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When I try to move bookmarks from one folder to another, Firefox insists on copying them instead. How do I move them?

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John R. Milton
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I am trying to arrange my bookmarks. I have lots of bookmarks in one folder and I am creating subfolders. Every time I try to move bookmarks from the folder to the subfolder, Firefox copies them and I have to go back and delete them. I wouldn't mind except for when I search for bookmarks to move to a subfolder, they come from all over my bookmarks and I would have to go through each folder to see if any need to be deleted.

I am trying to arrange my bookmarks. I have lots of bookmarks in one folder and I am creating subfolders. Every time I try to move bookmarks from the folder to the subfolder, Firefox copies them and I have to go back and delete them. I wouldn't mind except for when I search for bookmarks to move to a subfolder, they come from all over my bookmarks and I would have to go through each folder to see if any need to be deleted.

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cor-el
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Note that you shouldn't get confused by seeing bookmarks in the "Recently Bookmarked" folder. This folder is not a real bookmarks folder, but is a so called smart folder that shows a list of bookmarks as the result of a query. The actual bookmark is in another folder. Otherwise if moving isn't working then try cut & paste instead.