Questions tagged [bookmarks]
Questions about managing bookmarks in browsers and browser addons. Questions about social bookmarking sites belong on Webapps.
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Search bookmarks in Google Chrome address bar
I simply want to search through the bookmarks in Google Chrome as I type in the address bar. I don't want to have to type the full URL just to hit a site already stored in my bookmarks.
Google Chrome ...
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How to sync bookmarks between Firefox, Chrome, and Safari on multiple computers?
There are some similar question on bookmark syncing, but most answers point to Delicious or Google bookmarks. However, as Chrome doesn't have the Google toolbar, how would those sync? I use several ...
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Shortcut to open specific bookmark / URL in Chrome
How to enable keyboard shortcut to open specific bookmark / URL while using Chrome?
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How do I delete the "Apps" bookmark in my bookmark bar?
The new Chrome update added an Apps bookmark to my bookmarks bar. It doesn't let me delete it, as the Delete option is greyed out.
Clicking it doesn't show the gold star button like other bookmarks:
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How to sync bookmarks across Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox bookmarks?
How to sync bookmarks across Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox bookmarks?
As I currently understand, Google Chrome puts bookmarks separately from Google Bookmarks, which is accessible in Firefox by ...
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How to export an individual bookmark folder in Google Chrome?
In my bookmarks window I have two to three folders like asp.net, jquery and sql server. How do I export the jquery folder only from Google Chrome?
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Where does Google Chrome for Linux store user specific data?
Where does Google Chrome for Linux store user specific data such as bookmarks ?
I can't find a .chrome or .google directory under my home directory, any other directory I should look at ?
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How to refresh bookmark favicons in chrome
I updated favicons for a bunch of my websites.
Refreshing the website does indeed show the updated favicon in the browser tab, however the bookmarks for those websites still have the old favicon.
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Force Chrome to sync bookmarks?
I've been using Chrome's built in bookmark sync which seems to work well.
Is there a way to force Chrome to do the sync as opposed to waiting for the alloted 'sync time'?
Update: Seems to sync when ...
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Where does Chrome save its bookmarks on Windows? [duplicate]
I'm trying to recover a Windows system from backups and can't seem to find where Chrome saves its bookmarks.
Does anybody know where Chrome saves its bookmarks on Windows?
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How to export opened tabs in Chrome? [closed]
Are there any extensions for Chrome that allow me to export all currently opened tabs as a text file, containing all the URLs of those tabs?
I don't necessarily need it to be a text file if there is ...
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How to hide the bookmark bar?
I would like to completely disable the bookmark bar from Google Chrome and I don't find any information on the web.
If I disable the bookmark bar, it still appears in an embedded bar to the Google ...
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How to add Separator to Google Chrome Bookmarks Bar?
Google chrome is an Excellent browser but the Bookmarks interface is more difficult than Mozilla Firefox. There is no Separator. It maybe not a big problem for many users, but when they have too many ...
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How can I tag the bookmarks in Chrome?
I try to edit a bookmark in chrome but there's no where to tag it. Is it possible in Chrome?
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Storing a HTTP POST request in a bookmark or something similar as you would with a GET request
You can store a bookmark with a GET request like this:
http://url.com/service?variable=value
Can you store a POST request in some way in Chrome? Maybe with a plugin? Or maybe in Firefox?
The idea ...
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How to sort bookmarks by date in Chrome web browser
Chrome is somehow missing one of the most basic features you would expect on a web browser: sorting bookmarks by date. Is there any way around this issue besides not using Chrome? I love Chrome but ...
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How to search for bookmark folders in Firefox
The search box in the bookmarks bar only searches the bookmarks themselves, yet I have arranged the bookmarks into folders and subfolders. Sometimes I can't see the folder that I know I have, so I ...
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Change Chrome bookmark folder icons
How can I change the chrome bookmark folder icons?
Right now I'm using a symbolic font:
Is it somehow possible to create custom icons or include FontAwesome for chrome? I'm using Windows 10.
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Chrome Bookmarks to default in new Tab?
Is there a way to get my bookmarks (wired to my bookmarks bar) to open
them (by default) into a new tab?
It seems to me that this would be a terrific option to build in. I am all about reducing ...
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How to hide bookmarks from the new tab page in Chrome?
I don't have the show bookmarks option turned on but whenever I open a new tab, it lists some of the bookmarks at the top of the new tab page by default. Is there a way to get rid of this?
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Is there a way to bookmark all tabs in Chrome?
Is there a way to bookmark all tabs in Chrome?
I seem to remember this being out of the box in Firefox and I'd love to get the same functionality in Chrome. Perhaps it's an issue because each tab is ...
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How to find and delete duplicate bookmarks in Google Chrome?
How to delete duplicate bookmarks and check their status... is there a Google Chrome extension that do that?
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How to save a bookmark in Firefox with POST data?
I would like to save as a Firefox bookmark a page which is not accessible using GET. The only way to retrieve the page is to send some POST data.
For example, I would like to bookmark a Chronopost ...
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How do I keep Chrome bookmarks in sync across accounts?
I use a couple of gmail accounts with Chrome: One for work and one for private use. Unfortunately, all my bookmarks in the bookmarks toolbar are tied to one of the accounts, so when I switch to ...
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Access Chrome bookmarks online w/o Chrome
Is there any way to access them online WITHOUT Chrome? I mean open some page in other browser and view them?
Or way to sync them to some service (like Raindrop or Palapy) not via file but through ...
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From Word to PDF including bookmarks
I created a Microsoft Word file with Office 2007 and exported it via Jaws PDF Creator.
Now I want some bookmarks or any kind of "linking-action" that makes it easier to navigate through the document. ...
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How to make the bookmark bar of Google Chrome bigger?
I have many bookmarks that I'd like to show in the bookmark bar. How to make the bookmark bar of Google Chrome bigger, for example, let it show two rows of bookmark icons? If impossible, is there ...
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How do I share an individual Google Chrome Bookmarks folder with someone else?
How do I share an individual Google Chrome Bookmarks folder with someone else?
I have a folder full of articles I wish to send to someone one, without opening them up individually and sending each ...
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How can I make Chrome open bookmarked pages in new tab by default?
Current situation:
I am currently browsing a page (say, www.google.com). I want to open a bookmarked page (say, www.bing.com), but I want to keep the current page (Google) opened. I need to click on ...
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How to auto-hide bookmarks bar in Chrome?
I am looking for a way to auto-hide the bookmarks bar in Chrome, so that it only shows when I hover over the area.
I'd also like a method to auto-hide the address bar in Chrome that works in a ...
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Is there a way of searching Firefox bookmarks by multiple tags without going into the bookmarks menu?
For bookmarks I know we have two options:
Option 1: Bookmarks Menu → drop-down bookmarks menu listing
Option 2: Bookmarks Toolbar → one click access to bookmarks
Is there some add-on/extension for ...
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Prevent Google Chrome From Removing Favorites Bar
I have my favorite websites saved in the favorite bar in Google CHROME like below
However, once I click one, the bar disappears.
How do I get it to permanently stay in place, so I don't have to ...
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Do browsers change URLs of saved bookmarks in response to 301 redirection?
HTTP status code 301 is used to indicate that content has moved permanently, and that the returned URL should be used to access the requested content in future.
RFC 2616 says
Clients with link ...
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Duplicating bookmarks in Google Chrome
I'm wondering about something - is there an option or a setting somewhere in Google Chrome that enables you to have duplicate bookmarks in your, well, bookmarks?
In my bookmarks bar I have folders ...
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Locate bookmarks folder after finding bookmarks in Firefox [duplicate]
When I search bookmarks I can't find a way to locate the folder of the result.
I have many bookmarks folder and subfolders and most folders and subfolders contain some bookmarks. When I cannot ...
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Is there a way to hide single bookmarks or bookmark folders in Google Chrome (or Chromium)?
In Opera I can choose to hide bookmarks and bookmark folders from the bookmark bar, is this also possible with Google Chrome or Chromium?
As a workaround I put all the bookmarks I don't want to see ...
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How do I change Firefox bookmark toolbar icons?
My Firefox bookmark toolbar items change icons every now and then for apparently no reason, especially if a site is down. I get the DNS site's icons all over, on another case I have the Facebook icon ...
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How to synchronise bookmarks between Google Chrome and Opera?
I use both Google Chrome as well as Opera. Is there any way by which I can "auto synchronise" the bookmarks between Chrome and Opera?
By "auto synchronise", I mean whenever I bookmark a page in ...
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'Edge' favorites folder location on Windows 10
Evidently Microsoft moved away from a Favorites folder used in Internet Explorer that was set to the %UserProfile% with Edge.
I have found some information on this on the web i.e. it should be ...
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How do I increase the available bookmark folder limits in chrome
As another user asked about firefox:
Increase limit of bookmark folders in Firefox?
I would like to increase the number of folders that you are presented with when you press the add bookmark star in ...
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How to move bookmarks across Google Chrome profiles
My Chrome browser just updated itslef over the network to version 40. This new version has a button on the right-hand-side of the title bar just to the left of the minimize/maximize/close buttons with ...
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Do Bookmarks slow-down firefox start-up?
I have observed many people suggesting to delete unused bookmarks, as tips to overcome slow start-up of firefox, is there any technical reason behind it?
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Delete duplicates from over 150,000 bookmarks on Google Chrome
I believe I tried all the bookmark management apps on the Chrome web store, deleted part of the bookmarks manually (yes, I even attempted that), organize them within folders and all, but they just ...
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Is there a way to edit an existing nautilus (file manager) bookmark?
Is there a way to edit an existing nautilus (fie manager) bookmark?
Invoke from Linux command line:
$ nautilus
Activate connection editor:
File>Connect To Server...>
Complete entries in the ...
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How to add keyword to bookmark in Chrome?
In Firefox, I had bookmarks with keywords, so I could easily search for stuff. When I imported these bookmarks to Chrome - keywords still work. But when adding new bookmark, I can't find a way to ...
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Is there any easy way to sync your bookmarks using only an ftp-server and some app?
I realize there is already this good question How to sync bookmarks between Firefox, Chrome, and Safari on multiple computers? about bookmark sync, but I am looking for a different solution.
It is ...
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How can I merge mobile and desktop bookmarks across Firefox Sync?
I am using Firefox Sync to synchronise bookmarks between my (Ubuntu) desktop client and (Android) mobile client. The bookmarks are synched, but kept in separate folders, rather than together. On the ...
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How can I import Opera bookmarks into Chrome?
Not the same thing: How to synchronise bookmarks between Google Chrome and Opera?
While I know that I can use a service like Xmarks to synchronize them between the two browsers, and while I know that ...
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How can I assign a keyboard shortcut to open a bookmark on FireFox? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to open a bookmark in the sidebar in Firefox without clicking on the bookmark in the bookmarks toolbar?
For example, I would like to open my Google calendar (...
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How to group bookmarks in Emacs?
I would like to group my bookmarks like buffers with ibuffer or newsgroups with gnus by certain criterias like projects for example. I also tried Bookmark+ but couldn't get anything like this working.
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