Three Ways to Fix Missing Bookmarks in Google Chrome

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You will learn at least three ways to fix the "Chrome bookmarks missing" error. You can restore lost Chrome bookmarks. Check out the solutions below right away to recover your lost Chrome bookmarks:

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How can I recover my bookmarks if they're missing?

"My bookmarks suddenly disappeared in one hour. I didn't delete them, but they're gone. I've never logged into a Google account, I just use the browser, and now all my bookmarks (hundreds of them) are gone. I checked the AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default folder, and there is a 'bookmarks' file. How can I recover them?"

It seems quite common for Chrome users to lose or delete important bookmarks due to various reasons. Many users get confused when their Chrome browser, Windows operating system update, or unforeseen circumstances remove or delete their files and bookmarks. If you've lost your bookmarks or favorites in Chrome, here are some effective methods to recover your lost bookmarks.

Solution 1: Restore Lost Chrome Bookmarks from PC

When a Chrome update wipes out all your files, including local bookmarks, and you can't find any trace of them in the browser, you may want to try a reliable Data Recovery Wizard Pro tool. This professional software can recover deleted, formatted, or inaccessible data, including local bookmark backup files, from your local device due to various reasons.

Please download and try this Data Recovery Wizard tool to retrieve your deleted Chrome browsing history/bookmarks from your computer.

Step 1. Run the Data Recovery Wizard on your computer. Select the drive where you lost your files, then click "Scan." If your lost files were on an external storage device, connect it to your computer first.

Select the location to scan

Step 2: The software will immediately perform a quick scan for the deleted files, and then automatically conduct a deep scan to find more lost files. Once the scanning is finished, you can use the "Filter" to quickly filter files of specific types.

Select the files to recover

Step 3: Click the “Preview” button or double-click the file to preview it fully. Finally, select the files you need and click “Recover” to save all the files to another secure location in one go.

While you're restoring lost Chrome bookmarks or history, you can copy your bookmarks to a local folder on your computer as a backup, and then browse through those bookmarks and re-set them as bookmarks in your new Chrome browser.

Solution 2: Restore Lost Chrome Bookmarks from Backup (Recommended)

Chrome usually creates a local folder on your computer to back up all your browsing history and bookmarks. So, when you lose important bookmarks or accidentally delete a favorite in Chrome, you can still find them on your computer.

Step 1: Open File Explorer and type the following location in the address bar, replacing "NAME" with your Windows user account name:

• C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default

You should see two bookmark files there – Bookmarks and Bookmarks.bak. The latter is the most recent backup created when you last opened the browser.

Step 3. Follow the steps below to restore your Chrome bookmarks:

• Close all open instances of Chrome. • Rename your bookmarks file to Bookmarks.old. • Rename the Bookmarks.bak file to Bookmarks (remove the .bak extension).

Step 4: After restarting Google Chrome, you should see your bookmarks back. However, any bookmarks created since you last started Google Chrome will be lost.

If you don't see the .bak extension, but see two files named Bookmarks, try changing your settings to show file extensions.

This is how you can restore your bookmarks. It's also recommended to disable the Google Stars bookmarking tool.

Solution 3: Restore Chrome Bookmarks from Google History

This will only work if you haven't cleared your Google search history. If you have already cleared all of your Google searches, these steps may not work at all.

Step 1: Open the Google Chrome browser.

Step 2. Tap the three dots button next to it.

Step 3: In the dialog box that appears, select “History.”

Step 4. Your entire browsing history will be listed here.

Step 5: Then save them as bookmarks.

How to Fix Missing Bookmarks on Chrome for Android

Bookmarks record our browsing habits and keep a list of frequently visited sites. It can be very inconvenient when the Chrome bookmarks bar goes missing. If your Google bookmarks have disappeared from your Android phone, sign back into your Google account to restore them.

Step 1: Click on the three dots in Google Chrome and select "Settings."

Step 2: Tap your account.

Step 3: Click “Quit Google Chrome,” then click “Exit” again.

Step 4. Sign back in to your Google account.

Your bookmarks should now begin syncing.

Step 1: Tap on the three dots and select "Settings."

Step 2. Tap your account.

Step 3: Click the "Sync" option.

Step 4. Make sure “Sync everything” is checked, or that the “Bookmarks” option is enabled.

Bonus Tip: Prevent Losing Your Chrome Bookmarks Again

Remember to regularly back up your Chrome bookmarks or local files on your PC to another hard drive or storage device. That way, if you lose your Chrome bookmarks, you can copy the backup to the Chrome bookmarks backup folder on your PC and easily restore them.

Step 1: Click the three dots in the top-right corner of the browser.

Step 2. Select Bookmarks > Bookmark Manager.

Step 3: Click the "Organize" button in the middle pane of the Bookmark Manager.

4. Choose “Export Bookmarks to HTML file…”

Step 5: Chrome will export your bookmarks as an HTML file, which you can import into Chrome or another web browser.

Conclusions

You have learned three ways to recover lost/deleted Google Bookmarks. The first method is my recommendation. Most users succeed with this approach. If you don't have a backup, try running the Data Recovery Wizard or Google History.

Frequently Asked Questions about Google Chrome Bookmark Recovery

Now that you know how to fix the bookmarks missing error in Chrome through the above steps, let's discuss some common questions related to restoring bookmarks in Google Chrome.

1. Can I get my Google Bookmarks back?

If you have a backup, you can restore bookmarks that you deleted in Chrome. If you don't have a backup, you may still be able to recover them using Chrome's built-in recovery tool.

2. Where are my Chrome bookmarks?

There are several reasons why your Chrome bookmarks might be missing. The most common reason is accidental deletion by the user. Updates and crashes of Chrome can also result in lost bookmarks.

3. How to recover bookmarks or history in Google Chrome?

There are four practical ways to recover bookmarks in Chrome:

• Restore Chrome bookmarks from backup.
• Retrieve deleted Chrome bookmarks from hard drive.
• Find lost Chrome bookmarks using DNS bookmarks.
• Recover Chrome bookmarks through Google History.

4. How Can I Recover Bookmarks from My Windows 10 Hard Drive?

If your local bookmarks file hasn't been deleted or moved, you can restore deleted Chrome bookmarks. If you don't have any backups on your computer after deleting bookmarks in the browser, you can use a data recovery wizard to restore the most recent backup file.