<![CDATA[Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues]]>Opera 37 for computers
Win XP Pro

1--I can't find anything on bookmarks in the Opera Help file. Firefox is my default browser, but I use Opera for a particular set of sites because it's faster.

I've imported my bookmarks from FF, but the particular folder I use heavily is now 6 sub-folders deep. In FF, I can move such a folder or individual bookmarks up in the hierarchy or remove bookmarks. I can't find any way in Opera to manipulate FF bookmarks, although I have no trouble manipulating Opera bookmarks. Is the FF bookmark folder locked into its status when imported?
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2--LastPass has disappeared from my extension menu, although the extension page tells me it's installed.

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3--How do I keep the bookmark sidebar permanently? It's gone now and I can't find anything in Help about getting it back

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/15107/manipulating-bookmarks-from-firefox-other-issuesRSS for NodeSun, 10 May 2026 00:29:18 GMTMon, 09 May 2016 18:40:50 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Sat, 14 May 2016 03:36:59 GMT]]>Nothing moves, but I just D/L this, and it lets you produce that rt-click menu. I have about 1500 bookmarks, so orderly sorting is important.
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/bookmarks-by-the-side/?display=en

I'm getting the feel of Opera. Some of the functions that are native to Firefox have to be added to Op with extensions.

Thanks to everyone who helped

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99138https://forums.opera.com/post/99138Sat, 14 May 2016 03:36:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Fri, 13 May 2016 08:17:42 GMT]]>select all inside that folder and drag it where you need it
you can't move that folder (other/imported bookmarks)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99101https://forums.opera.com/post/99101Fri, 13 May 2016 08:17:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Fri, 13 May 2016 05:39:05 GMT]]>I uninstalled and reinstalled, but nothing has changed. I can interact with the Opera bookmarks in the toolbar, but not the Firefox ones in the sidebar. They're in a folder called "Other bookmarks," and I can't drag that into the toolbar on top.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99090https://forums.opera.com/post/99090Fri, 13 May 2016 05:39:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Fri, 13 May 2016 00:08:12 GMT]]>V. 36.0.2130.75

I'm going to uninstall and reinstall.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99080https://forums.opera.com/post/99080Fri, 13 May 2016 00:08:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Thu, 12 May 2016 20:59:50 GMT]]>which version of Opera do you have?
for XP, latest is 36.0.2130.75
(you can find it in O-button >> About Opera)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99073https://forums.opera.com/post/99073Thu, 12 May 2016 20:59:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Thu, 12 May 2016 20:32:36 GMT]]>I have no "edit" icon that looks like a pen, a bus or a sweet potato.

I'll do the editing in Speed Dial.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99071https://forums.opera.com/post/99071Thu, 12 May 2016 20:32:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Thu, 12 May 2016 19:26:30 GMT]]>

The rt-click menu has this for both >Opera and FF bookmarks: "Open in new >tab >in new window in private window >background tab"

No"edit."

Try selecting the bookmark and click on the edit icon, the one that looks like a pen.

. Is that possible?

Only by using an extension.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99065https://forums.opera.com/post/99065Thu, 12 May 2016 19:26:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Thu, 12 May 2016 18:52:19 GMT]]>I also downloaded this extension yesterday:
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/v7-bookmarks/?display=en
The "please wait" icon spins, but nothing comes up.

I was just thinking: maybe the newest Opera can't run properly on Win XP.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99063https://forums.opera.com/post/99063Thu, 12 May 2016 18:52:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Thu, 12 May 2016 18:22:43 GMT]]>I'm not a newbie; I've been computing 20 years. I wouldn't bring it up if I already succeeded.

The rt-click menu has this for both Opera and FF bookmarks:
"Open in new tab
in new window
in private window
background tab"

No"edit."

The bookmarks will not drag; I get the "do not enter" symbol.

Speed-dial is not my homepage; changed it long ago to NYTimes.com. OK, so now SD shows my bookmarks interactively, but I want to do that on the sidebar of a webpage. Speed-Dial takes up an entire window. Is that possible?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99060https://forums.opera.com/post/99060Thu, 12 May 2016 18:22:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Thu, 12 May 2016 04:41:38 GMT]]>

can't do anything like renaming

Right click > Edit?

moving

Have you tried to drag the bookmark to the folder you want?

removing

Right click > Move to Bin.

I don't know what Speed Dial does

In menu? It opens your Speed Dial page (also knows as Start Page)

It had been so easy to use a few years ago, more intuitive and with fewer "improvements."

AS an Opera user since the 1990's i think i can say that it's easier to use nowadays.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99018https://forums.opera.com/post/99018Thu, 12 May 2016 04:41:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Thu, 12 May 2016 03:42:30 GMT]]>I have something whose icon looks like a 2-legged table that I got from the menu. The bookmarks appear in the sidebar, but I can't do anything like renaming, moving or removing. I downloaded an other extension called "V7 bookmarks," but it blanks out the sidebar completely.

I don't know what Speed Dial does. It just produces a blank page when I click it.

This browser has become a disappointment. The manual is missing so many things. It had been so easy to use a few years ago, more intuitive and with fewer "improvements." It's going the way of Firefox.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/99017https://forums.opera.com/post/99017Thu, 12 May 2016 03:42:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Tue, 10 May 2016 03:53:45 GMT]]>The bookmark manager can be accessed from the menu and the Speed Dial page.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/98884https://forums.opera.com/post/98884Tue, 10 May 2016 03:53:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Tue, 10 May 2016 02:58:39 GMT]]>I just reopened Opera after several hours, and the sidebar and LastPass icon mysteriously reappeared.
Now the sidebar's gone again. CTL+SHF+S gives me a little plus sign on the left, and when I click it, the extension page appears in a new tab. No sidebar, no bookmark managers. Is it somewhere in the main Menu?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/98883https://forums.opera.com/post/98883Tue, 10 May 2016 02:58:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Mon, 09 May 2016 23:45:34 GMT]]>

I can't find any way in Opera to manipulate FF bookmarks

Have you tried the Bookmarks Manager?

It's gone now and I can't find anything in Help about getting it back

Ctrl + Shift + S

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/98871https://forums.opera.com/post/98871Mon, 09 May 2016 23:45:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Manipulating bookmarks from Firefox / other issues on Mon, 09 May 2016 19:11:39 GMT]]>3--re: sidebar. All my imported bookmarks were in the sidebar and disappeared with it. That sort of solves the problem of the bookmarks being buried ,-)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/98836https://forums.opera.com/post/98836Mon, 09 May 2016 19:11:39 GMT