Why did Microsoft Edge Import all my bookmarks from Chrome without asking?

Anonymous
2022-09-04T20:48:22+00:00

I do not use Microsoft Edge. After this mornings snafu with Defender I decided to open Edge to make sure that it was up to date. No it wasn't. So after updating Edge and restarting it, without my permission Microsoft decided to import all my bookmarks and favorites from Chrome?. What is going on at Microsoft?

when you install windows it's the default browser. Then when you go to download Chrome they give you all this **** about how great Edge is. Then unlike before you have to change every default permissions manually to Chrome.

Now they go and Import all my stuff from Chrome WITHOUT ASKING? Then after importing everything you have to go to settings to tell EDGE not to do that....Couldn't this behavior trigger a lawsuit or something like it did in Europe? Ha Ha Behavior...wasn't that their big SNAFU this morning?

ranting and raving done...

have a great day

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Anonymous
2022-09-07T16:30:57+00:00

Hello,

This feature can be deactivated in the settings menu. To do this click on the ellipsis(...) top right > Settings > Profiles > Import browser data > Import browser data from Google Chrome on each launch > Turn off.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-17T17:24:58+00:00

    Thank you. I just got a new computer and I use different browsers for different accounts so when I logged on this morning and my edge websites were suddenly my chrome accounts instead that messed things up. Oddly I've been using things fine for a couple weeks now. So I guess it was an update that turned this feature on, which means future updates could do it again. This should stay ff by default after you select no during set up.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-07-14T11:58:20+00:00

    I have never agreed for edge to do anything because I use each browser for different tasks as well, and today I opened Edge and got all my chrome stuff. I guess I was lucky I wasn't at a conference or something ffs.

    And this happened after an update as well, I dunno which but I'm just about done with windows...

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-29T01:59:08+00:00

    Happened to me just now. I still have all the bookmarks, but I lost all account session. This is horrible because I have so many accounts that I use for work every day. Any idea how to restore session before the catastrophe? lol thx

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-08-01T00:09:23+00:00

    Omg this just happened to me!! What in the world!!!

    This shouldnt even be allowed!!!
    Is there just no privacy on the Microsoft Edge browser?? They just take whatever data u have on your computer and use it it seems.
    Can u imagine the outrage if google browser did this?

    It seems like this is all intentional too and not a bug as its been a while since it was first reported.

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