BUG - iPhone does not transfer changes to bookmarks in folders during sync

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BUG - iPhone does not transfer changes to bookmarks in folders during sync

iPhone bug for Mac users:
Warning to iPhone users who use their iPhone to assemble and organize bookmarks into folders. If you create new bookmark folders or reorganize them, they will not be transferred to Safari and will be deleted from your iPhone during the sync.

Workaround: Organize your bookmarks using Safari on your computer, then push them to the iPhone. If you add a bookmark on your iPhone, keep it in the root level -- do not put it in a folder. Bookmarks added to root level on iPhone will transfer to Safari during sync and will not be lost. But if you put it in a folder, it will not be transferred to Safari and will be deleted from your iPhone.

Intel Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Mar 26, 2008 12:23 PM

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Answer 1

Nathan C

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Mar 29, 2008 6:19 AM in response to Last Chance Rand

Last Chance Rand,

If you are using Safari 3.1, this article should be of some assistance:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1333

Hope this helps,

Nathan C.

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Answer 2

Apr 17, 2008 3:34 PM in response to Nathan C

No, this is a 3.0.4 bug. I WOULD try this suggested fix just the same, but I'm am too afraid to loose the hundreds of bookmarks I've collected on my iPhone again. If I could find a way to manually back up the bookmarks first, I'd give it a try, but otherwise it is far too risky to attempt another syncing of bookmarks.

Thanks for the tip, Nathan.

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