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Saved bookmarks cannot be edited or moved

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Bookmarks I've saved cannot be moved or edited. When I attempt to edit their names or move them, they change the name back immediately or move themselves back to where they defaulted from.

They save and delete just fine, it's just moving and editing that cannot be done!

Thank you, Nathan

Bookmarks I've saved cannot be moved or edited. When I attempt to edit their names or move them, they change the name back immediately or move themselves back to where they defaulted from. They save and delete just fine, it's just moving and editing that cannot be done! Thank you, Nathan

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[v57+] Places Maintenance is built into Firefox.

Type about:support<enter> in the address bar.

You will find Places Database near the bottom. Press the Verify Integrity button.

When done, copy and post the results here.

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[v57+] Places Maintenance is built into Firefox.

Type about:support<enter> in the address bar.

You will find Places Database near the bottom. Press the Verify Integrity button.

When done, copy and post the results here.

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If you use Sync then best is to disconnect Sync temporarily during troubleshooting.

You can check for problems with the places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder.

  • use "Verify Integrity" button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page

In case errors are reported with "Verify Integrity" close and restart Firefox and retry.

If "Verify Integrity" cannot repair places.sqlite, rename/remove all places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder. Firefox will rebuild places.sqlite and restore the bookmarks from a recent JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.

  • keep a backup copy of places.sqlite in case a new places.sqlite database has to be created

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You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.

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FredMcD said

[v57+] Places Maintenance is built into Firefox. Type about:support<enter> in the address bar. You will find Places Database near the bottom. Press the Verify Integrity button. When done, copy and post the results here.

Using the "Verify Integrity" button seems to have solved my issue! Thank you both so much for the quick and detailed responses!

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Glad to help. Safe Surfing.