Safari no longer lets me import a bookmarks file

[KauaiBruce]

I am one of the rare users that always lose their safari bookmarks every time the application restarts. To get around this I always export my bookmarks into the cloud and just re import them when needed. That command is now gone (File .. Import. ). The new Import bowsing data command does not work and just fails every time I try to use it. I have about 50 bookmarks I like to use.

Perhaps someone knows a setting somewhere that tells it NOT to revert to the default bookmarks when starting the first time. The defaults are pretty stupid.

Thanks,

 

[VTPL]

Sequoia's Safari no longer allows importing bookmarks via a simple bookmark.html file, but it does allow importing bookmarks from Firefox (BTW Firefox is a good browser). Firefox allows importing bookmarks from a bookmark.html file, so install Firefox, open Firefox, import the bookmark.html file, close it, them open Safari and import bookmarks from Firefox.

edit: When installing Firefox I selected do not encrypt bookmarks, thinking having the bookmarks held in Firefox being encrypted might interfere with Safari importing them. Doing what I said what worked perfectly tp solve the very same problem the OP asked about solving.

 

[bogdanw]

Sequoia's Safari no longer allows importing bookmarks via a simple bookmark.html file,

That is false.
Import bookmarks and history directly from another browser in Safari on Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/ibrw1015/mac/15.0
Import and export browsing data in Safari on Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/ibrwebf10132/mac/15.0

More, Bookmarks are still saved in ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist, so you can always backup and restore that file.

 

[VTPL]

Please read again my sentence that you quoted. The topic is importing a simple bookmark.html file, not importing from another browser.

 

[bogdanw]

Please read again my sentence that you quoted. The topic is importing a simple bookmark.html file, not importing from another browser.

Yes, it is possible to import an HTML file into bookmarks.
It is written into the documentation, in Safari’s dialog for Import browsing data and you can try it for yourself and see that it works in Safari 18.2 (20620.1.16.11.8) on Sequoia 15.2 (24C101).

 

[VTPL]

Thank you, but I did try it myself, and it did not work, which lead to me coming up with the workaround using Firefox as I described to get the bookmark.html file into the Safari bookmarks via Firefox. It obviously did not work for the OP either.