I did a clear history and website data in Safari and now all my bookmarks are gone
Is there any wat to get them back. I am using an iPad with iPadOS 14.4.1
iPad Air, iOS 9
You deleted that data.
Only if you have a backup that includes it.
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Clearing history will not delete your Favourites/Bookmarks.
You may find this article to be helpful in understanding some of the frequent difficulties encountered by users new to iPadOS Safari - along with some of Safari’s more esoteric features and quirks:
iPadOS - Safari - Lost Windows, Lost Tabs… - Apple Community
Insofar as possible, I hope to have distilled most of the frequent problems reported here - and documented procedures, strategies [and where needed] some useful workarounds.
Hmmm, I just tested that on my iPad Pro: cleared all history and website data on it; launched Safari, hit the bookmark sign in upper left and not only are all the bookmarks there, but all of my tabs are still showing in the tab bar:
I was signed out of ASC, but I expect that and will need to sign into all the sites, but the bookmarks are there.
Have you tried tapping the bookmark sign to see if they show up?
And, are you really on iOS 9? I am on iOS 14.x, so there may be a difference there.
Edit: never mind, missed that you are on the latest iOS - so there shouldn't be a difference.
Babowa, are you on the same level of iPadOS that I am? This level is buggy. For example, after I installed it if gmail truncates a message and I click on the view entire message, the screen blinks an nothing happens. It is supposed to open a tab in safari with the entire email. Also, the HP support is on a web chat tool. There is a button on it to print the chat. Before it work fine, now I get the blink and nothing there too.
it also propagated the delete to my other iPad.
update. I found them. It positioned the displayed list at the bottom folder of a long sting of nested folders. I did loose the tabs. The strange thing is that it did the same on my other iPad.
Very, very old iPad that can't be updated.
They mistaking cleared the browser data.
Look at the OP's post - they say they are on the latest iOS and I cleared the history and website data without losing my bookmarks.
I'm confused as they have iOS 9 in the iPad profile.
Either way they made a mistake.
I did a clear history and website data in Safari and now all my bookmarks are gone