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how many bookmarks can fire fox handle?

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I can only put so many bookmarks in my bookmark folder. How do I make more bookmark folders?

I can only put so many bookmarks in my bookmark folder. How do I make more bookmark folders?

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Open the library, right click and you get an option to create a new folder; or use the Organize menu from the top of the library. Similarly you can right click within the dropdown lists or sidebar list.

Is your problem merely the number of bookmarks or folders visible on a screen without scrolling (typically <<50 )

I am not sure what the limits are, guessing I would say probably somewhere in the order of 10s of thousands of bookmarks. (In some extreme instances numbers of bookmarks may impact on amount of history entries that may be retained)

You can create new folders, and nest them as folders within folders. The tabs toolbar for instance can contain nested folders. Firefox can have problems with moving around large chunks of bookmark folders sometimes, in which case the task may need breaking down so that smaller groups are moved.

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There shouldn't be a limit to the amount of bookmarks in a folder.

A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).