

When it opens, take a look at your bookmarks and you should see all of your original bookmarks again. Now you need to close finder and restart your Chrome window. Your computer will automatically make a new. This is making your backup copy of the bookmarks as the original bookmarks folder. Now for the important step, go to the bookmarks.bak file and rename it to “bookmarks.” Make sure you delete the extension. Then go back to the folder and delete the original bookmarks file. You will want to make sure you put bookmarks somewhere in the name so you can find the right file faster. You put it on the desktop so it is easy to find. You will then want to copy the bookmarks, rename the file, and save it as something you will remember on the desktop. You will see the options of bookmarks and bookmarks.bak as the files available. Click on users, then your username, library, application support, Google, Chrome, and finally select default(If you have more than one profile on you computer see Mike’s Comment below). So, how do you restore bookmarks in Chrome with a Mac?įirst, you need to open your “Finder” and then go to the Macintosh HD. There are ways to do things in a Mac you just sometimes have to use trial and error. When Mac users go to search for tutorials, it can bring nothing but panic and fear that there is no option or them. This article is geared for Mac users because the internet is already flooded with tutorials for Windows users. This is not what most people intend to have happen. Deleting the Bookmarks bar on the top of your screen will also delete the bookmarks from your saved bookmarks folder. If you use a Mac and have found that you deleted bookmarks on the Chrome browser unintentionally, then this article will help you out.ĭeleting of bookmarks happens most of the time when a person is just trying to reorganize their bookmarks folders. Reading the title you are thinking to yourself, who deletes bookmarks accidentally? It happens more than you think, unfortunately.
