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Windows 11 Microsoft Edge Bookmarks Location

I am wanting to create a PowerShell script that will run on a Task Scheduler schedule to back up my Windows 11 Microsoft Edge bookmarks. All the references I can find say that the location of the bookmark file is in C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Bookmarks. However, inside the User Data folder, there is no Default folder.

Some online searches reference the DBStore in C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge... however, the only folder listed in AC is Temp.

I have plenty of Favorites shown in my browser but cannot find the file they are stored in so that I can back up. Any ideas?

Solution

  • I have tested the scenario and found that on Windows-11 OS, MS Edge stores bookmarks on the location below for a Default profile.

    C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default

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    You could see I have added Test1 in the Bookmark bar, which I could see in the Bookmarks file.

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    If you are using multiple profiles and you are looking for bookmarks you added under that profile then you need to look into folder for that specific profile.

    For example, C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1

    If you are not able to see the Bookmarks file, it means that you have not added the bookmarks for that profile.