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Bookmarking doesn't always work.

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I read and understand clicking on the star is supposed to bookmark the webpage. It doesn't seem to always work. I clicked on the star but it sometimes work and sometimes doesn't. I am not sure why?

By the way, what is the difference between bookmarking a page and adding a page shortcut?

I read and understand clicking on the star is supposed to bookmark the webpage. It doesn't seem to always work. I clicked on the star but it sometimes work and sometimes doesn't. I am not sure why? By the way, what is the difference between bookmarking a page and adding a page shortcut?

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What gives you the impression that Firefox isn't saving the bookmark?

As to the page shortcut vs. bookmark, a bookmark lets you access a website more quickly from your browser (in this case Firefox). A page shortcut creates a shortcut on your home screen for the specified page.

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I checked under bookmarks, and the website was not recorded.

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Try re-installing Firefox, and see if you still have the issue.

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After some searching a found this article from Mozilla taking about the issue: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recover-lost-or-missing-bookmarks?&s=Bookmark&as=s&__keywords=true

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joecell said

Try re-installing Firefox, and see if you still have the issue.

Thank you I shall do that when I get a chance. In fact when I bookmarked the same page again later, it worked.

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joecell said

After some searching a found this article from Mozilla taking about the issue: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recover-lost-or-missing-bookmarks?&s=Bookmark&as=s&__keywords=true

Is this given page talking about desktop Firefox or Android Firefox? It seems to be dealing with Firefox on computer.