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Add a Folder to the Favorites Bar or Bookmarks Menu

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Organize Folders in the Favorites Bar

Organizing, deleting, and renaming folders.

Bookmarks tend to get out of hand. One way to get and keep them under control is to store them in folders. Of course, the process is easier if you set up folders before you start adding and editing bookmarks , but it's never too late to get organized.

The steps and screenshots here were performed in version 13.0.3 of Safari, but they should apply to older versions as well.

The Safari Sidebar

The easiest way to manage your bookmarks is through the Safari sidebar (sometimes referred to as the bookmarks editor). To access the Safari sidebar, click Bookmarks > Show Bookmarks . In older versions of Safari, the menu item might say Show All Bookmarks .

An alternative method to reveal the Safari sidebar is to use the Sidebar button in the Safari toolbar.

With the Safari Sidebar open, you can add, edit, and delete bookmarks, as well as add or delete folders or subfolders.

There are two main places to save bookmarks and bookmark folders : the Favorites bar and the Bookmarks menu.

The Favorites Bar

The Favorites bar is located near the top of the Safari window. It might not be visible depending on how you have Safari set up, but it's easy to enable: Simply select the View > Show Favorites Bar .

The Favorites bar is a great place to keep your favorite websites handy, either as individual links or in folders. The number of individual links you can store horizontally across the toolbar is limited to your screen width, of course, but it allows you to see and access them without clicking a drop-down menu. If you put links rather than folders in the Bookmarks bar, you can access the first nine of them using keyboard shortcuts rather than the mouse.

Using folders rather than links in the Favorites bar makes an almost endless array of websites immediately available from the bar. Otherwise, consider reserving the Favorites bar for sites you visit daily or at least once a week, and store everything else in the Bookmarks menu.

The Bookmarks Menu

The Bookmarks menu provides drop-down access to bookmarks and/or folders of bookmarks, depending on how you decide to organize it. It also provides a second way to access the Favorites bar, as well as bookmark-related commands. If you turn off the Favorites bar, perhaps to gain more screen real estate, you can still access it from the Bookmarks menu.

Adding a folder to the Favorites bar or the Bookmarks menu is easy; the trickier part is deciding how to set up your folders. Some categories, such as News, Sports, Weather, Tech, Work, Travel, and Shopping, are universal, or at least pretty obvious. Others, such as Crafts, Gardening, Woodworking, or Pets, are more personal.

Consider adding a Temp category to hold the sites you might visit briefly but want to return to later, when you have more time. These should be sites you wouldn't bookmark permanently but are interesting enough to check out—just not at the moment. If you corral them in a Temp folder, they will still pile up frighteningly fast, but at least they'll all be in one place.

Naming Your Bookmarks

To add a folder:

Select Bookmarks > Add Bookmark Folder . A new folder named untitled folder will appear at the bottom of the Bookmarks section, ready for you to change it.

Type in a new name, and press Return or Enter .

If you accidentally click away from the folder before you get a chance to name it, right-click the folder and select Edit Name from the pop-up menu. If you change your mind about the folder, right-click it and select Remove (or Delete , depending on your version of Safari) from the pop-up menu.

Select and drag the folder to the Favorites bar or the Bookmarks menu entry in the sidebar, depending on where you want to store it.

Whether you decide to add individual bookmarks or folders to the Favorites bar, keep their names short, so you can fit more of them in. Short names aren't a bad idea in the Bookmarks menu, either, but you have more leeway here because the links display in a hierarchical list.

Adding Subfolders to Folders

If you tend to collect a lot of bookmarks, consider adding subfolders to some of the folder categories. For example, you might have a top-level folder called Home that includes subfolders called Cooking , Decorating , and Gardening . To add a subfolder:

Open the Safari sidebar ( Bookmarks > Show Bookmarks ).

Select the Favorites Bar or the Bookmarks Menu entry, depending on the location of the top-level folder.

Select the target folder and then the right-facing arrow to the left of it to display the folder's contents (even if the folder is empty). If you don't do this, a new folder you create will be added at the same level as the existing folder, rather than within the folder.

From the Bookmarks menu, select Add Bookmark Folder . A new subfolder will appear in the selected folder, with its name ( untitled folder ) highlighted and ready for you to edit. Type in a new name, and press Return or Enter .

If you're having problems getting the subfolders to appear in the selected folder, simply drag the subfolder to the folder you wish to have the subfolder occupy.

To add more subfolders to the same folder, select the folder again, then select Bookmarks > Add Bookmark Folder . Repeat the process until you've added all of the desired subfolders, but resist the urge to get carried away.

Rearranging the folders in the Favorites bar is easy. You can do this two ways: directly in the Favorites bar itself or in the Safari sidebar:

• Select the folder you want to move, and drag it to its target location in the Favorites bar. The other folders will move out of the way to accommodate it.
• Select Bookmarks > Show Bookmarks . In the Safari sidebar, click Favorites. To move a folder, click and hold the folder's icon, then drag it to the desired location. You can move a folder to a different position at the same level in the hierarchy, or drag it into another folder.

The first option is easiest if you're rearranging top-level folders; the second option is the one to choose if you want to rearrange subfolders.

To rearrange your bookmark folders, open the Bookmarks sidebar and simply drag the folders to the desired positions.

To delete a folder from your Bookmarks menu or Favorites bar, right-click on the folder, and select Remove from the pop-up menu.

Check the folder first to be sure that it doesn't contain bookmarks or subfolders that you'd like to save elsewhere.

To rename a folder, right-click it and select Rename ( older versions of Safari used Edit Name instead) from the pop-up menu. The folder's name will be highlighted, ready for you to edit. Type in a new name, and press Return or Enter .

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How to Make Bookmark Folders in Safari on the iPhone or iPad

If you want to quickly revisit pages in Safari, you can save them as bookmarks. But did you know you can save Safari bookmarks in bookmark folders? Instead of scrolling through all the bookmarks you've saved, you can categorize them into folders, making your bookmarks organized and easy to browse. Below, I'll show you how to create Safari bookmark folders.

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We've already gone over how to use  search suggestions  in Safari and Chrome, how to  add favorites in Safari , and how to use Reader mode in Safari . For more great Safari navigation tips, check out our free  Tip of the Day . To create a new bookmark folder in Safari: 

• Open the Safari app and tap the Bookmarks icon, which looks like an open book.

• On the Bookmarks page, tap Edit. 
• Then tap New Folder to create a new Safari bookmark folder.

• You can rename the new folder and tap Done in the keyboard when you're finished.
• On the Bookmarks page, you'll see your new folder.
• Tap Done in the lower right corner to save all your changes.

You can also rearrange your list of bookmark folders.

• After tapping edit, press on the three lines next to a folder's title.
• Drag and drop to rearrange the folders.
• Tap Done to save your changes.

To move a bookmark you've saved into a bookmark folder:

• Open Bookmarks and tap Edit.
• Then tap the title of the bookmark you want to move.

• Under Location, tap the current location to open the menu.
• Select the folder you want to move the bookmark to.
• Then tap All in the upper left corner to go back to Bookmarks.
• Tap Done in the lower right to save your changes.

To save a new bookmark into a bookmark folder:

• On the Safari webpage. 
• Tap the Share icon.
• Then tap Add Bookmark.

• Tap the current location under Location to open the menu and select where the webpage will be stored, including any folders you've created.
• Then tap Save.

Now you can create, add to, and rearrange your Safari bookmark folders! Next, learn how to bookmark all open Safari tabs at once . You can also learn how to save images from Safari on your iPhone , as well as how to create a custom stocks watchlist .

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Bookmarks and Favorites in Safari are easy ways to keep track of interesting sites you want to visit again later and your favorite sites you visit often. Bookmarks and Favorites have similar, but slightly different, purposes.

Use bookmarks to save links for sites you want to visit again later. Use Favorites to store links to a select few sites you visit often or every time you open Safari.

We'll explain how to manage your bookmarks and Favorites in Safari so you can make the best use of them and keep them organized.

Managing Bookmarks in Safari

Browser bookmarks can quickly get out of hand, especially if you bookmark a lot of sites. So it's a good idea to start organizing your bookmarks into folders early on to keep them under control. But it's never too late to get organized. It just might take a while if you have a large, unorganized collection of bookmarks.

How to Create Bookmark and Favorites Folders

Before adding a bookmark for a site, create a folder to put the bookmark in. First, click Show sidebar , or press Cmd + Control + 1 .

Make sure the Bookmarks button is selected (blue) at the top of the sidebar. Either right-click or Control -click anywhere in the sidebar and select New Folder .

Your Favorites are at the top of this sidebar and you can also use this method for creating Favorites folders.

Enter a name for the folder and press Enter .

To create a new folder in the Bookmarks editor, click New Folder in the upper-right corner of the page.

If you want to add multiple existing bookmarks to a new folder, select the bookmarks and hold down Option as you click New Folder . The selected bookmarks are added to the new folder that you can rename as mentioned above.

How to Add Bookmarks

To add a new bookmark and customize the name, description, and location, click the Share button in the upper-right corner of Safari. Select Add Bookmark .

This enters a default name for the bookmark based on the website title. But you can change the name if you want.

You can also add an optional description for the bookmark, which helps you remember why you bookmarked a page in the first place.

The first time you add a bookmark in Safari, the default folder is Favorites . We'll talk about adding Favorites later. For now, we're going to add the bookmark to the new folder we created above.

Select the folder from the Add this page to dropdown list and click Add . The folder you select becomes the default folder next time you add a bookmark.

To quickly add a bookmark, move your mouse over the address bar. Click and hold the plus icon on the left side of the box.

Select a bookmarks folder from the dropdown list. Safari adds a bookmark with the default name of the page to the selected folder. We'll show you how to edit a bookmark later.

You can also add the page to your Favorites by selecting Favorites or a Favorites folder.

How to Move and Copy Bookmarks and Folders

If you already have a bunch of bookmarks , you can organize them into folders or rearrange them.

Drag the bookmark to a folder or another location on the sidebar. To copy a bookmark instead of moving it, hold down the Option key while you drag it.

This method also works for rearranging Favorites.

How to Rename Bookmarks and Folders

To rename a bookmark or folder, right-click or Control -click on an item in the sidebar and select Rename . You can also force-click to rename. To do this, click and hold on the item until its text highlights.

If you're in the Bookmarks editor, select the bookmark or folder you want to rename, and press Enter .

Enter a new name or change the current one, and press Enter to accept your changes.

This also works for renaming Favorites.

How to Edit the URL for a Bookmark

Safari contains a Bookmarks editor that allows you to edit and delete your bookmarks and Favorites. Go to Bookmarks > Edit Bookmarks .

Use the same method we described for renaming bookmarks to change the Address for a bookmark or Favorite. The editor also allows you to edit Website names, but you can't add bookmarks or Favorites in the editor.

How to Edit the Description for a Bookmark

You might want to add descriptions to your bookmarks, so you know why you saved the link to that page. If you forgot to do that for some of your existing bookmarks, you can edit their descriptions.

You can only edit the description for a bookmark on the sidebar, and only if the bookmark is in a folder. This is another good reason for putting bookmarks into folders.

To edit the description for a bookmark, double-click the folder containing the bookmark on the sidebar to expand it. Then, Control -click the bookmark you want to edit and select Edit Description .

The description is highlighted, allowing you to enter new text.

How to Delete Bookmarks

If your bookmarks are cluttered, you may want to delete old ones you don't use anymore.

On the sidebar, either right-click or Control -click the bookmark you want to delete and select Delete .

To delete multiple bookmarks, Cmd -click the bookmarks and press the Delete key.

You can also click and hold on the bookmark's name until it's highlighted. Then click the X to the right of the name.

Both methods also work for deleting Favorites.

How to Search Through Your Bookmarks

If you have a lot of bookmarks, you might find it hard to locate a certain one, even if you've organized them into folders. Thankfully, Safari allows you to search through your bookmarks.

Enter the text you want to search for in the search box at the top of the sidebar or in the upper-right corner of the Bookmarks editor. On the sidebar, you might have to scroll up to see the search box.

Results of the search display as you type. Click on the bookmark to open the page in the current tab.

To clear the search and go back to the full list of bookmarks, click the X button on the right side of the search box.

How to Import Bookmarks From Chrome or Firefox

Have you switched to Safari from Chrome or Firefox ? You can easily import your bookmarks from either browser into Safari.

Go to File > Import From > Google Chrome or File > Import From > Firefox . Check the Bookmarks box on the dialog box and click Import .

You can do this at any time, even if you've imported bookmarks already.

Safari is smart enough to know which bookmarks you've already imported from Chrome or Firefox. So if you import bookmarks again, you'll only get new ones you added to the other browsers. Or if you've deleted some bookmarks you imported, you'll get those back the next time you import.

The bookmarks and folders from Chrome or Firefox are imported at the root level on the sidebar. Use the methods we covered above to rename and rearrange bookmarks and folders, edit descriptions, or delete any imported bookmarks you don't want.

How to Import Bookmarks From an HTML File

You might want to import your bookmarks into a separate folder automatically, so you can keep them separate from the bookmarks you already had in Safari.

You can accomplish this by importing bookmarks from an HTML file, which you can export from Firefox or Chrome. See our guide to exporting Chrome bookmarks for info on this.

Go to File > Import From > Bookmarks HTML File . Then select the HTML file you want to import and click Import .

The imported bookmarks are put into a folder titled Imported with the current date.

Managing Favorites in Safari

The Favorites bar sits just below the address bar at the top of the Safari window. It provides quick access to sites you visit often.

You can only specify one web page as your homepage. But what if you want to open multiple pages every time you open Safari? You can add your favorite pages to your Favorites and have quick access to them when you open Safari.

How to Show the Favorites Bar

Safari stores favorites on the sidebar and in the Bookmarks editor, as we showed you earlier. You can also access them on the Favorites bar.

If you don't see the Favorites bar under the address bar, click Toggle the favorites bar on the toolbar, go to View > Show Favorites Bar , or press Cmd + Shift + B .

Only a certain number of sites will fit on the Favorites bar, so it's best to limit the number of pages you add to your Favorites.

How to View the Favorites Page on the Current Tab

If you want to view and access your Favorites as thumbnails, you can open the Favorites page on the current tab. Go to Bookmarks > Show Favorites .

If you don't see Show Favorites as the first option on the Bookmarks menu, you must make a change in Safari's settings . Go to Safari > Preferences . On the General screen, select Favorites from the New windows open with popup menu.

Your Favorites are available as thumbnails on the current tab.

How to View the Favorites Page on a New Tab

If you want access to Favorites page when you open a new tab, go to Safari > Preferences .

On the General screen, select Favorites from the New tabs open with popup menu. New tabs will now display the Favorites page, which includes Frequently Visited sites at the bottom. We'll show you how to hide the Frequently Visited sites section later.

How to View Favorites From the Smart Search Box

Use the Smart Search box, or address bar, as a quick way to access your Favorites page without leaving the current web page.

Click in the address bar to open the Favorites in a popup window. Then click the icon for the page you want to visit. The Favorites popup window goes away and the selected page opens on the current tab.

How to Change the Bookmarks Folder on the Favorites Page

By default, the Favorites page shows all your Favorites and the folders under Favorites. But you can change this to show only the Favorites in a Favorites folder or a folder of bookmarks.

Go to Safari > Preferences . On the General screen, select the folder you want to view from the Favorites shows popup menu.

The selected folder displays when you open the Favorites page on a new tab or from the Smart Search box.

How to Show/Hide Frequently Visited Sites in Favorites

If you don't want to see Frequently Visited sites at the bottom of the Favorites page, you can hide them.

Go to Bookmarks > Show Frequently Visited in Favorites . When the option does not have a check mark in front of it, you won't see the Frequently Visited sites on the Favorites page.

How to Open Your Favorites in Tabs When You Open Safari

If you visit the same pages every time you open Safari, you can add these pages to your Favorites and have them open in separate tabs when you open a new window.

To do this, set up your Favorites using the methods described earlier. Then go to Safari > Preferences .

On the General screen, select Tabs for Favorites in the New windows open with dropdown list.

Keep Track of Your Favorite Pages in Safari

Safari already offers great tools in the bookmarks and Favorites features. And they'll help you keep your favorite and important pages organized.

But if you want other options for managing your bookmarks, you can look through some great Safari extensions for bookmark management .

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Bookmarking websites is a great way to keep track of them for later. If you visit a lot of websites, you can bookmark them in Safari. You can also create folders, edit existing bookmarks, and search for them. Here's how to add a bookmark in Safari using your Mac computer, iPhone, or iPad.

Bookmarking Websites in Safari

To add a new bookmark in Safari, open the webpage you want to save. On Mac, click Bookmarks in the top toolbar, then click Add Bookmark . On iOS, tap the Share icon, then tap Add Bookmark .

• You can enter a website in the address bar or use Google Search to find it.

• Alternatively, click the Share button in the top-right corner of the window.

• A pop-up window will open.

• To add a new folder, click Bookmarks in the menu bar, then click Add Bookmark Folder . This will add an "untitled folder" to the sidebar in Safari. Long-click the folder to edit the name.

• To access your bookmarks, click Bookmarks in the menu bar and click on the bookmark you want to open.
• Click Bookmarks in the menu bar and click Show Bookmarks to display the bookmarks sidebar.
• Click Bookmarks in the menu bar and click Edit Bookmarks to move, delete, or rename your bookmarks.
• You can also import bookmarks to Safari .

• You can enter a website in the address bar or enter keywords to search for one.

• If you want to create a new bookmark folder , tap the Bookmarks icon in Safari. It's a blue outline of two curved pages. Then tap Edit in the corner of the screen, tap New Folder , type a name for the folder, and tap Bookmarks under location.

• To access your bookmarks, tap the Bookmarks icon in Safari, then tap the bookmark you want to open.
• To delete a bookmark, tap the Bookmarks icon in Safari, then tap Edit in the corner of the screen. Tap the red - next to the bookmark you want to delete, then tap Delete .

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How to Create, View, Edit, and Restore Bookmarks in Safari on Mac

Bookmarks are shortcuts to your favorite web pages so that you can navigate to them in seconds. This article explains how you can create, view, edit, and restore your Bookmarks in Safari on your Mac.

Using Bookmarks is a great way to save and organize websites so you can easily visit them later. If Safari is enabled in iCloud Preferences on your Mac, Safari will use iCloud to synchronize your bookmarks across multiple devices. You can use iCloud.com to restore your bookmarks from an earlier version that was automatically archived in iCloud. In other words, this will let you recover your bookmarks you accidentally deleted.

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How to Create a Bookmark

There are several ways to add a bookmark:

Use the Share button

• Launch Safari and open the desired website that you want to bookmark.
• Click the Share button in the toolbar.
• Click Add Bookmark. And a dialog box will appear saying “add this page to”.
• Choose a folder (you can create folders see the “how to manage bookmarks” section below). The default folder is Favorites. You can change its name and add a description.
• When you are done, click the blue Add button.

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Use the Smart Search field

• With the wanted website open in Safari, move your mouse over the Smart Search field (this is the address field where you enter URLs), do not click yet.
• A circle (+) icon will appear at the left side of the field. Then click and hold this button.
• And choose Bookmarks.

Safari menu bar

If you use this met dog, you can add multiple bookmarks at once. Here is how:

• In Safari, open a website you want to bookmark. If you want to bookmark multiple sites, use tabs, and open more than one site.
• From the Safari menu bar, click Bookmarks.
• From the drop-down menu, select Add Bookmark or Add Bookmarks for These X Tabs. Then again you may add description etc and click Add.

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This is arguably the easiest way. You can simply use the keyboard shortcut to add a bookmark. Here is how:

• Open the desired website in Safari.
• On your keyboard, press the Command-D keys together.
• This will open the Bookmark dialog. Select a folder and then click Add.

Now you may choose a method and then you may repeat this step for all your favorite sites.

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How to view bookmarks

So you have added your desired websites to your bookmarks. Here is how you can find and view your bookmarks:

• In Safari, click the Sidebar button in the toolbar. And then click the Bookmarks tab. Or alternatively, click Bookmarks and choose Show Bookmarks.
• You will see all of your bookmarks and bookmark folders. You can click a bookmark to visit.
• You will see a search field at the top which you can use to search your bookmarks. If you do not see the search field, scroll down to open it.
• To close this sidebar, you can click the Sidebar icon again. Or you can choose the Hide Bookmarks option from Bookmarks.

Alternatively, you can view your Bookmarks by clicking the Bookmarks in the menu bar.

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How to manage bookmarks

You can manage your bookmarks. You can:

• edit, copy and delete your bookmarks or folders.
• edit a bookmark’s description
• create folders and organize your bookmarks.

Edit, rename or delete your bookmarks or folders

• In safari, open the bookmark sidebar by clicking the Sidebar icon and then clicking the Bookmark icon.
• Select a bookmark or bookmark folder to modify.
• Right-click (or control-click) the bookmark or folder.
• A menu will appear. Select one of the options: Rename, Edit Address (this will let you change the URL address of the bookmark), Copy, and Delete.

Edit description

If you want to change a bookmarks description, you can do that as well:

• In Safari, open the Bookmark sidebar and then double-click a folder where the bookmark you want to change its description is located. If you have not created a bookmark, then double-click Favorites.
• This will open all of the bookmarks in that folder.
• Select a bookmark and then control-click (or right-click) it.
• This time you will see an option saying “Edit Description”, select that.

You can also move your bookmarks to different folders by using your mouse to drag them there.

See also: Safari Says: Not Secure. What Does It Mean?

Create bookmark folders

You can create bookmark folders. This will let you organize your bookmarks. This will also make your bookmarks easier to find. You can create new bookmark folders many different ways, for example:

• In Safari, click the Sidebar icon Open the Bookmark sidebar. Then click the Bookmark tab. Control-click (or right-click) anywhere inside the sidebar and then select New Folder.
• Alternatively, in Safari, click Bookmarks and then Edit Bookmarks. This will open a bookmark window. Click the New Folder button (top-right corner of the screen). Or, to open this bookmark window, you can use its shortcut. On your keyboard, press these three keys together: Option(alt)-Command-b.

How to restore bookmarks

If you have ever accidentally deleted a bookmark, it can be incredibly frustrating. The good news is that, if you are using iCloud, you can restore your bookmarks to recover them by using iCloud.com. Follow the steps below:

• Open Safari on your Mac and visit iCloud.com .
• Sign in with your Apple ID. Then follow the onscreen instructions (verifying your identity etc).
• Click Account Settings.
• Scroll down and find the Advanced section.
• Click Restore Bookmarks. You will see all of the available bookmarks. You can sort them by “Date Deleted”, “Name”, or “Folder”.
• Select one or more then click Restore. Then click Done.

See also: How To Recover Deleted Contacts

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Thanks for this info. So How do you MAKE a custom icon for your bookmark favorites toolbar in Safari?

Yes, I know about “favicons” and copy/past emojis from iChat or such into the toolbar from “Edit Bookmarks.” I have a bunch up there already. But if you have, for example, an organization with a logo, that makes more sense to show than having or abbreviating “Acme Plastics Composite and Recomposting Development Technologies Of the Puget Sound” or even “APCRCFTPS”… How about just the logo? That saves an enormous amount of real estate. How do you do that? No article even mentions anything about “customization” except how to move stuff around your toolbar. Thanks!

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How to create, delete, and organize bookmarks or favorites folders

While many users may know that Internet bookmarks and favorites are a great way to quickly navigate back to websites they visit most, they may not know about bookmark and favorites folders. Like other folders, these objects store and organize files, in this case, your preferred shortcuts to websites and Internet content.

To learn how to create, delete, and organize bookmarks or favorites folders, select your preferred browser from the list below and follow the instructions.

Microsoft Edge

Google chrome, google chrome for android, mozilla firefox, safari for iphone and ipad.

To access and create favorites folder

• Open the Microsoft Edge browser.
• Press Ctrl + Shift + O .

• In the Favorites window, click the Add folder icon.

• Type a name for the new folder, and then press Enter .

To delete favorites folder

To delete a favorites folder, right-click it and select Delete from the drop-down menu .

To move and organize favorites folder

Drag and drop your folders to rearrange them. You can move them around in their current location or nest them inside another folder.

To rename the favorites folder

• Right-click the folder you want to rename.
• Select Rename from the drop-down menu .

• Type the desired name and press Enter .

To access and create bookmarks folder

• Open the Google Chrome browser.

• In the drop-down menu , move your mouse cursor over Bookmarks .

• Select Bookmark manager in the pop-out menu .

• Select Add new folder from the drop-down menu .

• Type a name for the folder and click the Save button.

To delete bookmarks folder

Right-click the folder you want to delete and select Delete in the drop-down menu .

You can also click a folder to select it, then press the Delete key.

To move and organize bookmarks folder

To rename the bookmarks folder.

Users cannot create bookmarks folders on an Android mobile device. However, they can still delete, organize, and rename them.

To access bookmarks folder

• Open the Google Chrome app.
• Tap Bookmarks .

• Locate the folder you want to delete .
• Tap the Delete option in the drop-down menu .

• Locate the bookmark folder you want to move .
• Tap the Move to option in the drop-down menu .

Users can also tap Move up or Move down to move a folder up or down in its current location.

• Select the folder name where you want to place the current bookmark folder.
• Tap the Edit option in the drop-down menu .

• Enter a new name for the folder and tap the back arrow .

• Open the Mozilla Firefox browser.

• Select Bookmarks from the drop-down menu .

• At the bottom of the window, select Manage bookmarks .

• On the left side of the screen, choose a section where you want to add a new bookmarks folder.

• Right-click any whitespace in the section to the right and select Add Folder from the drop-down menu .

Right-click the folder you want to remove and select Delete Folder from the drop-down menu .

You may also click a folder and press Delete on your keyboard to remove it.

To rename a Firefox bookmarks folder, follow the steps below.

• In the Firefox Library window, click the folder or area containing the folder you want to rename. For example, if your folder is in the Bookmarks Toolbar , click that folder on the left pane.
• On the right side of the window, click the bookmark folder you want to rename.
• Type the new name you want to use in the Name box and then press Enter .

• Open the Opera browser.
• Press Ctrl + Shift + B .

• Select Bookmarks in the side menu.

• Select New folder from the pop-out menu .

• Type a name for the folder and then press Enter .

To delete a bookmarks folder

Right-click the folder you want to delete and select Move to Trash .

• Select Edit from the pop-out menu .

• Type a new name for the folder, and then press Enter .

• Open the Safari browser.
• Select Bookmarks from the toolbar at the top of the screen.

• In the drop-down menu , select Show Bookmarks .

• Hold the Control key and click in the sidebar area.
• Select New Folder from the menu.
• In the drop-down menu , select Edit Bookmarks .

• You should see a list similar to the one shown below.

• Press Control and click the bookmarks folder you want to remove.
• Select Delete from the drop-down menu .

You can also click the bookmarks folder and press Delete .

• You should see a list similar to the one depicted below.
• Press Control and left-click the bookmarks folder you want to rename.
• Select Rename in the drop-down menu.

• Type a new name and press Enter .
• Open the Safari app.
• Tap the Bookmarks icon at the bottom of the Safari window.

• In the Bookmarks window, tap the Edit option in the bottom-right corner.
• Tap the New Folder option in the bottom-right corner.

• Type a name for the folder and tap the blue done button in the bottom-right corner.

• Tap Done again in the bottom-right corner.

• Tap the Delete button to the right of the bookmarks folder you are deleting.

You can also press and hold your finger on a bookmark folder and tap Delete in the menu.

• While still pressing your finger on the hamburger icon for the bookmarks folder, move your finger up or down to move the folder.

You can only move a bookmark folder above or below another bookmark folder. You cannot move it above the Favorites entry or below a bookmark.

• Press and hold your finger on the bookmark folder you want to rename until a menu appears.
• In that menu, tap the Edit option.

• Type a new name for the folder and tap the blue done button in the bottom-right corner.

Related information

• How to create an Internet favorite or bookmark.
• How to delete and organize Internet favorites and bookmarks.
• How to view bookmarks on a smartphone or tablet.
• How to show or hide the bookmarks or favorites bar.
• See the bookmark and favorite definitions for further information and related links.
• Internet browser help and support.

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iCloud will sync all the bookmarks you create in Safari on your Mac to your iPad or iPhone, and vice-versa. But bookmarks aren't quite as simple and obvious on the iPhone as they are on the Mac. Here's how to create and manage them on iOS.

Adding bookmarks on your iPhone is easy, but it's not immediately obvious. The first thing you're likely to do is fumble around in your existing bookmarks before you realize that isn't working. What you have to do if you want to add a bookmark is to tap the Share icon as shown below in red.

Once the Share menu opens, you'll be able to then add the current website to your bookmarks or Favorites. You also have the option to add a site to your reading list, in case you want to read it later, offline, or you can pin it to your Home Screen.

Once you know how to add bookmarks, you can rename them, add them to folders, or delete them.

To manage your Safari bookmarks on your iPhone or iPad, first tap the Bookmarks icon along the bottom row.

Now, in the bookmarks screen, tap the "Edit" button in the bottom-right corner.

Now the edit mode will appear. Next to each bookmark or folder there is a "-" symbol, which means you can tap it and delete stuff.

Tap the "New Folder" link, and you can create a new folder to stash new or current bookmarks. Give your new folder a catchy title and indicate where you want it to reside under the "Location" option.

When you tap "Location", your bookmarks structure will expand and you can tap where you want the new folder to go.

To edit any bookmark, you simply need to tap on one while in edit mode. The "Edit Bookmark" screen will open where you can then give any bookmark a new name, fix URL issues, and like new folders, place it in an appropriate location.

Finally, you may have noticed that while in edit mode, there are three gray bars that appear along the right edge of each bookmark or bookmark folder. These allow you to move stuff around, so if you want to reorder everything, just place your finger on these bars and drag it into the location you choose.

As you can see, adding, deleting, and editing bookmarks and bookmarks folders on Safari for iOS is pretty easy and once you know how to do it, we're sure you'll have your bookmarks named and arranged in exactly the order you see fit.

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You can restore your Safari bookmarks from an earlier version that was automatically archived in iCloud. For example, you might want to restore an earlier version to recover some bookmarks that were accidentally deleted.

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Safari 7.0 couldn't open my local Sharepoint 2010 website. It's start loading page and hangs, leave me with blank page. Meanwhile chrome is working fine.

Is there anything I could do, or should keep using chrome for this task?

P.S. I don't use any addons or extensions or whatever.

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

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Aug 25, 2017 3:28 PM in response to Ondray Wells Jr.

We are encountering the same issue on Safari 10.1.2 on Sierra 10.12.6 however no SMB shares enabled however exactly the same symptomatically when storing ntlm user / pass in keychain. Leave the password out of keychain and there is no issue or use chrome. I have posted a bug and other developer posts, seems like the same finger pointing game but doesn't that leave the other 3 fingers pointing back at apple?

Oct 30, 2013 9:44 AM in response to Nikolay_Moscow

I have the same problem Safari 7 just hangs trying to load our Sharepoint Site, anyone have any answers. Also iOS 7 has the same problem using Safari

Nov 5, 2013 9:18 AM in response to Nikolay_Moscow

I notice that while it "hangs" there is a significant amount of network traffic going on in both directions. It almost looks like some kind of loop condition gets triggered.

Nov 6, 2013 3:28 AM in response to ttys0

Go to Safari Preferences -> Security and uncheck "Warn when visitng a fradulent website"

Worked for me.

Nov 6, 2013 6:53 AM in response to norbo17

For what it's worth, unchecking that setting has no effect in my environment. Sharepoint 2010 sites won't load in Safari 7.

Nov 6, 2013 10:17 AM in response to ttys0

I should have mentioned that I don't use Sharepoint, but uncheckiing that setting has worked on other sites that load slow or hang ( Apple.com being one of them ).

Another thing you may want to try is to disable all Safari extensions that you may be using, then log out and log back in. If that works then load extensions back one at a time to find out which one is causing the problem. Sometimes that helps and sometimes it doesn't. It kind of hit and miss.

Feb 7, 2014 4:01 AM in response to Nikolay_Moscow

What worked for me was disconnecting from our wired network, connecting on wifi, which then got me the sharepoint login box so i could connect to our site; finally going back to wired, and all was well.

Apr 23, 2014 2:05 PM in response to Nikolay_Moscow

I tried the wireless vs wired method - no go.

I tried the unchecking the Warnings - no go.

I am trying to connect to 2010. This problem just appeard in Mavericks for me. I was able to connect in Mountain Lion. I am able to connect with Firefox....

May 2, 2014 1:57 PM in response to Nikolay_Moscow

I spent some time with Apple today on this problem and think that there is a solution to at least get sharepoint working with safari again.

Before starting, two comments:

(1) You will have to reinstal some pluggins like flash after this.

(2) You need to read the instructions completely. If you don't and just delete everything from the /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ folder, you may have to reinsall OSX!!!!

I had to perform this in safe mode. You may not have to do this, but if you can log in to the site from safe mode, you might conclude that this is a good option.

Now, what I did was follow the manual uninstall instructions in the following article.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3230

In addition I deleted everything from the following folders if they appear in either ~/Library/ or /Library/

LaunchAgents

LaunchDaemons

startupitems

I suspect that I will see the issue again after I install one of the pluggins again, but now I can fix it, or maybe diagnose exactly what the problem is.

May 5, 2014 8:40 AM in response to 3NIckB

After reinstalling a few things, I ran into the problem again after I used Microsoft Silverlight. I was able to resolve the problem again following the previously reported proceedure, but there seems to be a conflict that can arise when Silverlight is installed.

Jul 22, 2014 11:54 PM in response to Nikolay_Moscow

Most people in my office use Mac's for their daily work. This includes using Safari for web browsing.

Unfortunately we also use a Sharepoint 2007 site for various things. Our site requires authentication against AD to view it.

Since upgrading to Mavericks everyone has been experiencing problems browsing to the sharepoint site.

The interesting thing is that not everyone has problems at the same time.

I have been able to find a fix for our issue. Figured I would post it here cause it may help some others who are having this issue.

Our issue appears to be related to having one or more SMB volumes mounted in Finder. I initially thought it was only when we had a SMB share mounted that uses the same AD auth as sharepoint, however I have since discovered that it also occurs when I have a share mounted as a guest user from a completely different domain to our sharepoint site.

If I try to load our sharepoint site, Safari starts loading the page and just sits there. It doesn't show any errors just shows the location bar with the blue loading indicator a little way in. The quick fix is to unmount any SMB shares you have mounted by clicking the eject icon next to the share in Finder. As soon as these shares are unmounted, the sharepoint page will display instantly, or you will get an access denied message. If I get the access denied message all I have to do is refresh the page and it loads instantly.

I am wondering if Safari is attempting to re-use SMB credentials or tickets used by Finder which may be causing this issue. Interesting thing is that the SMB volume still functions as normal so it is unlikely to be stale auth credentials or a stale share. Additionally if you connect to a SMB share and then load sharepoint within a short timeframe this issue does not occur. I have not determined what length of time needs to pass before this issue occurs.

Jul 30, 2014 8:26 AM in response to MikeInCanberra

I can verify the same behavior here. We are getting ready to launch a MacBook pilot where I work and I was certain that SharePoint had been working before but suddenly stopped no matter what I tried. As soon as I eject my SMB mounts I can reload SharePoint and get a username/password prompt.

Sep 5, 2014 1:22 AM in response to kevco

Same for me in OSX Yosemite Beta, Sharepoint won't load if you have an SMB share connected, as soon as you eject the share Sharepoint will then display an access denied page, upon refresh it loads fine.

Feb 9, 2015 3:06 PM in response to Gary Raife

Thanks Gary. Disconnecting SMB shares worked for me.🙂

Jun 2, 2015 7:37 AM in response to bx6

Did anyone figure out a workaround/fix for this? We are having the same problem even with the 10.10.4 Beta. If we disconnect the SMB Shares, it works, but it's a pretty poor workaround.