To open the Bookmarks Manager, press the Alt or F10 key bring up the tool bar, and select Bookmarks. Hot key is <Control>(Mac=<Command>) <Shift> B.

Using the directory 'tree' on the left side, find the 'branch' you want. Right-click it and select Sort.

You must do this on each branch you want to sort.

i Just did that now but lost the order i made earlier without going into the manager

thanks

Firefox doesn't automatically re-order bookmarks. Do you have any extensions installed that may have added that feature to Firefox? Or might you be using the Sync feature?

i have none of that.

i followed what u said and clicked sort by name which automatically did it

did as u suggested

i followed what u said and clicked sort by name which automatically did just that

. it lost the order i had made. Can u/anyone pls suggest how i can recover the order i set up before i opened the manager and did the above

thanks

You can manually move the bookmarks to whatever order you want.

yes Fred im aware of that. I did it and then lost the order [unless u mean something else]. Can i reverse the lost order by pressing another button

i can make the order i want but it always gets changed after a while , this is still a problem if anyone has an answer/advice

thanks

Places Maintenance {web link} Allows to run Maintenance tasks on the database that drives Places, the bookmarks and history module behind Firefox.

Open the Add-ons Manager. Locate the add-on and press the Options button. Then follow the directions.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-fix-preferences-wont-save

Note: Some software, like Advanced SystemCare with Surfing Protection, can protect files in the Firefox profile folder against changes. If you have such software then check the settings or uninstall this software.

thanks 4 that, ive run the program but no faults found. Looks like i'll just have to buckle under and arrange the order again and pray it stays unless someone can suggest why it changes