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I am having problems with Library, "Show all Bookmarks" freezing when I add a new folder

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Paul
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I recently moved from windows Vista to a new computer with Windows 7.

I stared having problems with Library (show all bookmarks) freezing when I go to add a new folder.

It also freezes when I move bookmarks.

Can I 're-set' library, perhaps it needs to be cleared of excess stuff ??

I recently moved from windows Vista to a new computer with Windows 7. I stared having problems with Library (show all bookmarks) freezing when I go to add a new folder. It also freezes when I move bookmarks. Can I 're-set' library, perhaps it needs to be cleared of excess stuff ??

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FredMcD
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First, try this; Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?

Use with Extreme Caution;

Bookmark Duplicate Cleaner {web link} Scans for bookmark duplicates and allows you to delete them


Bookmarks Checker - check for bad links {web link} Check favorites for broken or bad links. It checks for bad links and displays a report if it finds something. Check for 404 links, timeout links.

Modified by FredMcD

cor-el
cor-el
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Are you using Sync to sync the bookmarks?

If you use Sync then best is to disconnect Sync while performing maintenance/repair efforts to files in the Firefox profile folder.

You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database (bookmarks and history) in the Firefox profile folder.

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