Synchronizing bookmarks

Hello jackfromlosangeles,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

We can help get your Safari bookmarks to sync between your iMac and MacBook Pro.

You can use iCloud for Safari to sync the bookmarks, detailed here:

"Set up iCloud for Safari on all your devices

You can use iCloud with Safari on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. You can also access web bookmarks on your Windows computer, and you can restore your bookmarks and reading list using iCloud.com. For an overview of what you can do with iCloud, see Keep your Safari bookmarks, reading list, and tabs up to date with iCloud.

Note: Make sure you’re signed in with the same Apple ID on each device. If you have devices where you’re not signed in with your Apple ID or that have the Safari feature turned off, you won’t be able to access your Safari data stored in iCloud on those devices."

Enable the feature with these steps:

"Set up iCloud for Safari on your Mac

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Apple ID, then click iCloud.
2. Select Safari, then follow the onscreen instructions.
3. To see your bookmarks, reading list, and tabs open on your other devices, open Safari.

For more information on how to use bookmarks, reading list, and tabs on your Mac, see Bookmark webpages that you want to revisit in Safari on Mac, Keep a Reading List in Safari on Mac, and Use tabs for webpages in Safari on Mac in the Safari User Guide for Mac."

We hope this helps to sync the Safari bookmarks between your devices.

Cheers!

Hey jackfromlosangeles,

Since it sounds like everything is set up correctly and some bookmarks are missing, try the troubleshooting from from If your iCloud or Safari bookmarks aren’t syncing - Apple Support. Disabling, then turning iCloud bookmarks back on may be a particularly helpful step.

For Mac

"Turn off iCloud Bookmarks and turn it back on

1. Quit Safari.
2. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences. If you're using macOS Catalina, click Apple ID. Click iCloud.
3. Deselect Safari.
4. Close System Preferences and wait about a minute.
5. Open System Preferences and click iCloud.
6. Select Safari.
7. Open Safari."

"For iOS

Turn off iCloud Bookmarks and turn it back on

1. Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
2. Turn off Safari. 
3. You can choose Delete from My [device] if your data exists on one or more of your computers. Otherwise, choose Keep on My [device].
4. Wait a few minutes, then turn on Safari again."

Have a great day!

Hey there jackfromlosangeles,

If those steps aren’t working, you’ll want to reach out to Apple Support to look further into this with you:

Contact Apple Support

Take care.