Unable to export Edge collections to favourites

Hi,

The cause of the missing option is unknown and I have seen other users experiencing the same issue. I suggest you report this by pressing Alt+Shift+I to let them know there is a problem with the migration. For now, as mentioned in the article below, you can still open and view your Collections via Ctrl+Shift+Y or https://www.bing.com/saves. The only change is that you won’t be able to add any new pages.

Will my Collections be deleted right away? No. This stage only removes the ability to add new items. Existing content remains accessible.

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/60fd7bba-6cfd-00b9-3787-b197231b507e

If you really want to save your pages, here is an easier method while we wait for them to fix the missing option:

• Press Ctrl+Shift+Y to open Collections
• Right-click then choose Open all (n) in new window
• On the new window, press Ctrl+Shift+D so you can save all tabs to your Favorites.

Collections is in a phased retirement and the built‑in “Move to Favorites” option is only available when Edge shows the retirement notice with the two buttons Move to Favorites and Export Your Data in the Collections pane.

From the available information:

• Starting with Edge version 145, adding new items to Collections is supposed to be disabled, but the change is being rolled out gradually. That is why adding items can still work in a later build while the feature is being retired.
• When the retirement notice appears, the supported bulk action is:
  • Use Move to Favorites to convert each Collection into a folder under Favorites. Only saved web pages (URLs) are moved; images, notes, and other non‑page items are not included.

If the Move to Favorites button is not visible in the notice for the profile being used, there is no documented alternative bulk “export to Favorites” path. In that case, the only supported options in the documentation are:

1. Wait until the retirement notice with the Move to Favorites button is available for that profile, then use it to move all saved pages from Collections to Favorites in one step.
2. Export Collections data instead of moving to Favorites:
   • For work/school (Entra/AAD) accounts, use Export Your Data from the retirement notice, or export individual collections/items to Excel/Word/OneNote via the Collections menu (for example, Send to Excel, Send to Word, or Send to OneNote), then manage links from there.
   • For personal Microsoft accounts (MSA), access existing Collections via Bing Saves at https://bing.com/saves.

There is no documented way to force‑enable the Move to Favorites option or to bulk‑migrate Collections to Favorites if that button is not present yet in the UI.

References:

• Organize your ideas with Collections in Microsoft Edge
• Use a screen reader with collections to stay organized in Microsoft Edge
• Move collections, favorites, passwords and more from Microsoft Edge