How to backup computer files, bookmarks, & passwords

This document explains how to back up computer files as well as bookmarks and passwords stored in Google Chrome.

Computer Files

NOTE: This task may take 5–60 minutes depending on the size and number of files.

Go through each folder on your computer (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, etc.) and select all the files you want to back up.
Drag and drop the files to the OneDrive folder. You can move multiple files at once.

Bookmarks

NOTE: This task will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

Open the Chrome browser. Click the vertical dots icon.
Hover over “Bookmarks” and select “Bookmark manager”.
Click the vertical dots icon in the top-right corner and select “Export bookmarks”. A popup will prompt you to save the bookmarks as an HTML file.
Save the file in a OneDrive folder and give it a clear name (e.g., bookmarks_7_6_23).
After your computer is converted by IT, navigate to “Bookmark manager” in Chrome. Click the vertical dots icon and select “Import bookmarks”.
Select the HTML file saved earlier.

Passwords

NOTE: This task will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

Open the Chrome browser. Click the vertical dots icon and select “Settings”.
Click “Autofill and passwords” and then click “Google Password Manager”.
Click “Settings”. In the “Export passwords” section, click the Download file button.
Enter your password in the Windows Security popup. Click “OK”. Save the file in a OneDrive folder and name it “Chrome Passwords”.
After your computer is converted by IT, navigate to “Settings” in Chrome. Click “Autofill and passwords”.
Click “Google Password Manager”. Click “Settings”.
In the “Import passwords” section, click the Select file button. Select the .csv file saved earlier.

After the Conversion

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