. Select Export CSV. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

1. Log in to your Bitwarden web vault. 

2. Select Tools in the top navigation bar.

3. Select Export Vault and choose CSV file format.

4. Enter your master password and select Export Vault. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

1. Open the Dashlane web app (www.dashlane.com/) and log in to your account.

2. Open account settings from the My Account button on the left sidebar.

3. Select Export data from the right sidebar.

4. Select Export to CSV. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

1. Select the LastPass extension icon in the address bar in the browser window.

2. Select Account Options > Advanced > Export > LastPass CSV file.

3. Enter the master password for the LastPass vault. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

1. Open the Norton Password Manager web app and log in to your account.

2. Select Settings > Export my vault data, which will open a pop-up window.

3. Choose the Export option from the Export my vault data pop-up window.

4. Enter your vault password. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

5. Open the CSV file:

   1. Remove the first two rows from the CSV file that mention metadata, including product version.

   2. Edit the following column headers:

      1. Change User Name to username.

      2. Change Login URL to url.

6. Save your changes. 

1Password 8 

1Password 8 exports to the 1Password Unencrypted Export (.1pux) format or a comma-separated values (CSV) file. The CSV format supports a limited set of fields and will only export Login and Password items. To export your 1Password data in 1Password 8: 

1. On your Windows device, open and unlock 1Password (www.1password.com/).

2. At the top of the sidebar, select Export, and select the account you want to export.

3. Enter your account password.

4. Choose CSV as the export format and select Export Data.

5. Choose where you want to export your 1Password data and select Open. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

1Password 7 

1. On your Windows device, open and unlock 1Password (www.1password.com/).

2. Select the items you want to export.
   Select multiple items by holding down the Ctrl key when selecting them.
   Select all the items by pressing Ctrl + Aafter selecting one of the items in the list.

3. Right-click (or press and hold) the selected item(s) and choose Export.

4. Choose Comma Delimited Text (.csv).

5. Enter a filename and select Save. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

1Password 4 

1. On your Windows device, open 1Password (www.1password.com/) and unlock the vault you want to export.

2. Choose File > Export.

3. Choose Comma Delimited Text (.csv).

4. Enter a filename and select Save. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

1. On your Mac, open and unlock 1Password (www.1password.com/).

2. Select the vault you want to export.
   It’s not possible to export from “All Vaults”, so you’ll need to choose to a specific vault.

3. From your chosen vault, select File > Export > All Items.
   If you belong to a team account, there may be some vaults where you don’t have the “Export items” permission. Ask your team administrator.

4. Enter your 1Password account password.

5. Choose Comma Delimited Text (.csv).

6. Select Save. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

Repeat these steps for any other vaults you want to export.

1. Select the True Key extension icon in the address bar in the browser window and log in. 

2. Select the geared wheel at the upper right corner of the page, and then select App Settings > Export.

3. The Export my profile data window should open. Select Continue.

4. Enter your master password and select Unlock. This will download a CSV file in the selected location.

Once you have exported your 3rd Party Passwords as a CSV file, you can manually import this data to Microsoft Edge.

1. In Microsoft Edge, go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Profiles > Import browser data.

2. Under the Import from other password managers section, select Import passwords.

3. Under Import from, choose the type of file you want to import.

4. Select Import.

1. In Microsoft Edge, go to Settings and more   > Settings   > Profiles > Passwords.

2. Turn on Offer to save passwords and/or Automatically save passwords: 

   • Offer to save passwords - Microsoft Edge offers to save your passwords when this is turned on. You'll see a pop-up window where you can edit your password, turn on or off the Automatically save passwords toggle, and accept or reject saving the password for a given site. 

   • Automatically save passwords - Microsoft Edge automatically saves your passwords for all sites when this is turned on. 

     You can always turn off automatic save from settings anytime.