Are you talking about moving a few marks manually, or mass sorting?

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manually sort. when i open bookmarks (top left corner of my screen) and my bookmarks appear, I just want to manually sort them.

I think you opened the sidebar. Open the main Bookmarks Manager <Control><Shift> B

If you are trying to use the right-click > Sort by Name feature, that works on folders. To sort the main level of the Bookmarks Menu by name, you need to use either the

• Library dialog
  • Ctrl+Shift+b or
  • "Show All Bookmarks"

• Bookmarks Sidebar
  • Ctrl+b or
  • bookmarks menu button > View Bookmarks Sidebar

and right-click the wording Bookmarks Menu to sort that level.

But if you meant dragging/dropping bookmarks to a different position, it should work, but it might be easier using the Library dialog.

yes i would like to just drag/drop. i'm as tech savy as a rock when it comes to this stuff. i just want shuffle them around in the order i want. thanks for ya'lls assistance.

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problem not solved i was just thanking ya'll for you help. still can't drag/drop bookmarks in the order i want them

What happens when you try? Does the bookmark move but jumps back? Does it move, stay put, but jump back when you close/open Firefox?

nothing happens. they don't move at all

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox. A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh).

Is the problem still there?