You can’t change your bookmarks right now because they are being synchronized. Wait a few minutes, and then try again.

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You can’t change your bookmarks right now because they are being synchronized. Wait a few minutes, and then try again.

Hi there. I'm running Safari v. 11.1. For the past few weeks, I get the above error when trying to add/edit bookmarks. I tried removing Safari from iCloud synch, but no change. I also found some solutions from several years ago that involve removing the bookmarks etc. But, users reported it doesn't always work.

Does anyone have a solution? Thanks.

iPhone 8, iOS 10, and Mac running Sierra

Posted on Apr 22, 2018 8:12 AM

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dougotte Author

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Apr 28, 2018 10:22 AM in response to Eric Root

Thanks, Eric, and sorry for the delay. I did try disconnecting from the internet, and that didn't work. I didn't try Etrecheck.

But, after restarting the Mac this morning, the problem is suddenly resolved. I don't know if restarting solved it, because I tried that a week or so ago with no result.

Anyway, thanks again for your suggestions.

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Eric Root

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Apr 22, 2018 1:51 PM in response to dougotte

Open a page you want to bookmark, then try disconnecting from the Internet, and see if you can add the bookmark. Connect to the Internet and see if it continues to give you the error message. Your post is the first post I've read with this problem.

Try running this program in your normal user account, then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by etresoft, a frequent contributor. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy Report” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown. You can run the report for free at least once, but if you run it several times, at some point it will ask you to pay a license fee.

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