Import data from browsers. Reference information

Import automatically

When you install Yandex Browser, it suggests transferring your data.

Alice will offer to choose a browser from those installed on your computer. Choose the one you need and click Import data.

The type of data that is imported depends on the operating system and browser it is imported from.

Attention. If you chose the browser by mistake, you will not be able to cancel the data import. The data will be added immediately. To delete this data, delete the current profile, then create a new one, and import the data manually from another browser.

Restriction.

Importing passwords from Internet Explorer is possible only in Windows 8, 10 and higher.
Yandex Browser imports passwords from Mozilla Firefox with the same bit depth. For example, Yandex Browser (32-bit) imports passwords from Mozilla Firefox (32-bit).


Imported data	Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox	Opera	Internet Explorer	Edge
Open tabs	+	+	+	+	+
Search engines	+	+	+	+	+
Tableau settings	+	+	+	+	+
Favorites / Bookmarks	+	+	+	+	+
Browsing history	+	+	+	+	+
Saved passwords	+	+	+	+	+
Cookies	+	+	+	–	+
Extensions	+	–	–	–	–
Settings for form autofills, protocol handlers	+	+	–	–	+
Download paths	+	+	–	+	+

Restriction.

In Mojave 10.14, automatic import doesn't work because of app data access restrictions. Allow Yandex Browser to access other app data in the OS. Then manually import data from another browser.
Yandex Browser imports passwords from Mozilla Firefox with the same bit depth. For example, Yandex Browser (32-bit) imports passwords from Mozilla Firefox (32-bit).


Imported data	Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox	Opera
Open tabs	+	+	+
Search engines	+	+	+
Tableau settings	+	+	+
Favorites / Bookmarks	+	+	+
Browsing history	+	+	+
Saved passwords	+	+	+
Cookies	+	+	+
Extensions	+	–	–
Settings for form autofills, protocol handlers	+	+	–
Download paths	+	+	–

Restriction. Yandex Browser imports passwords from Mozilla Firefox with the same bit depth. For example, Yandex Browser (32-bit) imports passwords from Mozilla Firefox (32-bit).


Imported data	Google Chrome	Mozilla Firefox
Open tabs	+	+
Search engines	+	+
Tableau settings	+	+
Favorites / Bookmarks	+	+
Browsing history	+	+
Saved passwords	+	+
Cookies	+	+
Extensions	+	–
Download paths	+	+
Settings for form autofills, protocol handlers and download paths	+	+

Canceling automatic import

When installing Yandex Browser, a dialogue opens where you can cancel the automatic import of data from your main browser. To do this, click Skip.

Import data manually

After installing Yandex Browser, you can import settings yourself. For example, you can import data from any browser installed on your computer, or only import some of your data.

Note. If you have already imported data or used Yandex Browser, your data will not be lost when importing it again. The new data will be added to the existing data.

To import data:

Click → Settings.
In the Synching section, click Import data.
In the window that opens, select the browser you want to import your data from.
Select which data you want to transfer (bookmarks, passwords, and so on).
Click Import.

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