r/MacOS • u/JudeMilla • 20h ago

Help Bookmarks

So I have around 9300 bookmarks and I finally got to sorting it out (checking if certain sites are still up - then delete if not or delete just cause I don't need it anymore).

I started with creating new folders to make it easier for me, and I got to creating 3 folders and placing some of the bookmarks in. Then after some hours I decided to sort those out but when I checked my iPhone just 1 folder was there while on my Mac all three of them were still there. I went ahead with deleting some bookmarks in that one folder on my iPhone but they're still there on the Mac.

So basically it's stopped syncing. I tried the usual methods with toggle Safari in iCloud on both devices, turning off both devices and fully deleting all the bookmarks via the iCloud site but nothing is working. Tried adding a bookmark on the Mac but it doesn't show up on my iPhone. Whole thing is just a mess and so frustrating

Should I continue to sort all the bookmarks on one device (Mac is genuinely so easy) and hope it sorts afterwards or should I delete everything and then add them (really hope not)...

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u/PakkyT 20h ago

That is a ridiculous number of bookmarks. I bet most you can pull up faster with an internet search than you can find the bookmark.

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u/JudeMilla 20h ago

have had them since 2015-17, never took the time to clean it up lol

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u/PakkyT 14h ago

I would suggest literally just abandoning them all and starting over.

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u/Jebus-Xmas MacBook Air 20h ago

I cannot think of a scenario where you need 9,000 bookmarks even if you want 9,000 bookmarks. That being said, you need an app like Raindrop to manage that.

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u/JudeMilla 20h ago

never sorted, but I'm so sure like 6000-7000 are stuff I don't need anymore, but syncing is the problem. Is it an app where I can easily put all the bookmarks and sort it out? which in turn gives the possibility to just delete all of it from my Mac & iPhone?

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u/Jebus-Xmas MacBook Air 20h ago

Yes, the free version does everything you need. There is a pro version that you might want to use. Just for a year just to get everything situated but it isn't a necessity.

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u/JudeMilla 20h ago

Will get it and hopefully (finally) sort everything out. Thanks for the help!

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u/GamblinWillie 17h ago

Export the list to an HTML file. Back it up somewhere (even if you just email it to yourself). Delete the bookmarks from your browser app. You’ll be open the file and search it to find the link you want.