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old bookmarks reappeared

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Old bookmarks that I have either deleted or put elsewhere reappeared in my Bookmarks Toolbar (I find it difficult to check whether the Bookmarks Menu is also effected in this way since there are too many bookmarks there for me to remember what was where). The question is why: I can of course redo the organization, but it is effort and I can then never be sure that the problem won't occur again (and that it hasn't appeared elsewhere - see my remarks about the Menu - that I cannot check).

Old bookmarks that I have either deleted or put elsewhere reappeared in my Bookmarks Toolbar (I find it difficult to check whether the Bookmarks Menu is also effected in this way since there are too many bookmarks there for me to remember what was where). The question is why: I can of course redo the organization, but it is effort and I can then never be sure that the problem won't occur again (and that it hasn't appeared elsewhere - see my remarks about the Menu - that I cannot check).

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Strange Do not see my (YOUR) remarks about the Menu - that I cannot check).

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That could if you reset the pref that makes Firefox create these default bookmarks or otherwise do not keep its value.

   browser.bookmarks.restore_default_bookmarks = false 

When this pref is true then a new set of default bookmarks will be created.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue. http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config _____________________________________________________ http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resetting_preferences

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best to save a copy of the bookmarks before starting anything ever.

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I don't find this entry in about:config. The entries from browser.bookmarks are:

autoExport editDialog max_backups showMobileBookmarks showRecentlyBookmarked