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I re-sorted bookmarks (by key words) and lost my original, crucial manual sort with separations?!

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I create bunches of related bookmarks within each folder, each set off by separations. For the first time, I sorted by key words, and when I switched back to site name/my manual sort, all the work was gone. It's all sorted by alpha now. I assume that can't be undone, but I'm holding out hope.

I create bunches of related bookmarks within each folder, each set off by separations. For the first time, I sorted by key words, and when I switched back to site name/my manual sort, all the work was gone. It's all sorted by alpha now. I assume that can't be undone, but I'm holding out hope.

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Did you try Organize > Undo in the Bookmarks Manager (Library)?

If you haven't closed Firefox yet then see if you can use "Organize > Undo" in the bookmarks manager (Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks) to undo this action and restore the bookmark(s). The Organize button is the first of the three buttons next to the Back and Forward buttons on the toolbar in the Library (Bookmarks Manager). If it didn't work then you can restore the bookmarks from a JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.

  • Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Restore

This will replace all current bookmarks and you lose bookmarks that were added since that backup was created. See:

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Chosen Solution

Did you try Organize > Undo in the Bookmarks Manager (Library)?

If you haven't closed Firefox yet then see if you can use "Organize > Undo" in the bookmarks manager (Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks) to undo this action and restore the bookmark(s). The Organize button is the first of the three buttons next to the Back and Forward buttons on the toolbar in the Library (Bookmarks Manager). If it didn't work then you can restore the bookmarks from a JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.

  • Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Restore

This will replace all current bookmarks and you lose bookmarks that were added since that backup was created. See: