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Import Chrome bookmarks from previous installation

My Windows got corrupted and I had to reinstall. I had not synchronised Google Chrome, so I cannot get my previous bookmarks. I have the previous bookmark file (which is in JSON format, not HTML) but ...
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Make Bookmarks Toolbar in Firefox only Show Favicon

In chrome you can replace the names of bookmarks in the toolbar with their favicon. Is it possible to do the same thing in Firefox? I want all my bookmarks to just display the favicon in order to save ...
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How can I sync two firefox's that run on different Operating Systems?

I have a machine that I dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.04. I have Firefox 3.5 installed on both. I'm always switching back and forth and have one bookmark in one but not the other. How can I sync ...
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Sync Chrome bookmarks to Delicious

I use Google Chrome. I love the snappy and fast feeling. I thought I will miss the add ons of Firefox. But, not really. However, I used to use delicious actively and want to continue to do the same. ...
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Is there a maximum number of bookmarks in Firefox?

I have the information in the back of my mind that Firefox had some sort of limit on how many bookmarks one could save? AFAIK it deleted these afterwards, so the performance of the autocompletion (in ...
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Google Chrome doesn't have a bookmark auto-sync when a user presses CTRL-D?

It seems that Google Chrome can easily make use of its online bookmark storage when a user presses CTRL-D to store the bookmark on the local machine, but choose not to do that? When a user is signed ...
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How to have new Chrome bookmarks appear at the top of the list [closed]

I'm using Chrome. When adding a new bookmark to a folder (or to bookmarks bar), it should appear at the top of the list, not the bottom (because, being newer, it is more likely to be more relevant to ...
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Where does Google Chrome store bookmarks on Ubuntu? [duplicate]

How can I get Google Chrome's bookmarks other than starting the browser and exporting? I'm running Ubuntu.
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Find out in which folder particular bookmark is in Firefox [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Locate bookmarks folder after finding bookmarks in Firefox In the Firefox Library (Ctrl-Shift-B), I search my bookmarks. I find some and want to organize them - put them to some ...
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Sync iCloud bookmarks with Firefox in Windows 7

I have four devices that I want to sync my bookmarks across: a Mac Mini, a Macbook Air, an iPad2, and a Windows 7 PC. I use Safari on the three Apple products and Firefox 8 on the Windows 7 PC. I use ...
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Can you customize individual icons for folders on the bookmarks bar in Firefox 4?

I have a number of folders on my bookmarks bar in firefox. I'd like to be able to change the icons for a few them to match the category they represent. Is this possible? If so, how? My suspicion ...
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Import bookmarks to firefox from txt file

I have a txt file with a bunch of links in it and I want to import them as bookmarks in firefox. I tried the import feature of the bookmarks manager, but it only import from an html file. Is there ...
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Open bookmarks in new tab

Is there a way to always open bookmarks in a new tab in Opera?
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What's the best way to use Filezilla's bookmarks / site manager?

I have several different sites on different servers at any given time. I'm currently using Filezilla as my ftp client, but I can't seem to figure out how the bookmarks are supposed to work. I've tried ...
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Google Chrome - Attach a Key Binding to a Bookmark

Is there a way to create a key command / key binding / whatever you want to call it, in Chrome, so that I can call a bookmark from the keyboard? I have a bookmarklet that refreshes CSS without ...
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Google Chrome bookmarks to Google bookmarks

Is there a way to move your bookmarks in chrome to Google's online bookmarks feature?
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How do I show full names of folders that contain bookmarks in the Google Chrome Bookmark Bar?

I have Google Chrome installed on Ubuntu and I have made a number of folders of bookmarks placed within my bookmark bar. The problem is that some of the folder's names are abbreviated like "Ru---" ...
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Generate PDF with bookmarks from Microsoft Word on Mac OS X

Is there a way to generate a PDF file from a Microsoft Word document on Mac OS X so that it generates PDF bookmarks based on the structure of the document? I've tried opening the .docx file ...
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Is there a Google Bookmarks plugin for Chrome?

I currently use Google Bookmarks via the Google toolbar plug-in for Firefox. I find this extremely useful as it allows me to have roaming bookmarks rather than having to maintain bookmarks on ...
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Plugin for Notepad++ 5.8.6 to list bookmarks of current file

Is there a plug-in for Notepad++ 5.8.6 (the last version before the huge ugly Find dialog!) to list all bookmarks set for current tab in a dockable window? The user should be able to jump to any ...
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How can I sync my Opera bookmarks with Chrome or Firefox? [duplicate]

Is there any way to get Opera to connect to a sync service that also works in Chrome or Firefox? Because it's annoying to have to manually export Firefox bookmarks and manually import them into Opera ...
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How to keep Chrome bookmarks up to date?

I have recently synced all my bookmarks from my Chrome in my personal laptop to Chrome at work. Now every time I add new bookmarks or edits them at work I want to be able to see them on my laptop at ...
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text-only bookmark bar in Chrome or Opera

The only reason why I'm still using the old Opera 12 is that it allows text-only bookmarks and folders on the bookmarks-bar: But there are already a bunch of websites out there, which are not ...
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Firefox: Is it possible to change the number of recently used bookmark folders?

Is it possible to increase the number of recently used folders when creating/editing a bookmark (yellow highlighted area) in Firefox ~34? I've tried searching the internet searching the configs (...
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Edit the URL of a bookmark in Firefox

This page on the Mozilla site shows how edit the title, folder, and tags of a bookmark. But not the URL?! (source: mozilla.net) Is there a way to tweak the URL of a bookmark? I miss the easy ...
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Adjusting the refresh rate of Firefox Live Bookmarks?

Does anyone know how to adjust how often Firefox Live Bookmarks (a.k.a. Live Titles) refresh in the toolbar?
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How can I archive web pages linked to in my Delicious bookmarks?

I'm looking for ways to quickly backup the web pages I have collected in my Delicious Bookmarks, to guard against linkrot, etc. The most efficient method I've come up with so far would be to export my ...
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Chrome Tab Group Migration/Sync

Since Google rolled out the grouping of tabs feature, I have made heavy use of it. It has helped me reduce the number of Chrome windows I need open as I can shrink the group to reduce the number of ...
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Is there a way to bookmark AND close all tabs in Chrome with a single click?

I checked all the questions asked already about this subject - all of them are about bookmarking all open tabs (CTRL-SHIFT-D in Chrome...), but none are about automatically closing them all afterwards....
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Increase limit of bookmark folders in Firefox?

In Firefox 3, when you click the bookmark star to choose a Folder, you only get a list of the top 5 used folders. Is there a way to increase this limit to 10 or 15?, since I have lots of bookmark ...
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Is there a maximum number of bookmarks or history for Firefox Sync?

This is a follow-up of this question. So there is no limit for saving bookmarks in Firefox, but is there actually a limit in Firefox Sync? I have heard something like this. And if so, does it mean I ...
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Share bookmarks between Firefox and Opera

Is there any tool or service to share or sync bookmarks between Firefox and Opera? I'm currently using both browsers in the same computer and it'd be nice to have the same set of bookmarks available. ...
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Is there a way to share delicious booksmarks with others in the Firefox plugin?

I use delicious bookmarks with the Firefox plugin and it works great. My book marks follow me around from computer to computer, are easy to save and find (CTRL-D, CTRL-B), etc. However, it would be ...
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Google Chrome Sync Doesn't Persist Between Sessions

I had to reinstall windows after a BSOD loop on my current laptop. After restoring all my personal files from my backup, I installed Google Chrome as usual. I signed into my account and turned on sync ...
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How do I prevent Chrome Canary from updating -OR- How do I sync two Chrome profiles with the same account?

I might have a bit an unusual request, but my situation is as follows: I have a low-end pc, which means, I need to be careful about performance This is why I need to deactivate automatic updates in ...
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How to import bookmarks into Opera browser's bookmarks bar?

How to import bookmarks (stored in a HTML file) into Opera browser's bookmarks bar? Following http://blogs.howtogeek.com/mysticgeek/2008/06/12/import-firefox-bookmarks-into-opera-95/ I can only ...
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Can I quickly override preset zooms for bookmarks in adobe pdf document?

I have a bookmarked pdf.. and all the bookmarks are set to make the zoom level 'actual size'. This is very annoying because every time I click a bookmark, I have to reset things to fit the way I like ...
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Program for bookmarking long videos on my local hard drive? [closed]

I'd like to be able to open a video, watch it a bit, and then store a bookmark, continue watching maybe bookmark it again, close the video, come back a day or two later, and pick up where I left off ...
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Cannot boot into Lucid Lynx

I upgraded from Karmic Koala to Lucid Lynx beta, was working fine for a while (was even rebooting). But, after some time, it is not booting and i cant find a solution. I have tried installing the grub ...
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"Recently Bookmarked" bookmarks in Firefox lost

I accidentally deleted my Recently Bookmarked Bookmarks feed in Firefox. How can I bring it back?
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CSS needed change font size items in bookmarks toolbar folder

Just found Firefox- How to change font size of items in folder on bookmarks toolbar? Realize it's for an older Firefox version, which might not work in 57+, but want to give it a try there. Needing ...
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