browser - How to transfer Google Chrome history to IE?

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2014-07
  • Phoenix Logan

    I switched to Google Chrome for about two months to try it out (on Windows 8.1) and now I am switching back to IE.

    I can't be opening up Chrome every time I need to access my history. I also get suggestions in the url based on sites I visited previously. Is there any way to transfer my history?

    • Answers
  • Griffin

    In order to import your history to Internet Explorer you must first export it from Google Chrome. You can find the official export instructions here yet I will summarize them in this answer.

    First go to the Chrome menu. This is the three bars in the upper right hand corner. 

Second hover over "Bookmarks" and select bookmark manager.

Third click on organize.

Fourth select "Export bookmarks" and save it to an appropriate location.

    You have now successfully exported your bookmarks. Now you must import them to Internet Explorer.

    To do this:

    First click on the favorites star.

Next hit the down arrow at the top.

Click import bookmarks. 

And follow the instructions from there.

    In order to export your history there is another article that tell you how to do that here.

    The basic summary however is:

    Open Google Chrome.
Click the wrench icon located on the right side of the browser window.
Click History CTRL+H from the menu.
At this point you should be able to see a list ordered by date and containing your Internet history.
If you want to save and export everything, simply left click the first element on the list and highlight everything by pulling the mouse down.
Right click and select Copy.
Now, open a Word document and paste the content on it.
As you see, the whole Chrome history will be completely copied on the .doc file. Such a list will be ordered by date and time!

    If you don't like that method they provide a more complex one here.


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  • ProstheticHead

    One of the guys I'm in charge of hasn't been pulling his weight. His productivity and quality of workmanship are way down and his computer's been getting malware infections lately. You can see where this is going.

    I'm generally an easy going guy (and I don't want any trouble but I still have to address this issue).

    Is there a way to disable browser history deletion on Chrome? I'm hoping this alone will be enough of a deterrent to put things right.


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  • Ranhiru Cooray

    If you are REALLY worried about this, you may as well install a commercial keylogger in the computer! Most of the time, this is illegal to do but i think this is really good way to get hold of the browsing habits. The extremely bad side of this suggestion is that you get all the keystrokes = password/credit card information etc which i believe is not what you want :) So a configurable keylogger which will only track the web browsing perhaps :)

    Or another perfect way of doing this is configuring OpenDNS to be used with the computer. Not only you can block unwanted (pornography/social networking/drugs/time wasters +much more), the free version (which is more than adequate) will give you two-week insight to all the networking activities (which sites were visited/which blocked sites were visited etc). To add to the effect, you can show your own message + picture when a site is being blocked :D

    Hope this helps :)

  • Paul D. Waite

    I don’t think there are any options in Chrome to do so. If you or your company are in control of your employee’s internet connection, then I’d suggest you investigate getting access to the logs, and then “reminding” all your employees that all internet access at work is logged.

    As the comments have mentioned though, if the guy isn’t into his work any more, it’s unlikely there’s a technological solution. Might he have some frustrations with the job? Are there ways to get him interested in the work, rather than scared of slacking off?

  • ProstheticHead

    I've found a solution to this problem, kind of... Basically I've installed the Google History extension and linked it to an account I created for his PC.

    This works, it will covertly record his history so long as he doesn't figure out that all he need do is log out. He's not the sharpest, so I think for now I can rely on that NOT happening.. he hasn't figured "Incognito Mode" out yet.

    Lets hope I can put the willies up him enough to bring him back in to line without too much trouble.

  • Keith

    Google Chrome has an ADM set now, you can google it lol. The problem is that it covers EVERYTHING, except disallowing users to delete history. It has a history setting, but it only controls whether or not history is allowed to be saved.. very short sighted when you consider that ADM files (GPO's) are there specifically TO control user behaviors.. ah well, just installed it myself and was configuring it, and wanted to see if there was a workaround- it DOES allow disabling incognito mode.

  • Heptite

    Installing a parental control may help you both ways, like K9 web projection.

    1. It tracks all the browsing history.
    2. It restricts social and porn.