Directory for storing bookmarks in the Yandex browser

The Internet has become an integral part of the life of a modern person. Here people communicate, exchange information, read, relax and simply have a pleasant and useful time. To access the Internet, you need to have a special program - a browser. It allows you to surf the Internet (browse pages). An application called Yandex.Browser is in quite high demand. It is with him that we have to meet today. Let's try to find out where Yandex.Browser bookmarks are stored. After that, we will save them for future use. In reality this is not such a difficult task. Even a preschooler can cope with it.

What are bookmarks

First, let's try to understand what control element we are talking about. Bookmarks are pages saved in the browser. They help you quickly navigate through certain web resources. It is very convenient if the user often works with a specific site or wants to return to it a little later. Where are Yandex.Browser bookmarks stored? This question arises mainly when it is necessary to save the mentioned control. For example, to transfer it to another Internet browser.

Method 1: Bookmarks

Bookmarks are saved links to pages of sites opened in Yandex Browser for computers and mobile devices. You cannot add them without an account, but you can use them within the web browser in which they were created without authorization. At the same time, in order to navigate through them on other devices, you will first have to not only log into your account, but also set up synchronization. How to find bookmarks and synchronize them in Yandex Browser is written in detail in separate articles on our website.

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Browser location

It is worth paying attention to the fact that there are several options for the development of events. First of all, let's get acquainted with the location of bookmarks in the browser. Initially they are located on the bookmarks bar. The corresponding line is located under the address. The mentioned controls will be partially displayed here. We are interested in the complete data archive.

Where are bookmarks stored in Yadex Browser? You can find the bookmark manager like this:

1. Launch an Internet browser.
2. In the upper right corner, click on the button with the image of three horizontal stripes or three dots.
3. Select the “Bookmarks” section.
4. Go to "Bookmark Manager".

Here and in the previous list (“Bookmarks”) you can find all the pages you have ever saved. It is the bookmark manager that allows you to save and restore the studied elements of the Internet browser. But more on that later.

Method 2: Yandex.Collections

We are talking about a service for storing links, videos and pictures. You can open it in any browser, and the interfaces of Yandex tools and applications provide special elements for this.

Any browser

Go to the Yandex.Collections service

1. Open the service using the link above or from the Yandex main page.



2. In Collections, click on the “All” tab, select the desired folder

   

   and find the link you are interested in.



3. You can also find a saved entry using the search bar.

Yandex browser

Computer

1. To open Collections in Yandex Browser on a personal computer, just click the special icon to the right of the tabs.

   

   Or go there from the “Menu” of your web browser.

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2. Next, we look for the link using the method already described above.

Mobile device

1. In the mobile Yandex Browser, tap the tabs icon on the bottom panel and go to the bookmarks section.



2. Open the “Collections” tab and find the desired entry there.

Yandex application

1. Launch the software, open the “Menu” and in the “All services” block select “Collections”.



2. We are looking for the desired entry.

Windows 8 and Yandex bookmarks

But that is not all. Modern users can work with different operating systems. And so you have to think about where the bookmarks of a particular Internet browser are located. In reality, everything is much simpler than it seems.

Where are Yandex.Browser bookmarks stored in Windows 8? And on Windows 10? If we talk about the standard situation, the user will have to follow the previously specified path. The previous address for the location of the bookmarks archive is suitable for Windows 7 and higher.

Bookmarks File

All bookmarks in the Yandex browser are located in two files called Bookmarks. These files are located in the directory with browser service data. For security purposes and to prevent mistakes by inexperienced users, this directory has the “Hide” attribute, which makes it invisible during normal computer use. Therefore, you will first need to configure Windows Explorer accordingly.

To do this and get to the data you are looking for, follow the simple step-by-step instructions:

1. Launch Windows Explorer (My Computer).
2. Open the shared partition of your system hard drive. The system drive is the drive on which the Windows folder and all OS service files are stored (on most computers it is called drive C).
3. Now you will need to open the “Users” folder, and in it find your personal folder (its name will match your login to the operating system).
4. Next, you need to configure the program in such a way that it allows you to see and enter the hidden directory. At the top of the window, directly below the search bar, is a menu. Click on the leftmost “Arrange” button.
5. And in the drop-down list of options you need to select “Options”.
6. The section you are interested in is called “View”. Open it by clicking on the appropriate tab.
7. In the list of additional options, you need to check the box next to “Show hidden folders and files.” Click “Apply” to confirm and “Ok” to complete the settings.
8. Now you will be able to see a directory named “AppData” in File Explorer. Open it, and then go to the “Local” subfolder.
9. This location stores small applications such as browsers, as well as local data for some large programs. Find the directory called Yandex and open the YandexBrowser folder.
10. Now go to the “UserData” directory. Find a folder in it called “Default”. This is where the Bookmarks and Bookmarks.bak files, which are responsible for bookmarks in the Yandex browser, are stored.

Non-standard saving

It is worth paying attention to the fact that users can choose the browser initialization path themselves. The location of its elements will depend on this moment. And tabs as well. Where are Yandex.Browser bookmarks stored? If a person has installed a program in a non-standard location, we can quickly find the elements that interest us. It is enough to do the following:

1. Display a browser shortcut on your desktop.
2. Right-click on the Yandex shortcut.
3. Select the "Properties" option.
4. In the “General” tab, look at the address next to the inscription “Working folder”.

All that now remains is to follow the discovered path and return to the YandexBrowser folder. Here the user must open UserData-Defaults. This is another way to search for the bookmarks file on your computer. But it is used extremely rarely.

Where to look for bookmarks in Yandex?

So, if you installed Yandex in a different path and don’t remember where exactly, then you can find the bookmarks file as follows:

1. Select the Yandex shortcut, right-click and go to “Properties”.
2. Find the “Working Folder” item and copy its contents.

   
   Copy the contents of the “Working Folder” item

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3. Open File Explorer (or any folder) and paste the copied path into the address bar.
4. Remove the last part of "\Application" and press Enter.
5. If you do everything correctly, the YandexBrowser folder should open.
6. Go to the "User Data" folder and then to the "Default" folder.
7. Congratulations, you were able to find Yandex Browser bookmarks on your computer or laptop.

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Saving an archive

We found out where Yandex.Browser bookmarks are stored on the computer. Now we will try to save the archive for future use. Then the user can select the path to save the corresponding file. After all, we previously studied the system settings.

To save Yandex bookmarks, you will need:

1. Open an Internet browser.
2. Go to main menu.
3. Select the “Bookmarks” line.
4. In the menu that appears, click on the line “Bookmark Manager”,
5. Click on “Import and backups...”.
6. Click on the line “Save as html...”.

All that remains now is to choose where to save the document. It is advisable to give it a name. Otherwise, the name of the bookmark archive will consist of the time and date of its creation. This is not very convenient. As soon as the user completes the procedure, he will be able to find the bookmarks in the place where he placed them a minute earlier. Everything is extremely simple and clear!

Important: You can create backups in the same way. They will be recognized only by Yandex.

If Yandex browser is installed in some non-standard location

Finding out the location of important Yandex browser files is quite simple. Find its shortcut, right-click on it and select “Properties” from the drop-down menu:

In the window that opens, go to the “Shortcut” tab, look for the line “Working Folder”, this will be your path to the main browser documents.

If there is no data

Where is the Yandex.Browser bookmarks file stored? 24 million users may be asking a similar question. After all, that is exactly how many users use the mentioned Internet browser. Sometimes it turns out that the previously proposed algorithms (with the exception of the last one) did not help find the archive with bookmarks. There is no bookmarks file in the specified paths.

In order to fix this, the user needs to enable the display of hidden files and folders. Instructions for bringing the idea to life will be as follows:

1. Open Explorer.
2. Select the Arrange option.
3. Go to the “Files and Folders” section.
4. Click on the “View” tab.
5. Scroll through the suggested list.
6. Check the box next to “Show hidden…”.
7. Click on the “Ok” button.

That's all. Now you can follow the previously indicated paths. The user no longer has to think about where Yandex.Browser bookmarks are stored. The boolmarks file will be detected without any problems.

How to save Yandex Browser bookmarks on your computer

To be on the safe side, you can play it safe and save your bookmarks on your computer in another way. Especially if you have more than a hundred of them, and they are all important.

By the way, this method is classic. And very simple. Therefore, if you don’t want to look for where the bookmarks file is stored on your computer, you can use this method.

1. Launch Yandex.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+O.
3. Select what exactly you want to transfer (panel or other bookmarks), click on the word “Arrange” and select “Export to HTML file”. If you need both, repeat this procedure again.

   

4. Specify the path where to save bookmarks (for example, to the desktop).

Ready. After this, you can transfer your bookmarks to another PC (laptop) or start reinstalling Windows.

To restore everything, launch Yandex, press Ctrl+Shift+O, click on the “Arrange” line and select “Copy from HTML file”. Specify the path to it and click “Open”. As a result, you will see a list of all previously saved sites.

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Shortcut properties

Using this method, you can get to the information you need much faster. In addition, you can use it to find out the location of many files that you may need.

To perform this method, you need a shortcut located on the desktop or in the quick access toolbar at the bottom of the screen. If they are not there, you can open the Start menu and in the list of installed applications find the directory in which the Yandex browser with the desired shortcut is located.

Next, follow a few simple steps:

1. RMB click on elements.
2. Select Properties from the drop-down menu.
3. Open the "Shortcut" tab. You need the "Object" parameter. Its value is the address of the Yandex exe file. Copy it.
4. Launch Explorer and paste the copied information into its address bar. There is no need to press Enter.
5. Delete the last two parts of the address “application\browser.exe” and press Enter

This is an alternative way to get to the YandexBrowser folder, which, moreover, does not require reconfiguring the explorer.

Do you want to reinstall Yandex Browser while saving your bookmarks? Or do you just need to transfer them to another computer or laptop? It's very easy to do. It is enough to copy the bookmarks from Yandex Browser to a safe place. For example, on a flash drive (especially if you are going to reinstall Windows).