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I want to sync bookmarks from my macbook to iPhone, but it didn't work.
I then tried to delete all my bookmarks in my macbook and iPhone, however the folder are reload after I delete many times.
I have also tried to deselect the iCloud 'safari' sync in all my apple devices. It didn't work at all.
The folder are just keep coming back again.
Thanks for any advices! 😕
MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)
I have also tried to deselect the iCloud 'safari' sync in all my apple devices. It didn't work at all.
What happened when you tried to stop syncing? Were you able to uncheck the box?
Have you tried signing out of iCloud, deleting the bookmarks you don't want to keep, and then signing back into iCloud?
Please back up all data before proceeding.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it, then copy it to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist
Quit Safari.
Select
Go â–¹ Go to Folder
from the Finder menu bar. Paste into the text box that opens by pressing command-V, then press return.
A folder window should open with a file named "Bookmarks.plist" selected. Move the selected file to the Desktop, leaving the folder open.
Relaunch Safari. It will open with the default set of bookmarks. Delete them all. Select
File â–¹ Import From â–¹ Bookmarks HTML File... (or Import Bookmarks...)
from the Safari menu bar. Import from the bookmarks file you moved to the Desktop. The bookmarks will appear in a new folder with a name that begins in "Imported" and ends with the date. Arrange them as you wish.
If Safari now performs normally, you can delete the old bookmarks file. Otherwise, quit Safari again and put back the file you moved, replacing the newer one with the same name. Close the Finder window and post your results.
I was able to uncheck the box. After I stopped the sync and signed out the iCloud, I can delete all the bookmarks and folders. However, when I connect to the iCloud again, those folders just coming back again! 😟
Thanks for your reply! The folders aren't coming back again and I can edit the bookmarks on my cmputer, nonetheless, in my phone, after I connect to iCloud, the folders are appeared again. I checked that my macbook and phone are connected to the iCloud, but the bookmarks cannot be sync to my phone. There is another problem. Not only the bookmarks cannot be sync, but also the reading list.
Try Settings/iCloud and slide off syncing. Wait a few minutes and then resync.
Have you tried signing out of iCloud and then sign back in?
Please turn off Safari synchronization on all your devices. Edit the bookmarks on the Mac as you wish. Then reenable Safari sync on the Mac only. The bookmark list (including the reading list) should sync to iCloud. You can then reenable sync on the other devices, and the bookmarks should sync to them.
I have the same issues. Macbook Pro late 2011 El Capitan 10.11.3. I spent most of yesterday with iCloud sync switched off on all my devices, editing bookmarks on my mac and re-enabling iCloud sync, but the bookmarks don't sync to iCloud. I just get old versions back all the time.
And on my iPad I now have a different version from the Mac - half missing, and no bookmarks at all on my iPhone.
When I go to iCloud and select 'restore bookmarks' I can see the latest archived version is Jan 18th so they haven't updated since then. My calendar, contacts etc are showing archived versions as of this morning.
I'm just about ready to revert to Yosemite.
safari bookmarks are not syncing
