In case you have couple computers/laptops with Xmarks Bookmarsks sync you might have noticed that many dups and organization miz occurs especially if you had also you google account sync on for your bookmarks.
So go to your chrome settings and disable bookmarks sync in your Google sync account settings.
For example, I ended up having about 15 times copy of my xmarks in my Chrome bookmarks. (about 80k bookmarks). My home net was flooded by trying to sync the bookmarks online and then back to other PC. Thats how I reached the 80k! Every computer with xmarks was trying to upload/dload its version and merge with online server!
Solution:
Initially disable Xmarks on the PCs. In case you had the add-on sync by your google account then one you do on one pc it will disable add on on the rest!
Go go chrome / bookmarks manager and delete all bookmarks on chrome apart your MAIN pc or laptop!
The log on to your xmarks account online! Try to deduplicate bookmarks (under tools) and delete afterwards all empty folders!
* In case you have reached a number of 30k+ bookmarks you are better of restoring an earlier correct backup of your bookmarks! Xmarks keep backups daily and all of your changes!
Restore your best online backup in case you have reached tens of thousands of bookmarks. FYR if you are up to 80k it wont even clean them! xmarks online crashes!
Considering that you have 10k or less OR a good backup with very little mix.
Run again tools for dedupllicate and remove empty folders!
Now export that final version to htm file!
Open your IE and import bookmarks from file! Internet Explorer will merge all same name same level folders and sort them nice as only IE still can do since it handles bookmarks as separate files!
Do you checking and possible rearrangement in your FAVORITES folder under your user account in windows!
Once all done... EXPORT again these bookmarks to file!
Delete all chrome bookmarks from your last remaining xmarks PC!
Import to chrome your IE exported file! Go to bookmarks manager and sort them nicely! and press refresh!
* NOW be quick! Enable xmarks and LEFT click on the xmarks icon and run the WIZARD! Log on and when it will ask you to sync click to CHANGE the sync settings! Select delete server and keep from PC!
Sync will finish successfully and quick! Go to your online xmarks and run once more the TOOLs for cleanup the dups and empty folders!
ALL DONE!
Now you should have a nice clean copy and your other pc will sync on the clean server copy in next minutes!
PS Make note of the date/time of this clean online backup and if you prefer export it and store it! :-)
Hope that saved you lots of time and effort trying to clean bookmarks in chrome and xmarks
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