Exporting QuickAccess data

[vedicaudio]

Is there any way to export the QuickAccess data as a CSV bookmarks file. I know that MX7 creates a backup copy of the QuickAccess data in %AppData\Local\Maxthon\Application\User Data\Profile 1\Backups\QuickAccess; however, it is in a *.dat file, and I'm not sure what if any programs would be able to parse the data.

All of the other favorites and bookmarks can be exported to CSV for importing into other programs, but it would be useful to also be to at least export the URLs and website names of the sites stored as QuickAccess tiles on the new tab page.

[BugSir009]

3 hours ago, vedicaudio said:

Is there any way to export the QuickAccess data as a CSV bookmarks file. I know that MX7 creates a backup copy of the QuickAccess data in %AppData\Local\Maxthon\Application\User Data\Profile 1\Backups\QuickAccess; however, it is in a *.dat file, and I'm not sure what if any programs would be able to parse the data.

All of the other favorites and bookmarks can be exported to CSV for importing into other programs, but it would be useful to also be to at least export the URLs and website names of the sites stored as QuickAccess tiles on the new tab page.

Hi vedicaudio, right now there is no way to export quickaccess as csv file. I will record your request and forward to the development team for their consideration.

[vedicaudio]

Thanks. In the meantime, do you know what format the *.dat file uses? Perhaps I could find some application that would open this file up and allow me to view it in plain text so at least I could quickly copy and paste the URLs.

[Magdalene]

@vedicaudio

https://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-11/how-to-read-and-open-dat-files-in-windows/

[vedicaudio]

15 hours ago, Magdalene said:

@vedicaudio

https://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-11/how-to-read-and-open-dat-files-in-windows/

As the article points out, *.dat is just a container and doesn't specify any particular format. That's why I am asking for information about the format Maxthon uses to store the data about the QuickAccess bookmarks.

[BugSir009]

1 hour ago, vedicaudio said:

As the article points out, *.dat is just a container and doesn't specify any particular format. That's why I am asking for information about the format Maxthon uses to store the data about the QuickAccess bookmarks.

Hi vedicaudio, the QA file is encrypted and is not accessible using other apps.

[vedicaudio]

OK, thanks for explaining, BugSir009. I think this points out a larger problem with how QuickAccess is currently implemented. QuickAccess are essentially just bookmarks, but with a couple additional data points attached (like color of tile, or screen shot option).

But because they have been stored in a silo, the user no longer has the flexibility to easily re-organize them. For example, let's say I have a QA folder with 9 websites stored in there. I decide I no longer want them to appear on the new tab page, because I want to make room for other things there, but I still want to keep them as bookmarks. If the QA access was integrated into the MaxNote bookmarks, I could just go into the bookmark manager and drag and drop the entire folder from "QuickAccess" to "Maxthon bookmarks" (or any other subfolder). But again, in their current silo, I would have to manually create 9 new bookmarks, and manually copy and paste 9 different website names, and 9 different URLs to achieve the same outcome.

At least, if the devs can implement an export to CSV function, this would allow easier transfer to other browsers, backup of data to offline storage, and easier re-organization within Maxthon itself.

Thank you!