Sunday, November 29, 2009

How to import Cookies from IE to Safari on the Mac?

I am moving over to the Mac and want to be able to import the Cookies from IE on Windows to Safari on the Mac. I have been able to export a text file, but don't see a way to import from Safari these Cookies. Cookies on the Mac are these .plist files and are in a different format. Is there a utility on the Mac that takes these exports Cookie text files from Windows and imports them into the Mac so they can be used in Safari (or Firefox on the Mac)?



How to import Cookies from IE to Safari on the Mac?windows xp professional



I know you can import your bookmarks and favorites to Safari from IE, but I'm not sure about individual cookies. The first time you use Safari it's supposed to prompt you if you want to import from other browsers.



http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Safar...



http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/04/0409.ht...



From a security standpoint I'm not fond of importing cookies (the kind that contain credit card info, account numbers, etc.) if it requires different file formats and a conversion media. Too much of a risk that something gets compromised during the conversion and sensitive data gets into the wrong hands. But you might contact tech support at Apple to see what they suggest.



http://www.apple.com/support/contact/



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