Safari bookmarks plist file

If you delete the home folder-Lebrary-Safari-bookmarks plist file, does that erase your bookmarks?? Or just reset the memorization of?
I know if you erase your dock plist, it erases all but the factory icons. I couldn't remember if it was the same here.
Thanks,

powerbook1701,
Deleting the com.apple.Safari.plist will not change your Safari Bookmarks. They are located at /Users/yourusername/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist.
You do not have to take my word for this, just read How to back up and restore your important Mac OS X 10.4 files.
;~)

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Hi
you have the right location - /Users/You/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist
I've under 1000 bookmarks & the file is 152K
so if that figure is correct, you've certainly a problem with the file. If there's another copy in TM< check that out, or look at any other backup location.
Failing that, you might be able to inspect the rogue file in hexedit or 0xED to see if it has useable data... it should begin with <i>bplist so if you're very lucky, it would have numerous copies of the same data.
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Brillianrt! Worked like a charm.
Then I found an easy solution to alphabetizing that doesn't require 3rd party software in a Macworld article:
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don't know if I don't understand the structure of Macs well enough but I can not find the plist to remove.
Quit Safari.
Click a clear space on your Desktop. You'll see Finder top left corner of the screen.
From that menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type this in exactly as you see it here:   ~/Library/Safari
That will open a Finder window for you.
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Relaunch Safari.
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BTW... when you are searching the Finder there are two libraries. One is root the other is user.
The    ~ (Tilde) character represents user:   ~/Library
No tilde: /Library     is root

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Message was edited by: jeremu19

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