Copied Safari bookmarks.plist but sync to device not taking place

I manually deleted bookmarks from iPhone and iPad.
Then deleted all bookmarks from mac.
Then I added just one bookmark on the mac, and it synced as expected to the iPhone and iPad.
I then copied my original bookmark.plist over to the Safari directory.
This copied and all the bookmarks appear as expected on the Mac.
Then I went to the iPhone and iPad and the bookmarks havent synced across.... do you know why?
I've tried turning OFF Safari and selecting delete from iPhone/iPad, then restart the devices but still the bookmarks dont sync over. Any ideas why, what have I have wrong?

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