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Firefox bookmarking problem

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bonner martin
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When I go to bookmark a web site, as I start to type the bookmark folder name it vanishes. 

I have to go into the bookmarks folder, find the no name folder and type in the new folder name.

As I start typing I have to enter the first letter twice as first strike does not work.

I have thousands of bookmarks which are set up in a Book, Chapter, Paragraph, Sentence format. So when a new folder goes missing it is easy to find the unnamed or a folder with no name. Thank you for the help.

When I go to bookmark a web site, as I start to type the bookmark folder name it vanishes. I have to go into the bookmarks folder, find the no name folder and type in the new folder name. As I start typing I have to enter the first letter twice as first strike does not work. I have thousands of bookmarks which are set up in a Book, Chapter, Paragraph, Sentence format. So when a new folder goes missing it is easy to find the unnamed or a folder with no name. Thank you for the help.

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It is now 4 days since I was told to try switching to Safe Mode which got rid of the problem. Since then I have bookmarked many pages and it has worked perfectly so far. Thank you Fred McD. I shall remember your advise and when Firefox start the problem again I will switch to Safe Mode and hopefully it will stop. I have had this problem for a long time about 15 months. Tried many firefox rebuilds, updates, but the problem has persisted even with a windows update from 10 to 11. I am very pleased that your simple fix has stopped it for now. I hope it has gone for good. Thank you.

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cor-el
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Are you using Sync to sync the bookmarks to a mobile device as that can be a cause for such an issue ?

bonner martin
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Thanks. I have turned sync off and will let you know how it goes in a few days. Thanks You. Bonner Martin

FredMcD
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Start Firefox using Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode {web link}

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?

bonner martin
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After stopping sync the problem was still there. After switching to safe mode the problem was not there, when I tried making a new folder. Switching back to normal mode again it worked perfectly. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts until it plays up again. I have had this problem for over one year. Will report in a few day thanks Bonner Martin

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It is now 4 days since I was told to try switching to Safe Mode which got rid of the problem. Since then I have bookmarked many pages and it has worked perfectly so far. Thank you Fred McD. I shall remember your advise and when Firefox start the problem again I will switch to Safe Mode and hopefully it will stop. I have had this problem for a long time about 15 months. Tried many firefox rebuilds, updates, but the problem has persisted even with a windows update from 10 to 11. I am very pleased that your simple fix has stopped it for now. I hope it has gone for good. Thank you.

FredMcD
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It's possible that Safe Mode removed a corrupted file.